| Official Name: | Dexter, Kentucky |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Kentucky |
| Pushpin Label: | Dexter |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Calloway |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.43 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.42 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.55 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.55 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 257 |
| Population Density Km2: | 180.39 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 467.27 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 443 |
| Coordinates: | 36.7428°N -88.2964°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 42036 |
| Area Code: | 270 & 364 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 490852 |
Dexter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 277 as of the 2010 census.[2]
The community has had a post office since December 19, 1890.[3]