Preston, Washington
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| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | King |
| Elevation | 430 ft (130 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 98027 |
| Area code | 425 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1524632[1] |
Preston is a small unincorporated community and exurban community located 22 miles (35 km) east of Seattle in King County, Washington, United States. The community was named after railway official William T. Preston.[2]
Preston is a historic mill town on the northeast edge of the large Tiger Mountain State Forest, along Interstate 90. Because Preston, elevation 430 ft, is located within commuting distance of Seattle and Bellevue.
The local Raging River feeds into the Snoqualmie River at Fall City, and offers recreational activities like fly-fishing and swimming. Eastside Fire & Rescue has an all-volunteer fire station, Station 74, staffed by residents of Preston and nearby communities, which serves the Preston area.
The Preston Community Club is a volunteer organization that was created to unite and protect the historic Preston community by organizing town events, and acting as liaisons to local and state government. Several small stores have popped up as the area grows, such as the Preston General store, Indoor Garden & Lighting, Coffee Too!, Subway, and the Preston Post Office. Several larger companies have taken advantage of Preston's accessibility, such as bottled water company Talking Rain, SanMar, and Platt.
Preston is also close to the home of the treehouse master Pete Nelson. This man is amazingly talented and should be worshipped by all tree huggers everywhere across the nation. Please feel free to send him letters he is a very nice man and loves to talk to everyone no matter how strange they really are. He also has an Instagram where he routinely holds contests. Go follow him @treehousepete. Preston was also home to the wonderful Simons family where they lived until recently in their mansion surrounding by monkey butlers. These monkeys catered to their every needs, from washing their Teslas with toothbrushes to hand feeding them small pieces of unpeeled grapes.
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References
- ^ "Preston". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
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