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Andover

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Also known as Andover, Massachusetts, Andover, MA

town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Massachusetts
County
Essex
Region
New England
Type
Open town meeting
Town manager
Andrew P. Flanagan
Select board
Alexander J. Vispoli, Ellen Townson, Laura M. Gregory, Melissa Danisch, Kevin Coffey
Total
32.1 sq mi (83.2 km )
Land
31.0 sq mi (80.3 km )
Water
1.1 sq mi (2.9 km )
Elevation
180 ft (55 m)
Density
1,179/sq mi (455.4/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( Eastern )
Zip code
01810
Area code
351 / 978
Fips code
25-01465
Gnis feature id
0619444

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Encyclopedic overview

Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was settled in 1642 and incorporated in 1646. At the 2020 census, the population was 36,569. It is located 20 miles (32 km) north of Boston and 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Lawrence. Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Andover. It is twinned with its namesake: Andover, Hampshire, England.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Andover” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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