Preston Heights, Illinois
CDP
About Preston Heights
Preston Heights, IL is a small unincorporated community located in northeastern Illinois.
Preston Heights holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.16 square miles.
📰 Preston Heights News Today
- Joliet Announces Great News For Preston Heights Households: 'This Project Is A Massive Undertaking' Patch · Jul 21
- Eugene Scott Allen Obituary Dec 3, 2025 - Reeves - Baskerville reevesfuneralhomes.com · Dec 3
- Preston Heights, Illinois Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 18
- Joliet Cold Case Solved: Michigan Man, 82, Arrested In Wife's 1988 Murder, Disappearance Patch · Jan 2
- Preston Heights air quality map IQAir · Nov 15
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Preston Heights Unique
- The only place in America named Preston Heights — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northeastern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Preston Heights
- El Camaleon Bar and Grill — mexican
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Old telephone poles · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Preston Heights
- Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park reviews ★
- Joliet East Side Historic District reviews ★
- Nowell Park reviews ★
- Oak Valley Park reviews ★
- Osgood Park reviews ★
- Sugar Creek County Forest Preserve reviews ★
- Vernando Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIllinois
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.16 sq mi
Coordinates41.4953, -88.0809