Dixie, Nicholas County, West Virginia
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Dixie, West Virginia | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
  Dixie  Dixie | |
| Coordinates: 38°15′03″N 81°11′35″W / 38.25083°N 81.19306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Fayette and Nicholas |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.729 sq mi (1.89 km2) |
| • Land | 0.729 sq mi (1.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 227 |
| • Density | 311/sq mi (120/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25059 |
| Area codes | 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 2020 census, its population was 227 (down from 291 at the 2010 census),[2][5] with 153 residents in Nicholas County and 74 in Fayette County.[6][7]
The community was named after Dixie, a nickname for the Southern United States, because a share of the first settlers were southerners.[8]
