Freehold is a township in Warren County, Pennsylvania, home to about 892 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 16402, and parts of 16340, 16350 and 16436 are in Freehold too.
Homes sold for a median of $36 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Freehold; also Columbus and Bear Lake
Mostly Pittsfield; part is in Freehold
Mostly Sugar Grove Township (Warren County); part is in Freehold
Mostly Spring Creek Township (Warren County); part is in Freehold
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Freehold. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)77 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Erie International Tom Ridge Field (ERI)40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY71 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA260 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Freehold; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Freehold had 1,211 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 1840th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Warren County grew from 38,946 residents in 1900 to 38,587 in 2020.
Warren County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 48.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 116 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chandlers Valley 1se, PA weather station (7 miles away).
12,592 jobs at 837 businesses in Warren County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Sugar Grove Township (Warren County), Pittsfield, Spring Creek Township (Warren County), Sugar Grove Borough, Brokenstraw, Farmington Township (Warren County), Columbus, Eldred Township (Warren County), Bear Lake and Deerfield Township (Warren County).
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.