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Welcome to Upper Preston ...

Upper Preston is located in King County<1>.


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


Upper Preston is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Upper Preston lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Upper Preston ...

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

  • Bellevue
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in King County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
  • Renton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Kirkland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Redmond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sammamish
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Issaquah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • SeaTac
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Maple Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mercer Island
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Island
    • Mercer Island is located in King County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,912 people

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 Upper Preston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upper Preston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Upper 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 Upper Preston.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Preston ...

Looking for more information about Upper 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Upper Preston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Upper Preston.

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

The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including King, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Upper Preston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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