Dorchester, Nebraska

Dorchester, Nebraska
Downtown Dorchester.
Downtown Dorchester.
Location of Dorchester, Nebraska
Location of Dorchester, Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°38′52″N 97°06′55″W / 40.64778°N 97.11528°W / 40.64778; -97.11528
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountySaline
Area
 • Total
0.50 sq mi (1.30 km2)
 • Land0.50 sq mi (1.30 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,486 ft (453 m)
Population
 • Total
596
 • Estimate 
(2021)[3]
588
 • Density1,200/sq mi (460/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
68343
Area code402
FIPS code31-13435[4]
GNIS feature ID2398741[2]

Dorchester is a village in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. It is thirty-eight miles southwest from the Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area. The population was 596 at the 2020 census.[3]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dorchester, Nebraska
  3. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 20, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.