Where Preston's records are kept. Court and property records for Preston sit with Caroline County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Maryland.
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As a small town, Preston relies on Caroline County and the State of Maryland for its public records. The cards below are the Maryland state offices, and the Caroline County offices are on our Caroline County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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Preston at a glance
County
Caroline County
County seat
Denton
Population
673
Caroline County population
33,293
Local records
City of Preston
ZIP codes
21655
About Preston public records
Preston in ZIP code 21655 keeps its own council and town business records. Denton, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Each Caroline County office is listed on our Caroline County page.
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Wage and hour cases in Preston, Maryland
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 22 investigations with a Preston address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $0 in back wages agreed for 0 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
Every employer whose address on the record is in Preston, by back wages agreed; 8 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Maryland wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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