Dixon Iowa Map

About Dixon, Iowa

Dixon is a locality in Scott County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 202. The population density is 623.9 people per km². Dixon is located at 41.7428°N, 90.7824°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dixon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52745.

Dixon occupies a quiet expanse of the interior plains, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky holds a vast, pale clarity that seems to swallow the sun each evening. It lies 18.5 miles northwest of Davenport, IA (from Davenport, IA: bearing 325°T), and is situated 19.2 miles north-northwest of Rock Island. Walnut Creek carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its waters feeding the surrounding soil and grounding the flat, open geography in a slow, persistent movement. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the land unfolds in a rhythmic succession of tilled fields, where the dark, fertile earth supports rows of corn and soybeans that turn from vibrant green to a muted, dusty gold as the season wanes. The air here carries the scent of turned soil and dry stalks, a stillness that is only occasionally broken by the low hum of agricultural machinery or the shifting of light across the open prairie.

Dixon remains defined by the legacy of its settlers, who arrived with the industrious spirit of their German and Scandinavian origins to cultivate the deep, heavy loam. The local economy persists as a reflection of this agrarian heritage, where the labor of the day is measured by the harvest and the steady, unshowy maintenance of the land. Just two miles away, the Wapsi River Environmental Education Center provides a sanctuary for the native flora and fauna that once claimed this entire region, offering a glimpse into the wilder character of the terrain before it was organized into precise, productive grids. Life in Dixon proceeds with a literate civility, a place where the passing of time is marked not by grand events, but by the subtle, seasonal changes in the color of the fields and the long, shifting shadows cast upon the plains.

About This Dixon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dixon, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.742805, -90.782367. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Dixon includes the ZIP code (52745), telephone area code (712), county seat of Scott County (Davenport), and school district assignment (North Scott Community School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.