Web Design in Exeter, Pennsylvania

The Exeter your customers live in

The borough of Exeter has been around since 1884, with more than a century of history behind it. Long-established places reward businesses that look established too: people want to know who they are dealing with and how long the business has been open. Just opened? Then the website has to do what word of mouth does for the older names: explain exactly what you do and for whom. That is the job a small business website does well: answering the first questions before anyone has to ask.

Sizing up the Exeter market

Exeter counts 2,494 households; 77.1% own their home. Homes in Exeter have a median value of $146,800, and renters pay a median of $981 a month, compared with $254,500 and $1,209 statewide.

Population trend in Exeter

Census estimates put Exeter at 5,510 in 2020 and 5,587 in 2025, a stable borough. That compares with +0.4% for Pennsylvania as a whole. A steady borough rewards the business people can find and trust quickly.

The Exeter business count, sector by sector

ZIP code 18643, which covers Exeter and the area around it, had 190 business establishments with employees in 2023. Here is part of that mix, with what each website should show:

• Full-service restaurants, 9 in the count. What works online: the menu, the dining room, private-event information and the hours, kept current by email.
• Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, 4 in the count. What works online: maintenance plans, the brands you service and a request form that works on a phone.
• Child care centers, 4 in the count. What works online: the program, licensing information, the staff and a contact form for parents.
• Beer, wine and liquor stores, 3 in the count. What works online: store hours, what you carry and events or tastings, on a site you control.

County-wide, Luzerne County counts 7,212 businesses with employees and 21,411 self-employed or nonemployer businesses (2023). Luzerne County has 3.5 times the national share of warehousing and storage operators: 61 of them in the 2023 count. In that line of work, businesses compare space, location and services, so the website should show square footage, services, location and a quote request. 12.4% of employed residents work in retail trade, and 11.0% in manufacturing. For any of them, a clear website is the difference between being compared and being skipped.

Exeter on the map

Around Exeter, the nearest cities and towns are West Pittston (1.1 miles, pop. 4,682), Pittston (1.9 miles, pop. 7,715), West Wyoming (2.1 miles, pop. 2,678), Wyoming (2.2 miles, pop. 3,163) and Duryea (2.7 miles, pop. 5,157). With 1,210 residents per square mile on 4.6 square miles of land and 0.3 square miles of water, Exeter is moderately dense by Pennsylvania standards. For big-city shopping and services, Scranton (75,514 residents) is 9.4 miles away. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is a short trip away: within 49 miles. Wilkes-Barre, seat of Luzerne County, lies 6.6 miles to the southwest. A service area page that lists the towns you cover, from Exeter to West Wyoming and Pittston, answers the first question many customers have: do you come to me?

Luzerne County: 332,126 residents (2025) in 40 incorporated places. Across Luzerne County, households have a median income of $63,691, and half the residents are older than 42.0. Broadband reaches 87.8% of homes, and 13.0% of households are online only through a phone plan. Homeowners are 67.8% of households.

Who your website talks to in Exeter

18.2% of workers are employed by a federal, state or local government (11.5% in Pennsylvania). Stable government payrolls support steady local spending on services. 26.7% of residents are 65 or older (19.5% statewide). Many Exeter seniors have a son or daughter doing the search, sometimes from another state.

13.4% of Exeter households still heat with fuel oil or kerosene. Oil delivery and boiler service are part of the local economy, and customers compare them online every fall.

Exeter weather and a seasonal business

Climate normals for 1991-2020 from Wilkes-Barre International Airport, 4.9 miles away, put the July average high at 85°F and the January average low at 20°F. Precipitation adds up to about 39 inches a year, falling on about 80 days with a tenth of an inch or more. About 12 days a year hit 90°F or more. Winter reshuffles demand: snow removal, heating and ice-dam repairs in the cold months, yard work and construction once it thaws. Update the homepage before your busy season: a short email with the new text is all it takes.

Paperwork and rules for Pennsylvania businesses online

These are some of the Pennsylvania and federal rules a small business with a website runs into:

• Selling to customers in other states? Each state sets its own threshold for remote sellers; Pennsylvania’s is At least $100,000 in annual Pennsylvania gross sales, measured by calendar year; there is no transaction-count test. Sales and Use Tax Bulletin 2019-01; Act 13 of 2019
• The Pennsylvania sales tax rate is 6 percent. Only two local add-ons exist: 1 percent in Allegheny County and 2 percent in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
• Local business tax receipts in Pennsylvania can come from the county and, inside city or town limits, from the municipality: for you, Luzerne County and Exeter. Official source

This is general information, not legal advice. Your county, your borough hall or an attorney can confirm what applies to you.

How a website for $89 a month works

Aria is based in Curitiba, Brazil, and has built websites for businesses since 2008. We don’t have an office in Exeter: the whole process happens online, and the plan is the same $89 a month in any city.

1. You sign up in about 5 minutes and email us your logo, photos and anything you want on the site.
2. Your website is ready within 5 business days on a temporary link, so you can check every page before anything is published.
3. Once you approve it, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain.

Changes after launch go by email and are included, and so do quick questions.