| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 402 / 531 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:05 PM |
| Population: | 5,419 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31051 |
| Land Area: | 526 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 42.4876, -96.8764 |
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5,419 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 526 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,198 to 5,419 from 2014 to 2024 — a -12.6% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68785 (Waterbury, $113,750 median) and poorest ZIP 68751 (Maskell, $61,250) are 21.8 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.6× across this county — from $85,000 in 68751 (Maskell) to $220,000 in 68785 (Waterbury).
Density varies 154× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 68732 (Dixon) to 550 in 68751 (Maskell).
Educational attainment ranges from 3.4% bachelor's+ in 68751 (Maskell) to 38.2% in 68728 (Concord) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #50 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #23 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $72,629 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (894 of 3,622 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Dixon County lost 12.6% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68784 | Wakefield | Standard | 1,740 | $62,216 | 112.4 | -21.2% |
| 68770 | Ponca | Standard | 1,432 | $71,607 | 96.8 | -10.8% |
| 68757 | Newcastle | Standard | 783 | $88,472 | 131.6 | -9.5% |
| 68710 | Allen | Standard | 754 | $65,441 | 78.5 | 0.3% |
| 68728 | Concord | Standard | 247 | $82,321 | 28.3 | 5.6% |
| 68785 | Waterbury | Standard | 234 | $113,750 | 35.8 | 9.3% |
| 68732 | Dixon | Standard | 153 | $82,083 | 42.8 | -26.8% |
| 68751 | Maskell | Standard | 76 | $61,250 | 0.1 | -31.5% |