Dorchester is an unincorporated area within Maurice River Township. In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. Maurice River Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08316. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS
As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08316 was 283. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs are a new statistical entity developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics from Census 2000.
Shipbuilding has always been the principal industry in Dorchester, and the A.J. Meerwald, the state ship of New Jersey, was built here. See also List of US state ships
History
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. The Maurice River is a Tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States.
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