| Official Name: | Benson, Harford County, Maryland |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Maryland#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Benson |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maryland |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Harford |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 440 |
| Coordinates: | 39.5053°N -76.3864°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 21018 |
| Area Codes: | 410, 443 & 667 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 583160 |
Benson is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States. Benson is located at the Harford county junction[1] of U.S. Route 1 and Maryland Route 147, 3miles southwest of Bel Air and 19.45 miles (31.3 km) northeast of Baltimore. Benson has a post office with ZIP code 21018 [2] and is served by the Area Codes 410, 443 and 667.
The unincorporated community of Benson had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a functioning Post Office but no railroad services according to the Rand McNally Atlas.[3]