Preston is a village in Hickory County, Missouri, home to about 331 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 65732.
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| Nearest major airport | Kansas City International Airport (MCI)126 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Springfield Branson National Airport (SGF)49 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO111 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL396 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Preston; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Preston had 157 residents in the 2020 census, up 39% since 2000.
It’s the 617th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Hickory County grew from 9,985 residents in 1900 to 8,279 in 2020.
Hickory County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 44.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pomme De Terre Dam, MO weather station (8 miles away).
1,008 jobs at 154 businesses in Hickory County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Preston.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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