Welcome to Preston ...

The city of Preston is located in Franklin County<1> (at the time of its founding, Preston was located in Oneida County) and is the County Seat for Franklin County.

The location of Preston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Preston was established in 1866.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Preston has a population of 5,551 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Preston is 4,710 feet [1,436 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Preston is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Preston lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Preston: (208) & (986)<5>

The ZIP code for Preston: 83263<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Preston had an population of 5,551 people. This is an increase of 6.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Preston had a population of 5,204 people (which is 40.7% of the total population of Franklin County). This makes Preston the county's most populous community.

The population of Preston represents 0.33% of the population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 32nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,204 people, the population of Preston increased 11.15% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,682 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Preston.

Communities Also Named Preston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 46 communities that are also named Preston - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Preston.

Communities near Preston ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Preston.

• Smithfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <7>
• Richmond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <7>
• Lewiston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Former names for Lewiston:
  • Cub Hill
  • Poverty Flat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <7>
• Franklin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <7>
• Newton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <7>
• Clarkston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston
  • Clarkston is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkston <7>
• Amalga
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
  • Amalga is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
• Trenton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <7>
• Weston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <7>
• Cornish
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
  • Cornish is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornish <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Preston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Preston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Preston. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Preston.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Preston. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Preston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Preston ...

Looking for more information about Preston? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Preston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Preston.

Adding Preston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Preston in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Preston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Preston post office opened in 1882.

We also found Preston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Preston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Preston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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