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Welcome to Preston ...

Preston is located in Preston County<1>.

Preston is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Preston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Preston: 304 & 681<3>

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, 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 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.

  • Morgantown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Grafton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Lake Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Oakland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
  • Terra Alta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Reedsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rowlesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Masontown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Loch Lynn Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Deer Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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. 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.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Preston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Preston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Preston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. 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).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.