Why visit Exeter
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 5 parks and trails and 24 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Exeter Library and Exeter Golf Course.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 96°F; December lows average 36°F.
Weather in Exeter
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About Exeter
Exeter is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. It is situated in the San Joaquin Valley near the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The population was 10,321 at the 2020 census, down from 10,334 at the 2010 census.
From the Wikipedia article Exeter, California (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Exeter Library
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.4 mi
Public library in Exeter, California, USA
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes24
Los Panchos
Restaurant · Mexican
235 North Orange Avenue, Exeter
10:00-20:00
12 more on the map.
Churches and places of worship16
Exeter Church of the Nazarene
Church · Nazarene
400 West Visalia Road, Exeter
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 0.5 mi
417 North E Street, Exeter
Exeter United Methodist Church
Church · United Methodist · 0.4 mi
4 more on the map.
History
Before the arrival of European settlers, Yokuts settled around an area in an oak forest two miles north of Exeter. The current town site was a plain that possessed elk, antelope, frogs, and deer. Rocky Hill, to the east of the city, offered shelter to native tribes when the plain flooded. Several caves on the hill contain petroglyphs, though some of the most important of these were destroyed by local vandals/looters and poorly managed and unsupervised steer.
The town site traces its roots to the construction of a railroad line through the San Joaquin Valley, by 1888 a line passed through the area. A representative of the Southern Pacific Railroad, D.W. Parkhurst, purchased the land from an early settler, John Firebaugh, and formed the town which he named after his own hometown of Exeter, England.
The damming of the Kaweah valley during the 1930s provided a reliable source of water for agriculture. Cattle ranching grew at the beginning of the 20th century, led by the Gill Cattle Company, which opened in the late 1800s and was once the largest such business in the United States. The town incorporated in 1911. In October 1929, Exeter was the site of a large Anti-Filipino race riot. A mob stormed a Filipino work camp, bludgeoning 50 Filipino laborers and burning their camp to the ground. This race-riot sparked a wave of Anti-Filipino hatred.
From the History section of Exeter, California on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping8
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries22
Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center
School · 4.5 mi
31191 Road 180, Visalia
Healthcare4
Family Healthcare Network
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.4 mi
330 East Pine Street, Exeter
Map of Exeter
84 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 37°F | 2.2 in | 0.2 in |
| Feb | 63°F | 40°F | 2.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Mar | 69°F | 44°F | 2.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Apr | 74°F | 47°F | 1.2 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 83°F | 52°F | 0.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 91°F | 58°F | 0.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 96°F | 64°F | 0.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 96°F | 62°F | 0.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 90°F | 57°F | 0.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 79°F | 49°F | 0.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 66°F | 41°F | 1.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Dec | 57°F | 36°F | 1.9 in | 0.0 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Lindsay (8 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Tulare County has had 13 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for floods.
- 2023-04-03: Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
- 2023-03-10: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2023-01-14: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2023-01-09: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2020-09-13: Sqf Fire Complex (Fire)
- 2020-08-22: Wildfires (Fire)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Visalia Municipal Airport (VIS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 miles away.
- Farmersville 4 mi west, about 6 min by car
- Lindsay 7 mi southeast, about 11 min by car
- Visalia 10 mi west, about 17 min by car
- Tulare 12 mi southwest, about 20 min by car
- Porterville 17 mi south, about 28 min by car
- Dinuba 22 mi northwest, about 36 min by car
- Reedley 27 mi northwest, about 43 min by car
- Corcoran 27 mi southwest, about 44 min by car
- Hanford 28 mi west, about 46 min by car
- Kingsburg 28 mi northwest, about 46 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 2009-0725-CA-Exeter, Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0
- 2009-0725-CA-ExeterPublicLibrary, Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0
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