Local servicesHospitalWentworth - Douglass Hospital1.9 miPost officeDover Post Officeunder a mileTown hallDover Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceDover Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationDover Fire and Rescue South End Fire Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryWoodman Park Elementary Schoolright hereElementaryMy Schoolunder a mileMiddleDover Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of New Hampshire4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPortsmouth International Airport at Pease PSM8.1 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM43 miInterstateI-958.8 miUS highwayUS 43.2 miAmtrakDover, NH DOVunder a mileRailDoverAmtrak Downeasterunder a mileCoachDoverCandJ Bus Lines2.2 miTransit52 stops within a mileCooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST), Wildcat TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 03821 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 03821 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 23 min5:03 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 59 min7:12 am – 4:11 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 15°F48 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month October39 in of snow a year, on about 13 days6 days above 90°F, 150 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Durham 2 N station, 2 mi away; snow from Durham
Nearby landmarksBellamy River Reservoirreservoir · under a mileCocheco River Reservoirreservoir · under a mileMount Pleasantpeak · 1.3 miPudding Hillpeak · 1.4 miDover Pointcape · 3.1 miSalmon Falls Riverriver · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBellamy Parkstate conservation land · under a mileLower Cocheco Riverstate conservation land · 1.2 miMaglaras Parkpark · 1.0 miVaughan Woods State Parkstate park · 3.5 mi · 157 acresCassily LCHIP - Cochecho Parkpark · 1.2 miBellamy River Wildlife Management Area - West - Lot 4state conservation land · 2.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 16 Oct 201231 mi away, near Hollis Center, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 202518 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowStrafford County, NH, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025309 of 365 days measured54 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 150main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Rockingham County, NH, 17 mi away
Drinking waterDover Water Deptserves 29,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation110 ft34 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
