Freeburn, Kentucky

Freeburn
Freeburn
Location in Pike County and the state of Kentucky.
Coordinates: 37°33′52″N 82°8′30″W / 37.56444°N 82.14167°W / 37.56444; -82.14167
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPike
Area
 • Total
1.21 sq mi (3.13 km2)
 • Land1.21 sq mi (3.13 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
725 ft (221 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
296
 • Density245.0/sq mi (94.58/km2)
Time zoneEastern (EST)
 • Summer (DST)EST
ZIP codes
41528
FIPS code21-29134
GNIS feature ID492497

Freeburn is a census-designated place, unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Freeburn had a population of 296.

A post office called Liss was established in the community in 1911. In 1932, it was renamed Freeburn supposedly for a freeburning coal seam fire.