Welcome to Exeter ...

The city of Exeter is located in Tulare County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Exeter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

The city was incorporated March 2, 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Exeter has a population of 10,439 people<2> (see below for details).

Exeter is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Exeter lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Exeter: (559)

The ZIP code for Exeter: 93221<4>

Websites for Exeter ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.exeterchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Exeter, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Exeter had an population of 10,439 people. This is an increase of 1.02% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Exeter had a population of 10,334 people. This makes Exeter the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Exeter represents 0.03% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 367th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,334 people, the population of Exeter increased 12.72% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,168 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Exeter.

Communities Also Named Exeter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Exeter - they are located in British Columbia, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Exeter.

Communities near Exeter ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Exeter.

• Visalia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visalia
  • Visalia is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Visalia <5>
• Tulare
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
  • Tulare is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,797 people
  • Tulare has also been known as:
  • Tulare City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <5>
• Porterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
  • Porterville is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porterville <5>
• Lindsay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <5>
• Woodlake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
  • Woodlake is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlake <5>
• Ambler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
  • Ambler is located in Tulare County
• Ivanhoe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Ivanhoe is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <5>
• Lemon Cove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cove
  • Lemon Cove is located in Tulare County
  • Lemon Cove has also been known as:
  • Lemoncove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemon Cove <5>
• Loma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
  • Loma is located in Tulare County
• Woodlake Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Junction
  • Woodlake Junction is located in Tulare County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Exeter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Exeter.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Exeter. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Exeter.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Exeter. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Exeter.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Exeter ...

Looking for more information about Exeter? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Exeter, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Exeter.

Adding Exeter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Exeter in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Exeter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Exeter post office opened in 1889.

We also found Exeter in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Exeter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Exeter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/