Dixon, California

City of Dixon
City
Aerial view of Dixon
Aerial view of Dixon
Nickname(s): 
Purple Heart City,[1] Dairy City[2][3]
Location of Dixon in Solano County, California
Location of Dixon in Solano County, California
City of Dixon is located in the United States
City of Dixon
City of Dixon
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°26′57″N 121°49′37″W / 38.44917°N 121.82694°W / 38.44917; -121.82694
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySolano
IncorporatedMarch 30, 1878[4]
Named forThomas Dickson
Government
 • MayorSteve Bird [5]
 • city managerJim Lindley[6]
 • State senatorBill Dodd (D)[7]
 • AssemblymemberCecilia Aguiar-Curry (D)[7]
 • U. S. rep.Mike Thompson (D)[8]
Area
[9]
 • Total7.20 sq mi (18.64 km2)
 • Land7.10 sq mi (18.39 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2)  1.36%
Elevation
[10]
62 ft (19 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total18,988
 • Density2,674.37/sq mi (1,032.53/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95620
Area code707
FIPS code06-19402
GNIS feature IDs1655973, 2410343
Websitewww.cityofdixon.us

Dixon is a city in northern Solano County, California, United States, located 23 miles (37 km) from the state capital, Sacramento. It has a hot-summer mediterranean climate on the Köppen climate classification scale. Its population was 18,988 at the 2020 census.[11] Other nearby cities include Vacaville, Winters, Davis, Woodland, and Rio Vista.

  1. ^ "May 13, 2014 City Council Resolution". City of Dixon. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
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  4. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  5. ^ "City Council". Dixon, CA. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "City Manager". Dixon, CA. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Statewide Database". Regents of the University of California. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "Statewide Database". Zip Data Maps. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "Dixon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  11. ^ "Dixon city, California". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 23, 2022.