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:

• Brookline
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
• Milton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Norfolk County
• Boston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
• Quincy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
• Cambridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
• Braintree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
  • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
• Chelsea
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
• Dedham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
  • Dedham is located in Norfolk County
• Somerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
• Winthrop
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
• Everett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Middlesex County
• Newton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
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  • Watertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Watertown is located in Middlesex County
    • The population in 2015 was estimated at 34,319 people. This represents a 7.53% increase since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 31,915 people.
  • Belmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Belmont is located in Middlesex County
  • Hull
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Hull is located in Plymouth County

Suffolk County ...

Dorchester is located in Suffolk County<1>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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: 612904
  • GNIS ID for Suffolk County: 606939
  • GNIS ID for State of Massachusetts: 606926

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 25 (Massachusetts)
  • County Code: 025 (Suffolk County)
  • Place Code: 17090 (Dorchester)
  • State & County Code: 25/025 (Massachusetts / Suffolk County)
  • State & Place Code: 25/17090 (Massachusetts / Dorchester)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Dorchester is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #1 (the New England Division).

• The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
  • While some people have used ZIP codes to identify a community, the ZIP codes were actually created to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although a ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Dorchester, they do identify addresses that are in (or near) the community. It's important to remember that the boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
  • Our list of ZIP codes for Dorchester:<2>
  • 02121, 02124 & 02125.

• 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.