Fallston

Geography

Fallston is located in western Harford County at (39.532006, −76.438021). It is bordered to the south by Baltimore County and to the northeast by the Bel Air North CDP. The Little Gunpowder Falls river forms the southern border of the Fallston CDP and the county line, while Winters Run forms the border with Bel Air North. Maryland Route 152 is the main road through Fallston, leading southeast to Interstate 95 at Exit 74 and northwest to Maryland Route 146 near Jarrettsville. The original community of Fallston is in the southeastern part of the CDP on Old Fallston Road just southwest of MD 152, and the CDP extends northwest along MD 152 to Hess Road and Engle Road. Maryland Route 165 passes through the west side of the Fallston CDP, crossing MD 152 at Upper Crossroads, and leads north to Jarrettsville and south four miles to Baldwin in Baltimore County. Fallston is northeast of downtown Baltimore via MD 152 and I-95. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Fallston CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.20%, are water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  26,776
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  22,794
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  20,962
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  20,421
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  20,191
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  19,110
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  19,086
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  18,819

Largest nearby schools

• Bel Air High
  High · Bel Air · 1,489 students · 16.4:1 ratio
• C. Milton Wright High
  High · Bel Air · 1,266 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Southampton Middle
  Middle · Bel Air · 1,175 students · 15.5:1 ratio
• Bel Air Middle
  Middle · Bel Air · 1,138 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• Youths Benefit Elementary
  Elementary · Fallston · 1,123 students · 17.8:1 ratio
• Homestead/Wakefield Elementary
  Elementary · Bel Air · 1,057 students · 17.6:1 ratio
• Fallston High
  High · Fallston · 1,044 students · 17.1:1 ratio
• Fallston Middle School
  Middle · Fallston · 1,007 students · 16.2:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2025-10-27
  4 km E of Riverside, Maryland
• M 2.6 — 2021-06-25
  2 km SE of Woodlawn, Maryland
• M 2.81 — 2019-09-15
  5 km ESE of East Berlin, Pennsylvania
• M 4.1 — 2017-11-30
  3 km NNE of Little Creek, Delaware
• M 2.64 — 2015-01-25
  4 km ESE of Downingtown, Pennsylvania
• M 3.6 — 2010-07-16
  5 km NNW of Barnesville, Maryland