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Freeland, originally called Birbeckville after founder Joseph Birkbeck, then South Heberton, is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km) south of Wilkes-Barre, and 10 miles northeast of Hazleton in an agricultural region. Freeland was officially incorporated as a borough on September 11, 1876. Coal-mining had been a chief industry years ago at the turn of the century when the population numbered 5,254 in 1900. In 1910 the population increased to 6,197, and in 1940 the population was at its peak with 6,593 residents. The population was 3,643 at the 2000 census. Freeland is the highest elevated borough in Pennsylvania at 1,943 feet above sea level.

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Total Population: 3,643
Cost of Living
Median Household Income: $31,891
Median Home Value: $58,500
State sales tax: 6.0%
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