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Dover

A city of 33,364 people in New Hampshire

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Dover vs Farmington - Girls Middle School Volleyball 09/24/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand

NFHS Network · Sep 24, 2026

Party On! Live at Revo Casino in Dover NH

newscentermaine.com · Sep 22, 2026

NH parents arrested after police say 4 kids found living in unsanitary conditions

NBC Boston · Sep 22, 2026

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About Dover

City in New Hampshire, United States

1623Established

32,741Population

49 ftElevation

Dover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 32,741 at the 2020 census, making it the most populous city in the New Hampshire Seacoast region and the fifth most populous city in New Hampshire. It is the county seat of Strafford County, and home to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, the Woodman Institute Museum, and the Children's Museum of New Hampshire.

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How Dover ranks

#22Most educated in NH #23Shortest commute in NH #25Fastest growing in NH All NH rankings →

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ZIP code03820, 03821, 03822

Area code603

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DistrictDover School DistrictSchools9

Woodman Park SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 421 students Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne StreetElementary · Grades K–4 · 412 students Garrison SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 353 students Seacoast Charter SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 287 students Dover Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 941 students Dover Senior High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,371 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors.

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Locator map of Dover — Wikimedia Commons · Map: Andrew Sawyer · CC BY 2.5

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