Exeter, NH

Exeter is a census-designated place within the town of Exeter, in southeastern New Hampshire. It sits on both sides of the Exeter River where it becomes the tidal Squamscott River, giving the village center a strong water-and-mill-town feel. Rail lines, old streets, Phillips Exeter Academy, shops, and river crossings all shape the local pattern. Exeter feels historic and compact, more substantial than its size suggests, with Seacoast access, school-town energy, and old New England civic architecture all close together.