Exeter is a town in Otsego County, New York, home to about 913 people across 32 square miles. Its ZIP code is 13457, and parts of 13315, 13348, 13439 and 13491 are in Exeter too.
Homes sold for a median of $114 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Mostly Burlington; part is in Exeter
Mostly Otsego; part is in Exeter
Mostly Richfield; part is in Exeter
Mostly Winfield; part is in Exeter
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 | Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)55 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ151 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY159 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 845 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 894th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Otsego County grew from 48,939 residents in 1900 to 58,524 in 2020.
Otsego County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 73°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 47.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 86 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cooperstown, NY weather station (11 miles away).
18,030 jobs at 1,295 businesses in Otsego County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
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Counts are within about 4 miles 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Winfield, Richfield, Plainfield, Warren, Otsego, Burlington, Columbia, Hartwick, Springfield, Brookfield, Edmeston and New Lisbon.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.