Dorchester, New Jersey
Dorchester, New Jersey | |
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Dorchester Location in Cumberland County Dorchester Location in New Jersey Dorchester Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°16′22″N 74°58′37″W / 39.27278°N 74.97694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Cumberland |
| Township | Maurice River |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.52 sq mi (1.34 km2) |
| • Land | 0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0.031 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 9.8 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 291 |
| • Density | 594.5/sq mi (229.55/km2) |
| ZIP Code | 08316 |
| FIPS code | 34-18010 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0875946 |
Dorchester is an unincorporated community located within Maurice River Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08316.
As of the 2020 census, Dorchester had a population of 291.
Shipbuilding has always been the principal industry in Dorchester, and the A.J. Meerwald, the state ship of New Jersey, was built here.