Exeter, New Hampshire | |
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 Water Street in downtown Exeter | |
 Seal | |
 Location in Rockingham County and the state of New Hampshire | |
| Coordinates: 42°58′53″N 70°56′52″W / 42.98139°N 70.94778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Rockingham |
| Settled | April 3, 1638 |
| Incorporated | 1638 |
| Government | |
| • Select Board | Niko Papakonstantis, Chair Molly Cowan Nancy Belanger Julie D. Gilman Daniel Chartrand |
| • Town Manager | Russell Dean |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.0 sq mi (51.7 km2) |
| • Land | 19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) 1.80% |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 16,049 |
| • Density | 819/sq mi (316.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP code | 03833 |
| Area code | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-25380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0873595 |
| Website | www |
Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. Its population was 16,049 at the 2020 census,[2] up from 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood. Home to Phillips Exeter Academy, a private university-preparatory school, Exeter is situated where the Exeter River becomes the tidal Squamscott River.
The urban center of town, where 10,109 people resided at the 2020 census,[3] is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Exeter census-designated place.
- ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "Exeter town, Rockingham County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ United States Census Bureau, [1], 2020 Census figures. Retrieved September 21, 2021.