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Census Data for Dorchester Heights

As far as we can tell, Dorchester Heights 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 Heights, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Boston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Boston is located in Suffolk County
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  • Brookline
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
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  • Cambridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
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  • Chelsea
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
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  • Somerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
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  • Winthrop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
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  • Everett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Everett is located in Middlesex County
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  • Milton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Milton is located in Norfolk County
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  • Quincy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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  • Revere
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Revere is located in Suffolk County
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  • Malden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Malden is located in Middlesex County
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  • Medford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Medford is located in Middlesex County
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    • Arlington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Arlington is located in Middlesex County
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    • Braintree
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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    • Hull
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Hull is located in Plymouth County
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Suffolk County ...

Dorchester Heights is located in Suffolk County<1>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Dorchester Heights ...

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 Suffolk County or the community of Dorchester Heights:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Dorchester Heights:
    • GNIS ID for Dorchester Heights: 617307
    • GNIS ID for Suffolk County: 606939
    • GNIS ID for State of Massachusetts: 606926
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Dorchester Heights is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #1 (the New England Division).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.