Preston, Kansas

About Preston

Set in the southwestern part of Kansas, Preston is a tiny community counting 118 people who proudly call it home.

Preston holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.43 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 274 residents per square mile.

📰 Preston News Today

• Kira Grace Preston Obituary Jul 1, 2026 - Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home · Jul 1
• Kansas Legislature's closed-door meeting on child welfare leads to outpouring of family heartache Kansas Reflector · Jul 2
• Martin "Preston" Phipps Obituary Apr 23, 2026 The Amos Family Funeral Home & Crematory · Apr 23
• Billy Preston never (officially) played for Jayhawks. But he’s delivering in TBT Kansas City Star · Jul 23
• Preston Mason - Outside Linebackers - Staff Directory Kansas State University Athletics · Jan 13

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What Makes Preston Unique

• One of 10 places in the US named Preston — but the Kansas one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southwestern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kansas — one of 740 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

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