Exeter, New Hampshire

Exeter, New Hampshire
Water Street in downtown Exeter
Water Street in downtown Exeter
Official seal of Exeter, New Hampshire
Location in Rockingham County and the state of New Hampshire
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 / 42.98139; -70.94778
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyRockingham
SettledApril 3, 1638
Incorporated1638
Government
 • Select BoardNiko Papakonstantis, Chair
Molly Cowan
Nancy Belanger
Julie D. Gilman
Daniel Chartrand
 • Town ManagerRussell Dean
Area
 • Total
20.0 sq mi (51.7 km2)
 • Land19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)  1.80%
Elevation
33 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
16,049
 • Density819/sq mi (316.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
03833
Area code603
FIPS code33-25380
GNIS feature ID0873595
Websitewww.exeternh.gov

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.

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Exeter town, Rockingham County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  3. ^ United States Census Bureau, [1], 2020 Census figures. Retrieved September 21, 2021.