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)
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
• Milton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Milton is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
• Boston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Quincy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
• Cambridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
• Braintree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
• Chelsea
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
• Dedham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dedham is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
• Somerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
• Winthrop
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
• Everett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Everett is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
• Newton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
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  • Watertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Watertown is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • 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)
    • Belmont is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Hull
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hull is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull

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.