Prestonsburg, Kentucky

Prestonsburg, Kentucky
City
Floyd County courthouse in Prestonsburg
Nickname:  "Star City of Eastern Kentucky"
Prestonsburg Location in Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°40′54″N 82°46′01″W / 37.68167°N 82.76694°W / 37.68167; -82.76694
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
Area [2]
• Total	14.43 sq mi (37.36 km2)
• Land	14.23 sq mi (36.85 km2)
• Water	0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2)
Elevation [3]	709 ft (216 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	3,681
• Density	258.7/sq mi (99.9/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[3]
Website	prestonsburgcity.org

Prestonsburg is a city in the United States. It is the county seat of Floyd County in the state of Kentucky.^[5] The city is in the Eastern part of Kentucky. Prestonburg is on the bank of the Big Sandy River. The area was fist settled in 1797 by Colonel John Preston, Solomon Stratton, Matthias Harman, and Andrew Hood. It is named after Colonel Preston. In 2020, 3,681 people lived in the city.^[4]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Prestonsburg, Kentucky". Accessed 27 September 2013.
2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prestonsburg, Kentucky
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Prestonsburg city, Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
5. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.