Preston, Idaho

This article is about the city in Franklin County. For the unincorporated area in Bear Lake County, see Wardboro, Idaho.

Preston, Idaho
City
Franklin County Courthouse, Preston, Idaho
Franklin County Courthouse, Preston, Idaho
Location of Preston in Franklin County, Idaho.
Location of Preston in Franklin County, Idaho.
Preston, Idaho is located in the United States
Preston, Idaho
Preston, Idaho
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°5′43″N 111°52′31″W / 42.09528°N 111.87528°W / 42.09528; -111.87528
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyFranklin
Government
 • MayorDan Keller
Area
[1]
 • Total6.80 sq mi (17.61 km2)
 • Land6.79 sq mi (17.60 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
4,715 ft (1,437 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total5,591
 • Estimate 
(2022)[3]
5,994
 • Density820/sq mi (320/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
83263
Area code208
FIPS code16-65260
GNIS feature ID0398011
Websiteprestonidaho.net

Preston is a city in Franklin County, Idaho, United States. The population was 5,591 at the 2020 census,[4] up from 5,204 at the 2010 census.[5] The city is the county seat of Franklin County.[6] It is part of the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference wwwcensusgov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "Quickfacts: Preston, Idaho". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.