Welcome to Dorchester ...

Dorchester is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Codes for Dorchester: 804 & 686<2>

Communities Also Named Dorchester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Dorchester: This one is located in and the other is located in Wise County.

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

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

Communities near Dorchester ...

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

• Richmond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Richmond is located in Richmond City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Petersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <3>
• Hopewell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <3>
• Colonial Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <3>
• Chesterfield Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
• Oakland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
• Chippenham Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
• Montrose Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
• Bon Air
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bon Air is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bon Air <3>
• Centralia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia

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.