Exeter, New Hampshire

Exeter, New Hampshire
Town
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 / 42.98139; -70.94778
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 [1]
• 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.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.