Andover, Massachusetts

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

• Weekly Travel Advisory: Week of August 17 Andover, MA (.gov) · Aug 17
• Kristian "Kris" Courtney Obituary (2026) - Andover, MA - Burke-Magliozzi Funeral Home & Cremation Service Legacy obituary · Aug 18
• OAKtoberfest Returns To Andover Sept. 12 andovermanews.com · Aug 18
• Town Email and Online Services Restored Andover, MA (.gov) · Aug 17
• Barry Edward Humphreys - View Obituary & Service Information - Pierce Funeral Home Pierce Funeral Home - Manassas, VA · May 26

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

• 34 Park — italian
• Akita Ramen — ramen
• Ballardvale Cafe (café)
• Bueno Malo — mexican
• CRACK'D Kitchen & Coffee — breakfast (café)
• Caffè Nero — coffee shop (café)
• Casa Blanca — mexican
• Elm Square Oyster Co. — seafood
• Grassfields — steak house
• Karma — asian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 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

• Pole Hill Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Amy Gordon Taft Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Andover Common reviews ★
• Andover Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Andover Highlands · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Andover Recreation Park reviews ★
• Ann Rawlins Greene Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Appletree Lane · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bailey Rd Site · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Baker's Meadow Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bald Hill · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ballardvale Green reviews ★

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.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Andover

🏘️ Nearby Communities