Exeter, New Hampshire
Exeter, New Hampshire | |
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Downtown | |
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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 | 0.35 sq mi (0.9 km2) 1.80% |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• 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 | exeternh.gov |
Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. Its population was 16,049 at the 2020 census, 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, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Exeter census-designated place.