| Official Name: | Freeburg, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Freeburg |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Snyder |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1796 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (borough) |
| Established Date2: | 1920 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.83 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.83 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.32 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.32 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 525 |
| Elevation Point: | center of borough |
| Elevation Max Ft: | 580 |
| Elevation Max Point: | western and northeastern borough boundary |
| Elevation Min Ft: | 482 |
| Elevation Min Point: | Susquehecka Creek |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 557 |
| Population Density Km2: | 674.44 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1746.08 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Coordinates: | 40.7639°N -76.9375°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 17827[3] |
| Area Code: | 272 and 570 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-27696 |
Freeburg is a borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 557 at the 2020 census.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3sqmi, all land.
Freeburg is surrounded by Washington Township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 584 people, 242 households, and 171 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2066.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 248 housing units at an average density of 877.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.32% White, 0.34% African American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.17% from two or more races.
There were 242 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $30,729, and the median income for a family was $40,357. Males had a median income of $29,821 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,893. About 4.5% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.
Andrew Straub circa 1796 laid out the village of Freeburg, Snyder County, which at first was known as 'Straubstown', but later changed to Freeburg. He donated a plot of land to form a church and graveyard. The graveyard is called the Evergreen Cemetery.