Census Data for Dorchester

As far as we can tell, Dorchester has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Dorchester, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Eitzen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
  • Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
• Spring Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <2>
• New Albin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albin
  • New Albin is located in Allamakee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albin <2>
• Caledonia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <2>
• Mabel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Mabel is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <2>
• Waukon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
  • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <2>
• Genoa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
• Lansing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
• De Soto
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
• Decorah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
  • Decorah is located in Winneshiek County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decorah <2>
• Brownsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
• Stoddard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
  • Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
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  • Houston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Houston is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <2>
  • Waterville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
  • Canton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>

Allamakee County ...

Dorchester is located in Allamakee County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Allamakee County.

Miscellaneous Information for Dorchester ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Allamakee County or the community of Dorchester:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Dorchester:
  • GNIS ID for Dorchester: 455958
  • GNIS ID for Allamakee County: 465192
  • GNIS ID for State of Iowa: 1779785

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 19 (Iowa)
  • County Code: 005 (Allamakee County)
  • Place Code: 21945 (Dorchester)
  • State & County Code: 19/005 (Iowa / Allamakee County)
  • State & Place Code: 19/21945 (Iowa / Dorchester)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Dorchester is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

• The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
  • While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Dorchester, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Dorchester. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
  • The ZIP code for Dorchester:52140<4>

• Census ZCTA Codes ...
  • The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
  • ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Dorchester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dorchester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)