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Welcome to Preston ...

The city of Preston is located in Fillmore County<1> and is the County Seat for Fillmore County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Preston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Preston has a population of 1,282 people<2> (see below for details).

Preston is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Preston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Preston: 507 & 924<4>

The ZIP code for Preston: 55965<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Preston had an population of 1,282 people. This is a decrease of 3.25% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Preston had a population of 1,325 people (or 6.35% of the total population of Fillmore County). This makes Preston the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Preston represents 0.02% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 316th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,325 people, the population of Preston decreased 7.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,426 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, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, 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.

Websites for Preston ...

Official Website: www.prestonmn.org/

Communities near Preston ...

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

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 10 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 (so far) for Preston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Preston post office opened in 1856.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Preston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Fillmore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Preston.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Preston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Preston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Preston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Preston). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Preston or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/