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Welcome to Dixon ...

The city of Dixon is located in Webster County<1> and is the County Seat for Webster County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dixon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dixon has a population of 879 people<2> (see below for details).

Dixon is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dixon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Dixon: 270 & 364<4>

The ZIP code for Dixon: 42409<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dixon had an population of 879 people. This is an increase of 11.83% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 39.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dixon had a population of 786 people (or 5.79% of the total population of Webster County). This makes Dixon the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Dixon represents 0.02% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 237th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 786 people, the population of Dixon increased 24.37% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 632 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Dixon.

Communities Also Named Dixon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Dixon - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (4), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dixon.

Communities near Dixon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dixon.

  • Madisonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Morganfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sturgis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sebree
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Earlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Clay is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <6>
  • Hanson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Corydon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Robards
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dixon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dixon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dixon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dixon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dixon. See our Newspapers Page for Dixon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dixon ...

Looking for more information about Dixon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dixon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dixon.

Adding Dixon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dixon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dixon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Dixon post office opened in 1860.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dixon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Dixon.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dixon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Dixon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Dixon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Dixon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dixon or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/