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Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Prestonsburg, Kentucky | |
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 Front Street | |
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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[1] |
| Incorporated | March 9, 1867[1] |
| Named for | John Preston, a local landowner |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Rick Hughes (Interim)[2] |
| 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 (2022)[5] | 3,791  |
| • Density | 253.0/sq mi (97.70/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[4] |
| Website | prestonsburgcity |
Prestonsburg is a small home rule-class city[6] in and the county seat of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.[7] It is in the eastern part of the state in the valley of the Big Sandy River. The population was 3,255 at the time of the 2010 census,[8] down from 3,612 at the 2000 census.
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Prestonsburg, Kentucky". Accessed 27 September 2013.
- ^ Fyffe, Tony (March 14, 2024). "Hughes named interim Prestonsburg mayor after Stapleton resignation".
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prestonsburg, Kentucky
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Prestonsburg city, Kentucky". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
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