Preston Heights, Illinois Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Preston Heights
Unincorporated community Census designated place
Location in Will County and the state of Illinois.
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Will
Area
• Total	1.21 sq mi (3.13 km²)
• Land	1.21 sq mi (3.13 km²)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Elevation	617 ft (188 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,898
• Density	2,395.04/sq mi (924.94/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	815, 779
FIPS code	17-61860

Preston Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Will County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 2,898.

Geography

Preston Heights is located at 41°29′48″N 88°4′21″W / 41.49667°N 88.07250°W / 41.49667; -88.07250 (41.496564, -88.072573).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all land.

**Preston Heights CDP, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	741	618	521	29.32%	24.00%	17.98%
Black or African American alone (NH)	1,598	1,479	1,428	63.24%	57.44%	49.28%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	8	9	5	0.32%	0.35%	0.17%
Asian alone (NH)	2	3	6	0.08%	0.12%	0.21%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	4	0	0	0.16%	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	3	4	20	0.12%	0.16%	0.69%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	34	72	86	1.35%	2.80%	2.97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	137	390	832	5.42%	15.15%	28.71%
Total	2,527	2,575	2,898	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

Pace provides bus service on Routes 504, 511 and 512 connecting Preston Heights to downtown Joliet and other destinations.