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Welcome to Dorchester Estates ...

Dorchester Estates is located in Dorchester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Dorchester Estates: Dorchester Ests.

Dorchester Estates is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dorchester Estates: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Dorchester Estates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dorchester Estates - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Dorchester Estates ...

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

  • Charleston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • North Charleston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Goose Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hanahan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Moncks Corner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollywood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ravenel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lincolnville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Ridgeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dorchester Estates.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dorchester Estates. 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 Estates.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dorchester Estates ...

Looking for more information about Dorchester Estates? 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 Estates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dorchester Estates.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Dorchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dorchester Estates - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Dorchester Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Dorchester Estates 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.