Front Street Historic District, in Prestonburg, Kentucky, is a 3 acres (1.2 ha) historic district located roughly Front St. between W. Court St. and Ford Street. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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About Prestonsburg

City in Kentucky, United States

1818Established

3,681Population

14.1 sq miArea

633 ftElevation

Prestonsburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It is in the eastern part of the state in the valley of the Big Sandy River. As of the 2020 census, Prestonsburg had a population of 3,681.

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How Prestonsburg ranks

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Town numbers

ZIP code41653

Area code606

Living in Prestonsburg

Housing in Prestonsburg

$127K▼ 8.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Prestonsburg home is worth about $127,000, down 8.6% in a year, 45% below the Kentucky typical home.

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Safety in Prestonsburg

B⁺

Safety Grade B+

Prestonsburg reports less crime per resident than 73% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Kentucky has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Prestonsburg sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Prestonsburg 2.2

Kentucky 2.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Prestonsburg 5.9

Kentucky 12.8

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Prestonsburg

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About one in 3 of Prestonsburg’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Pikeville (8%), Paintsville (5%) and Hazard (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Pikeville

Paintsville

Hazard

Lexington-Fayette urban county

35%Work in townlive and work in Prestonsburg 12 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 5,923Jobs based herea job hub

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Health in Prestonsburg

Compared with Kentucky

2worse than KY

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 3 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▼ 0 close Habits all close Care 1▼ 2 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

32.4%More older adults who have lost all their teethKY 18.9% · worse 47.7%Fewer adults seeing a dentistKY 58.1% · worse

Care nearby

Highlands Arh Regional Medical CenterPrestonsburg · 3.5 mi · ER

Homeplace DentalPrestonsburg · 1 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Prestonsburg

Very high

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 93% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding

100Does Prestonsburg flood?paid flood claims since 1978 8Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Prestonsburg

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Climate in Prestonsburg

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Prestonsburg has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

48° / 27°Winter

69° / 42°Spring

86° / 63°Summer

70° / 45°Fall

How much snow does Prestonsburg get?About 4 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 23, with the last in spring around Apr 23.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.6° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Prestonsburg

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C⁻

School Grade C-

The public schools Prestonsburg’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 85% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictFloyd CountySchools5

Prestonsburg Elementary School DElementary · Grades PK–5 · 574 students Home Instruction ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 7 students James D. Adams Middle School C+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 311 students Prestonsburg High School C-High · Grades 9–12 · 508 students Home Instruction H.S.High · Grades 9–12 · 12 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within KY. Ratings are from neighbors.