Dorchester, Nebraska

Dorchester, Nebraska
Downtown Dorchester.
Location of Dorchester, Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°38′52″N 97°06′55″W / 40.64778°N 97.11528°W / 40.64778; -97.11528
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountySaline
Area
 • Total
0.50 sq mi (1.30 km2)
 • Land0.50 sq mi (1.30 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,486 ft (453 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
596
 • Estimate 
(2021)
588
 • Density1,190/sq mi (458/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
68343
Area code402
FIPS code31-13435
GNIS feature ID2398741

Dorchester is a village in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. It is thirty-eight miles southwest from the Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area. The population was 596 at the 2020 census.