Dorchester is an unincorporated community located within Maurice River Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08316.
As of the 2020 census, Dorchester had a population of 291.
Shipbuilding has always been the principal industry in Dorchester, and the A.J. Meerwald, the state ship of New Jersey, was built here.
Dorchester first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
As of 2020, the population of the area was 291.
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.
Students are zoned to Maurice River Township School District.