Preston is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States.

[10] As a result of this latter fact, combined with its generally high elevation, two significant Pennsylvania rivers, the Lackawanna and the Lackawaxen, begin in Preston Township.

[9][8] 66.5% of Preston Township's households were families, 56.7% were headed by a heterosexual married couple (Pennsylvania did not allow same-sex marriage until May 20, 2014, after the 2010 Census had been completed), and 22.3% included children under the age of 18.

27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% consisted of a person 65 years of age or older living alone.

[34][35] According to self-reported ancestry figures recorded by the ACS, the five largest ancestral groups in Preston Township in 2013 were Germans (27.3%), English (22.5%), Irish (17.6%), Poles (13.3%), and Russians (5.5%).

Honesdale High school has a large diverse student body with many extracurricular activities.