Dover

Also known as Dover, Massachusetts, Dover, MA

town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
County: Norfolk
Type: Open town meeting
Town administrator: Michael Blanchard
Total: 15.4 sq mi (39.9 km )
Land: 15.3 sq mi (39.7 km )
Water: 0.077 sq mi (0.2 km )
Elevation: 151 ft (46 m)
Density: 386/sq mi (149/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( Eastern )
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Dover is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,923 at the time of the 2020 United States Census.

Located about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of downtown Boston, Dover is a residential town nestled on the south banks of the Charles River. Almost all of the residential zoning requires 1 acre (4,000 m) or larger. As recently as the early 1960s, 75% of its annual town budget was allocated to snow removal, as only one and a half miles (2.4 km) of the town's roads are state highway.