Dexter, New York

Dexter, New York
Dexter in 1935
Dexter in 1935
Dexter is located in New York
Dexter
Dexter
Dexter is located in the United States
Dexter
Dexter
Coordinates: 44°0′30″N 76°2′43″W / 44.00833°N 76.04528°W / 44.00833; -76.04528
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyJefferson
TownBrownville
Area
 • Total0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2)
 • Land0.67 sq mi (1.72 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
282 ft (86 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,004
 • Density1,507.51/sq mi (582.48/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
13634, 13657
Area code315
FIPS code36-20500
GNIS feature ID0948392
Websitevillageofdexterny.com

Dexter is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 1,052 at the 2010 census.[2] The name is derived from Simon Newton Dexter, one of the village's stockholders.[3]

Dexter is in the southern part of the town of Brownville and is west of Watertown.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Dexter village, New York". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "A History of the Jefferson County Region - page 2".