Dover
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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 )
- Zip code
- 02030
- Area code
- 617 / 774
- Fips code
- 25-17405
- Gnis feature id
- 0618319
- Website
- www.doverma.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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