THE ANDOVER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Glaciated Reading Prong/Hudson Highlands setting.
Andover borough has 1.35 square miles of land in Sussex County. Its Census reference point is in Glaciated Reading Prong/Hudson Highlands, 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 Sussex County
Andover is associated with Sussex 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 0.02 square miles of water within Andover, or 1.2% of its total area. It is 2 percentage points lower than the 3.2% recorded for Sussex County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Andover borough has 6.3% of the land area of nearby Byram township (21.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

