| Dorchester, New Jersey | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Cumberland County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Dorchester |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Cumberland County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.34 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.52 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.27 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.08 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.49 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 291 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 595.09 |
| Population Density Km2: | 229.55 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cumberland |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Maurice River |
| Elevation M: | 3 |
| Elevation Ft: | 10 |
| Coordinates: | 39.2728°N -74.9769°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 08316 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | [3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0875946 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Dorchester is an unincorporated community located within Maurice River Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[4] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08316.
As of the 2000 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08316 was 283.
Shipbuilding has always been the principal industry in Dorchester, and the A.J. Meerwald, the state ship of New Jersey, was built here.
As of the 2020 United States census, the population of the area was 291.[2]
It is said that it was in Dorchester where the Dutch ship Prince Maurice sank, giving the Maurice River and Maurice River Township its name.