Lake Preston, South Dakota

About Lake Preston

Lake Preston is a tiny community in eastern South Dakota counting 605 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Lake Preston is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.76 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 796 residents per square mile.

📰 Lake Preston News Today

• Civil War veteran found and honored in Kingsbury County Dakota News Now · Oct 6
• Gevo scraps clean jet fuel, carbon capture project in South Dakota S&P Global · Aug 7
• ‘On the Road’ features Lake Preston students KELOLAND.com · May 6
• Obituary for Paul Olson Crawford Osthus Funeral Chapel · May 12
• Iroquois/Lake Preston Football Schedule MaxPreps · Oct 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest South Dakota headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Lake Preston Unique

• The only place in America named Lake Preston — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of South Dakota — one of 485 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lake Preston

• Lake Preston Cafe (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lake Preston

• Lake Thompson Recreation Area reviews ★
• Thorsnes Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Lake Preston

• Lake Preston Elementary - 02
• Lake Preston High School - 01
• Lake Preston Middle School - 03

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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