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Welcome to East Andover ...

East Andover is located in Oxford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Andover, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

A typical abbreviation for East Andover: E. Andover

East Andover is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: East Andover lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for East Andover: 207

The ZIP code for East Andover: 04226<3>

Communities Also Named East Andover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Andover - it's located in New Hampshire.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Andover.

Communities near East Andover ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Andover.

  • Rumford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Mexico
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dixfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Peru
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Peru is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
  • Woodstock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenville is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Carthage
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Carthage is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
  • Weld
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Weld is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weld
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weld <4>
  • Roxbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Andover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Andover.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Andover. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Andover.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Andover. See our Newspapers Page for East Andover.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Andover ...

Looking for more information about East Andover? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Andover, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Andover.

Adding East Andover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Andover in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for East Andover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Andover post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Andover.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Oxford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Andover - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as East Andover). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Andover or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/