Freeland, Michigan

Freeland, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Location within Saginaw County
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Coordinates: 43°31′12″N 84°06′45″W / 43.52000°N 84.11250°W / 43.52000; -84.11250[1]
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Saginaw
Township	Tittabawassee
Area [2]
• Total	6.72 sq mi (17.41 km2)
• Land	6.59 sq mi (17.06 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2)
Elevation [1]	623 ft (190 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,630
• Density	1,158.17/sq mi (447.17/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48623
Area code	989
FIPS code	26-30540[3]
GNIS feature ID	2393012[1]

Freeland is a census-designated place in Tittabawassee Township, Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Saginaw-Midland-Bay Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 5,147. The CDP covers an area in the central portion of Tittabawassee Township.^[4] The Freeland post office, ZIP code 48623, serves nearly the entire township, as well as portions of Midland and Williams townships to the north, Frankenlust and Kochville townships to the east, Thomas and Richland townships to the south, and Ingersoll Township to the west.^[5]

It is the location of MBS International Airport, which serves three major nearby cities: Saginaw, Bay City and Midland.

It is also the location of the Saginaw Correctional Facility, which is a level I, II and IV maximum security prison.