DixieWV
This town of 56 people was settled in 1878.
Is Dixie a good place to live?
Of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Dixie. Dixie has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
56 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dixie. Close and well known come first.
10 mi National PreserveNew River Gorge National Park and Preserve2.0M visitors a year
24 mi Park & preserveThe Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve
28 mi Ancient siteCriel Mound
4 mi National Recreation AreaGauley River National Recreation Area214K visitors a year
21 mi MuseumThurmond24 mi MuseumWest Virginia State MuseumPhoto credits
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve: Lisa Strader, CC BY 2.0 · Criel Mound: David G. Simpson, Public domain · Gauley River National Recreation Area: Wwkayaker22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Thurmond: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Dixie: who provides what
Dixie is unincorporated, so Fayette County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dixie.
The biggest natural risk in Dixie is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
Dixie’s risk rating from FEMA is 94 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Dixie after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Nearly four fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 18%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dixie’s typical home value is about $115K
Typical home values rose 5% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Dixie has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half commute less than 26 miles. Jobs based in Dixie fell to 18 in 2023, 92 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Charleston (15%), Summersville (8%) and Falls View (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Dixie has four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 25° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 18 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults report frequent physical distress in Dixie than in most of West Virginia or the rest of the country
18% of Dixie adults have diabetes. The share of adults in Dixie who say their health is fair or poor is 32%, where West Virginia’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 19%. On top of that, among 62 West Virginia towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who feel lonely than Dixie.
| Dixie | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 32% | 25% |
| What stands out | Dixie | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 33% | 19.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 11.4% | 8.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 14% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Dixie
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Dixie; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Dixie residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
100% of working residents leave Dixie for work
Where Dixie’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Dixie
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 227 (down from 291 at the 2010 census), with 153 residents in Nicholas County and 74 in Fayette County. The community was named after Dixie, a nickname for the Southern United States, because a share of the first settlers were southerners.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 725 ft
- ZIP code
- 25059
Questions about Dixie
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dixie, WV a good place to live?
Dixie has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.