Dixie, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
Dixie is located in West Virginia
Dixie
Dixie
Dixie is located in the United States
Dixie
Dixie
Coordinates: 38°15′03″N 81°11′35″W / 38.25083°N 81.19306°W / 38.25083; -81.19306
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesFayette and Nicholas
Area
[1]
 • Total0.729 sq mi (1.89 km2)
 • Land0.729 sq mi (1.89 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
725 ft (221 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total291
 • Density400/sq mi (150/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25059
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1538212[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. 1 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.


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