Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Prestonsburg, Kentucky | |
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| Nickname: "Star City of Eastern Kentucky" | |
Location of Prestonsburg in Floyd County, Kentucky. | |
Prestonsburg Location in Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 37°40′54″N 82°46′01″W / 37.68167°N 82.76694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Floyd |
| Established | January 2, 1818 |
| Incorporated | March 9, 1867 |
| Named after | John Preston, a local landowner |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Rick Hughes (Interim) |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.75 sq mi (38.20 km2) |
| • Land | 14.55 sq mi (37.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2) |
| Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,681 |
• Estimate (2024) | 3,638 |
| • Density | 253/sq mi (97.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 41653 |
| Area code | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-62940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404571 |
| Website | prestonsburgcity |
Prestonsburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It is in the eastern part of the state in the valley of the Big Sandy River. As of the 2020 census, Prestonsburg had a population of 3,681.