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Welcome to Dorchester ...

Dorchester is located in Charles County<1>.

Dorchester is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dorchester lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Dorchester: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Dorchester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Dorchester - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario, South Carolina (2), Texas, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dorchester.

Websites for Dorchester ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cccc-md.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Dorchester, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Dorchester ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dorchester.

  • Alexandria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • La Plata
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • District Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Seat Pleasant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
  • Capitol Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Indian Head
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Forest Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
  • Fairmount Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fairmount Heights is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Morningside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Morningside is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Occoquan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dorchester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dorchester.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dorchester. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dorchester.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dorchester. See our Newspapers Page for Dorchester.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dorchester ...

Looking for more information about Dorchester? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dorchester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dorchester.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Charles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dorchester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Dorchester area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Dorchester area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.