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Freeland

Southern Luzerne Coal Borough ยท Est. 1876

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$419K
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Freeland at a Glance

Freeland Borough
3,837
Population
$57,174
Median Household Income
50%
Owner Occupied
2.34
Average Household Size
Housing Tenure
50% Owner Occupied50% Renter
ZIP 18224
6,031
Population
$68,151
Median Household Income
67%
Owner Occupied
2.26
Average Household Size
Housing Tenure
67% Owner Occupied33% Renter
Luzerne County
327,675
Population
$64,452
Median Household Income
68%
Owner Occupied
2.35
Average Household Size
Housing Tenure
68% Owner Occupied32% Renter

Source - U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates ('24).

About Freeland

Freeland was founded by Joseph Birkbeck, an English immigrant who settled the area in the 1840s, and incorporated as a borough on September 11, 1876. Earlier names included Birkbeckville and Freehold.

Coal drove its growth. Birkbeck opened mines nearby, and the work drew Italian, Polish, Irish, German, and Slovak families who filled the borough's tight residential blocks. The first Slovak Lutheran church in America was organized here in 1883. Mining held on into the mid-20th century, then fell off after the 1959 Knox Mine Disaster closed deep anthracite operations across northern Luzerne County.

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Freeland is home to MMI Preparatory School, a college-prep academy founded in the coal era and still open. Natives include Byzantine Catholic Bishop Basil Schott and Raymond Schultz, founder of Hampton Inn.

Freeland covers two-thirds of a square mile, encircled by Foster Township. It sits about 18 miles south of Wilkes-Barre and 10 northeast of Hazleton, tied to the Hazleton job market at small-borough prices. Coal-era frame and brick homes make it an affordable entry point in southern Luzerne County.

Current Listings in Freeland

A selection of active properties. See all available homes on our MLS search.

Active Residential 255 Hillary Drive, Freeland, PA 18224
$529,000
255 Hillary Drive, Freeland, PA 18224
Freeland, PA, 18224
6 bd3 ba2,800 sf
MLS # 26-3404
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Active Residential 91 Charlwood Drive, Freeland, PA 18224
$480,000
91 Charlwood Drive, Freeland, PA 18224
Freeland, PA, 18224
5 bd3 ba3,176 sf
MLS # 26-2530
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Active Residential 9 Roberts Lane, Freeland, PA 18224
$418,900
9 Roberts Lane, Freeland, PA 18224
Freeland, PA, 18224
4 bd3 ba2,064 sf
MLS # 26-3086
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Pending Residential 35 Charlwood Drive, Freeland, PA 18224
$349,900
35 Charlwood Drive, Freeland, PA 18224
Freeland, PA, 18224
4 bd3 ba2,337 sf
MLS # 26-2648
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Pending Residential 30 Laurel Lane, Freeland, PA 18224
$344,900
30 Laurel Lane, Freeland, PA 18224
Freeland, PA, 18224
4 bd3 ba2,132 sf
MLS # 26-2857
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Pending Residential 245 Foster Avenue, Freeland, PA 18224
$335,900
245 Foster Avenue, Freeland, PA 18224
Freeland, PA, 18224
5 bd2 ba1,758 sf
MLS # 26-2690
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