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Dixon County, Nebraska

Dixon County, Nebraska, has 5,602 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Ponca. It uses Central Time and covers 476 sq mi (1,232 km²) of land.

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Dixon County in Nebraska
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Resident population, July 2025
5,602
Land area
476 sq mi (1,232 km²)
County seat or government
Ponca
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$72,454 ± $5,969
Median home value
$155,900 ± $14,222
Median rent, with utilities
$689 ± $39
Homes lived in by their owners
76.5% ± 3.0 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Vermillion, SD micro area and Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area
Water area
7.1 sq mi (18.4 km²)
State
Nebraska
County code (FIPS)
31051
Coordinates (central point)
42.485086, -96.855784
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Dixon County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Central TimeAmerica/ChicagoUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 687876,791 people
  2. 687392,799 people
  3. 687841,740 people
  4. 687451,737 people
  5. 687701,432 people
  6. 687331,101 people
  7. 68757783 people
  8. 68710754 people
  9. 68728247 people
  10. 68785234 people
  11. 68732153 people
  12. 6875176 people

12 ZIP Code areas overlap Dixon County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Dixon County, largest first

  1. Wakefield Township1,297 people
  2. Springbank Township584 people
  3. Emerson Township543 people
  4. Newcastle Township540 people
  5. Ponca Township457 people
  6. Concord Township368 people
  7. Hooker Township227 people
  8. Galena Township192 people
  9. Silvercreek Township184 people
  10. Logan Township170 people
  11. Ottercreek Township150 people
  12. Clark Township78 people
All 13
  1. Daily Township28 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Nebraska, by county

School districts in Dixon County, largest first

  1. Wayne Community Schools7,351 people
  2. Hartington Newcastle Public Schools3,760 people
  3. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School2,902 people
  4. Ponca Public Schools2,105 people
  5. Wakefield Public Schools1,797 people
  6. Emerson-Hubbard Public Schools1,510 people
  7. Allen Consolidated Schools956 people
  8. Wynot Public Schools711 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Dixon County, largest first

  1. Winnebago Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land2,834 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Wakefield, Nebraska (city)1,305 people
  2. Emerson, Nebraska (village)885 people
  3. Ponca, Nebraska (city)727 people
  4. Allen, Nebraska (village)468 people
  5. Newcastle, Nebraska (village)376 people
  6. Concord, Nebraska (village)143 people
  7. Waterbury, Nebraska (village)95 people
  8. Dixon, Nebraska (village)78 people
  9. Maskell, Nebraska (village)76 people
  10. Martinsburg, Nebraska (village)71 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Dakota County, Nebraska16 mi southeast
  2. Cedar County, Nebraska22 mi west
  3. Wayne County, Nebraska23 mi southwest
  4. Union County, South Dakota26 mi northeast
  5. Thurston County, Nebraska28 mi southeast
  6. Clay County, South Dakota30 mi north

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See this county on Census.gov ↗

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.