Dexter, Kentucky

CountryUnited States

Elevation

443 ft (135 m)

Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))

ZIP codes

42036

Dexter, Kentucky
Census-designated place
Dexter
Coordinates: 36°44′34″N 88°17′47″W / 36.74278°N 88.29639°W / 36.74278; -88.29639
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Calloway
Area [1]
• Total	0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2)
• Land	0.55 sq mi (1.42 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	443 ft (135 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	257
• Density	467.2/sq mi (180.39/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	42036
Area codes	270 & 364
GNIS feature ID	490852[2]

Dexter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.^[2] As of the 2020 census, Dexter had a population of 257.^[3]

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