Welcome to Dix ...

The village of Dix is located in Kimball County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dix, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dix has a population of 223 people<2> (see below for details).

Dix is 4,550 feet [1,387 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Dix is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Dix lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Dix: (308)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dix had an population of 223 people. This is a decrease of 12.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dix had a population of 255 people (which is 6.67% of the total population of Kimball County). This makes Dix the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Dix represents 0.01% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 299th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 255 people, the population of Dix decreased 4.49% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 267 people).

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

Communities Also Named Dix ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Dix - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Quebec and Texas.

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

Communities near Dix ...

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

• Kimball
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
  • Kimball is located in Kimball County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <4>
• Potter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Potter is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potter <4>
• Brownson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownson
  • Brownson is located in Cheyenne County
• Bushnell
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Bushnell is located in Kimball County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushnell <4>
• Harrisburg
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Banner County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Lorenzo
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
  • Lorenzo is located in Cheyenne County
• Peetz
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peetz
  • Peetz is located in Logan County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peetz <4>
• Redington
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redington
  • Redington is located in Morrill County
• Gurley
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
  • Gurley is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <4>
• Sidney
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>

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 Dix. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dix.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dix. 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 Dix.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dix ...

Looking for more information about Dix? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Dix, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dix.

Adding Dix to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dix 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 for Dix was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dix post office opened in 1887.

We also found Dix on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dix.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dix. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kimball County: www.co.kimball.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/