Exeter, Rhode Island | |
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 Chestnut Hill Baptist Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Exeter in Washington County, Rhode Island | |
| Coordinates: 41°34′N 71°36′W / 41.567°N 71.600°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Rhode Island |
| County | Washington |
| Government | |
| • Town Moderator | Peter V. Lacouture |
| • Town Council | Daniel Patterson, Michael Lefebvre, Calvin Ellis, Olivia DeFrancesco, Francis Maher |
| • Town Clerk | Lynn M. Hawkins |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.4 sq mi (151.2 km2) |
| • Land | 57.7 sq mi (149.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 190 ft (58 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,460 |
| • Density | 112/sq mi (43.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 02822 (Exeter), 02874 (Saunderstown), 02892 (West Kingston) |
| Area code | 401 |
| FIPS code | 44-25300[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1220087[2] |
| Website | www |
Exeter is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Exeter extends east from the Connecticut border to the town of North Kingstown. It is bordered to the north by West Greenwich and East Greenwich, and to the south by Hopkinton, Richmond, and South Kingstown. Exeter's postal code is 02822, although small parts of the town have the mailing address West Kingston (02892) or Saunderstown (02874). The population was 6,460 at the 2020 census.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.