Dexter, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States

36°44′34″N 88°17′47″W / 36.74278°N 88.29639°W / 36.74278; -88.29639CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyCallowayArea

^[1]

• Total0.55 sq mi (1.43 km²) • Land0.55 sq mi (1.42 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

443 ft (135 m)Population

(2020)

• Total257 • Density467.27/sq mi (180.39/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

42036

Area code(s)270 & 364GNIS feature ID490852^[2]

Dexter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.^[2] Its population was 277 as of the 2010 census.^[3]

The community has had a post office since December 19, 1890.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	257		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

Notes

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Dexter, Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ "Postal history – Postmaster Finder". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.