THE ANDOVER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Gulf of Maine Coastal Plain setting.
Andover town has 30.8 square miles of land in Essex County. Its Census reference point is in Gulf of Maine Coastal Plain, 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 Essex County
Andover is associated with Essex 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 1.34 square miles of water within Andover, or 4.2% of its total area. It is 36.4 percentage points lower than the 40.6% recorded for Essex County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Andover town has 8.4 times the land area of nearby Andover CDP (3.69 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

