Dixon Nebraska Map

About Dixon, Nebraska

Dixon is a locality in Dixon County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 77. The population density is 195.6 people per km². Dixon is located at 42.4161°N, 96.9973°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dixon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68732.

Dixon occupies a quiet expanse of the Nebraska plains where the sky claims more territory than the earth. It lies 30.0 miles west of South Sioux City, NE (from South Sioux City, NE: bearing 263°T), and is situated 12.9 miles north of Wayne. North Logan Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the loess soil, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of riparian growth that cuts through the vast, cultivated grid of the surrounding farmland. The horizon serves as the primary fact of life here, a relentless, flat line that emphasizes the scale of the clouds as they drift over the fields. To the west, the landscape lifts slightly toward the distant silhouette of Cottonwood Hill, while the nearby waters of Fharenholtz Reservoir offer a rare, still interruption to the endless motion of the prairie grasses.

Dixon maintains a steady, deliberate pace defined by the cycle of the harvest and the persistent demands of an agrarian economy. Life in Dixon is tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, echoing the endurance of early settlers who broke the heavy sod to carve out a living on these plains. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain dips toward the quiet drainage of Tar Box Hollow, a reminder of the geologic forces that shaped this region long before the arrival of modern machinery. Those seeking the stillness of the natural world often look toward the Thompson-Barnes Wildlife Management Area, where the native grasses remain undisturbed, preserving a fragment of the landscape as it appeared in the pioneer memory.

About This Dixon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dixon, Nebraska. Coordinates: 42.416112, -96.997268. 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 (68732), telephone area code (402), county seat of Dixon County (Ponca), and school district assignment (Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School).

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.