Dixon, California
City of Dixon | |
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Aerial view of Dixon | |
| Nickname(s): Purple Heart City, Dairy City | |
Location of Dixon in Solano County, California | |
| Coordinates: 38°26′57″N 121°49′37″W / 38.44917°N 121.82694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Solano |
| Incorporated | March 30, 1878 |
| Named after | Thomas Dickson |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steve Bird |
| • city manager | Jim Lindley |
| • State senator | Christopher Cabaldon (D) |
| • Assemblymember | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) |
| • U. S. rep. | Mike Thompson (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.20 sq mi (18.64 km2) |
| • Land | 7.10 sq mi (18.39 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2) 1.36% |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,988 |
| • Density | 2,674.37/sq mi (1,032.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95620 |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-19402 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1655973, 2410343 |
| Website | www |
Dixon is a city in northeastern 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 United States census. Other nearby cities include Vacaville, Winters, Davis, Woodland, and Rio Vista.