Summary for Preston

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Located in: Lawrence County (see below)

Time Zone: Preston lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)

Telephone Area Code: (605)

Elevation: 5,860 feet [1,786.13 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Preston:

Lat: 44.357800° (or 44°21'28" N)

Lon: -103.887500° (or -103°53'15" W)

USGS Topo Map: Savoy<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Preston

GNIS ID: 1262241

FIPS State / Place Code: 46 / 51885

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Preston)

The community of Deadwood is the County Seat for Lawrence County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lawrence)

Population

Total Area:<5> 800 sq. miles [2,072.8 km²]

Housing Units: <6> 12,756

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lawrence

GNIS ID: 1266996

FIPS State / County Code: 46 / 081

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Preston)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of South Dakota

Official Website: sd.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of South Dakota

GNIS ID: 1785534

FIPS State: 46

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Preston)

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The official website for Lawrence County: www.lawrence.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Preston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Preston, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Preston.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Preston. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).