Dixie, Nicholas County, West Virginia

Dixie is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette and Nicholas counties, West Virginia, United States. Dixie is located on West Virginia Route 16 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of Gauley Bridge. Dixie has a post office with ZIP code 25059.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 291, with 202 residents in Nicholas County and 89 in Fayette County.[2]

Dixie, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
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Coordinates: 38°15′03″N 81°11′35″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Counties	Fayette and Nicholas
Area [1]
• Total	0.729 sq mi (1.89 km^2)
• Land	0.729 sq mi (1.89 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	725 ft (221 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	291
• Density	400/sq mi (150/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	25059
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1538212[3]

The community was named after Dixie, a nickname for the Southern United States, because a share of the first settlers were southerners.[5]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dixie, Nicholas County, West Virginia
4. ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
5. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 210.