Dixon Wyoming Map

About Dixon, Wyoming

Dixon is a locality in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 74. The population density is 218.1 people per km². Dixon is located at 41.0333°N, 107.5356°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Dixon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 82323.

Dixon occupies a high, arid stretch of the Wyoming landscape where the horizon pulls away in every direction, revealing a vast, sage-brushed expanse that feels indifferent to the passage of time. It lies 52.8 miles northwest of Steamboat Springs, CO (from Steamboat Springs, CO: bearing 316°T), and is situated 35.8 miles north of Craig. The Little Snake River carves a deliberate path through the terrain, its water acting as a thin, dark ribbon of life against the bleached grasses and the deep, sun-baked earth of the nearby Burbank Draw. While the distant Rocky Mountains remain a jagged, snow-dusted memory on the far horizon, the immediate surroundings are defined by an expansive, open sky that shifts from a hard, brilliant blue to a bruised, violet-gray as the sun drops behind the plains. The air here is thin and crisp, carrying the scent of dry earth and sage, providing a clarity of light that makes every fence post and weathered outbuilding stand out in sharp, uncompromising relief.

Dixon maintains a quiet, steady rhythm rooted in the traditions of the high-plains ranching economy, where the work is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the needs of the livestock. Life in Dixon is shaped by the proximity of the Medicine Bow National Forest, which offers a cooler, timbered refuge from the heat of the lower basin, and the occasional, solitary stillness found near Detention Dam 1392 Number 2. The local character is forged by a deliberate self-reliance, with the settlement serving as a modest anchor for those who work the land and navigate the harsh, beautiful isolation of the region. There is a profound sense of endurance in the way the buildings have settled into the soil, reflecting a history of resilience that persists long after the initial waves of settlement have faded into the quiet, everyday labor of the present day.

About This Dixon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dixon, Wyoming. Coordinates: 41.033298, -107.535621. 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 (82323), telephone area code (307), county seat of Carbon County (Rawlins), and school district assignment (Carbon County School District 1).

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.