Exeter is a city in Barry County, Missouri, home to about 819 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 65647.
Homes sold for a median of $133 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Exeter. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Tulsa International Airport (TUL)112 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA)33 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Tulsa, OK114 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX312 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Exeter; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Exeter had 733 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 414th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Barry County grew from 25,532 residents in 1900 to 34,534 in 2020.
Barry County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 47.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cassville, MO weather station (6 miles away).
11,838 jobs at 775 businesses in Barry County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Exeter.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Exeter R-Vi. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Elem.Exeter | Pre-K–8 | 224 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Exeter HighExeter | 9–12 | 109 | Public | 1.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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