Dorchester, New Jersey

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Philadelphia (PA). It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the north of Dorchester and has a population of 1,517,550 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Camden. It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the north of Dorchester and has a population of 79,904 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Dover (DE)	W	30 mi [48.28 km]	36,107	12.36% increase
	Newark (DE)	NW	50 mi [80.5 km]	29,886	4.69% increase
	Wilmington (DE)	NW	43 mi [69.2 km]	72,592	0.1% decrease
	Atlantic City	E	29 mi [46.67 km]	39,408	2.74% decrease
	Bridgeton	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	24,742	8.66% increase
	Brigantine	E	33 mi [53.1 km]	12,647	0.42% increase
	Gloucester City	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	11,503	0.17% increase
	Hammonton	N	28 mi [45.06 km]	13,424	6.51% increase
	Millville	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	28,930	7.76% increase
	Ocean City	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	14,756	4.04% decrease
	Pleasantville	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	18,853	0.84% decrease
	Somers Point	E	20 mi [32.19 km]	11,343	2.33% decrease
	Ventnor City	E	26 mi [41.84 km]	12,187	5.6% decrease
	Vineland	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	58,780	4.46% increase
	Chester (PA)	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	36,564	0.79% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cape May Court House	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Cedarville	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Corbin City	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	520	11.11% increase
	Estell Manor	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,716	8.26% increase
	Fairton	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Gigantic City	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Laurel Lake	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Mays Landing	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Pleasantville	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	Port Norris	SW	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Rio Grande	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Rosenhayn	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Sea Isle City	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	2,909	2.61% increase
	Strathmere	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Villas	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	---

Cumberland County

Dorchester is located in Cumberland County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cumberland: Atlantic, Cape May, Gloucester and Salem.

While not sharing a border with Cumberland, the following counties are close to Dorchester: Monmouth, Sussex and Kent (DE).

Below are counties that are near Dorchester (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Dorchester:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Dorchester
	Kent County (DE)	W	Port Mahon (DE)	23 miles [37 km]
	New Castle County (DE)	W	Collins Beach (DE)	30 miles [48 km]
	Sussex County (DE)	SW	Mispillion Light (DE)	28 miles [45 km]
	Atlantic County	NE	Hunters Mill	7 miles [11 km]
	Bergen County	NW	Sinnickson Landing	34 miles [54 km]
	Burlington County	NE	Batsto	30 miles [48 km]
	Camden County	N	Murphy	27 miles [43 km]
	Cape May County	E	Belleplain	5 miles [8 km]
	Gloucester County	N	Forest Grove	17 miles [27 km]
	Monmouth County	E	Jeffers Landing	17 miles [27 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for New Jersey<3>

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