Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:26 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:26 am – 4:33 pm
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People1,743 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.6745 householdsMedian household income $75,313Median home value $169,500Median rent $778 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,489 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 892 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, manufacturing 16%, farming, forestry and mining 11%Average commute 24 minutes87% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 5%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 11°F37 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month June30 in of snow a year, on about 21 days10 days above 90°F, 153 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Maquoketa station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksGoose Lakelake · 6.6 miPleasant Creek Trailtrailhead · 9.3 miBonnie Lakelake · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCopper Creek Trailstate recreation area · under a mileJackson County Recreation Trailpark · 2.5 miUpper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.0 mi · 12,512 acresGoose Lake (Clinton) Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 1,289 acresManikowski Prairie State Preservestate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 180 acresGreen Island Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 1,072 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJackson County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality59% of days had good air in 2025217 of 365 days measured145 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 45, worst day 166main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clinton County, IA, 12 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPreston Muni Water Supplyserves 949 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation624 ft190 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJackson County Regional Health Medical Center11.7 miPost officePreston Post Office1.9 miTown hallPreston City Hall2.0 miPolicePreston Police Department2.0 miFire stationPreston Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 middleMiddleEaston Valley Junior High / High School1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDubuque Regional Airport DBQ28 miMajor airportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD130 miInterstateI-8830 miUS highwayUS 527.7 miAmtrakKewanee, IL KEE62 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52069 ZIP area.
