Dixie, Nicholas County, West Virginia

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]

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]

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. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
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.