Dorchester, Nebraska

Dorchester, Nebraska
Downtown Dorchester.
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)
Elevation
1,486 ft (453 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
596
  Estimate 
(2021)
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
GNIS feature ID2398741

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.