Andover, South Dakota

About Andover

Andover is a tiny community in northern South Dakota counting 68 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Andover is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.27 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 252 residents per square mile.

📰 Andover News Today

• June 29th Significant Wind Event National Weather Service (.gov) · Jun 29
• Preliminary 211 km/h (131 mph) gust in South Dakota among the strongest thunderstorm winds in U.S. - The Watchers The Watchers - Watching the world evolve and transform · Jun 30
• Top hockey prospect leaving Minnesota for North Dakota Fighting Hawks Star Tribune · Jun 19
• Aberdeen Spared As Two Tornados, Gusts As High As 131 Mph Recorded Aberdeen Insider · Jun 29
• Amy Dougherty Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel · Oct 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Andover Unique

• One of 9 places in the US named Andover — but the South Dakota one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.27 sq mi.
• With 68 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Andover

• Amsden Dam Lakeside Use Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Andover

🏘️ Nearby Communities