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Moving to Freeland, Pennsylvania

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Population: 3,643. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,455 (-5.2% change)
Males: 1,693 (46.5%), Females: 1,950 (53.5%)

Luzerne County

Zip code: 18224

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.0 years
Median household income: $31,891
Median house value: $58,500

Population by Race

Races in Freeland:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

Ancestries: Polish (20.5%), German (15.8%), Italian (15.7%), Slovak (15.4%), Irish (12.5%), Dutch (8.0%).

Elevation: 1900 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Freeland

  • High school or higher: 80.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Freeland borough

  • Never married: 26.9%
  • Now married: 52.8%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

2.6% Foreign born (2.2% Europe, 0.3% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -291 (-7.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Freeland:

  • HAZLETON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; HAZLETON, PA)
  • HAZLETON-ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; HAZLETON, PA)
  • ST LUKE’S MINERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; COALDALE, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Freeland:

  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 25 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 41 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 46 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Freeland:

  • HAZLETON MUNI (about 7 miles; HAZLETON, PA; Abbreviation: HZL)
  • JAKE ARNER MEMORIAL (about 19 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA; Abbreviation: 22N)
  • WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 19 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Abbreviation: WBW)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Freeland:

  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 32 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,093)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 35 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 38 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)

Private high school in Freeland:

  • MMI PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 228; Location: 154 CENTRE STREET P O BOX 89; Grades: 6 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Freeland:

  • FREELAND EL/MS (Students: 880; Grades: KG – 08)

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