THE ANDOVER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
White Mountains/Blue Mountains setting.
Andover town has 57.4 square miles of land in Oxford County. Its Census reference point is in White Mountains/Blue Mountains, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Andover and Oxford County
Andover is associated with Oxford County 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 0.04 square miles of water within Andover, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 4.5 percentage points lower than the 4.5% recorded for Oxford County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Andover town has 93.3% of the land area of nearby Newry town (61.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.