THE ANDOVER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills setting.
Andover town has 15.4 square miles of land in Capitol Planning Region. Its Census reference point is in Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Andover and Capitol Planning Region
Andover is associated with Capitol Planning Region in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Andover by land and water
The Census records 0.25 square miles of water within Andover, or 1.6% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 1.8% recorded for Capitol Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Andover town has 41.1% of the land area of nearby Coventry town (37.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

