AndoverMassachusetts
Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was settled in 1642 and incorporated in 1646.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Andover
Andover, MA is a small unincorporated community located in northern Massachusetts.
Andover holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.69 square miles.
📰 Andover News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Andover Unique
- One of 9 places in the US named Andover — but the Massachusetts one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Lawrence (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Andover
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Addison Gallery of American Art · Museum
- Andover Center for History & Culture · Museum
- Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology · Museum
- North Andover Historical Society · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Andover
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Andover
- Andover High
- Andover West Middle
- Annie L Sargent School
- Bancroft Elementary
- Doherty Middle
- Franklin
- Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical
- Henry C Sanborn Elementary
- High Plain Elementary
- Shawsheen School
- South Elementary
- West Elementary
- Wood Hill Middle School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.