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About Dixon
Dixon is a small unincorporated community in northern New Mexico.
Dixon holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 11.53 square miles.
📰 Dixon News Today
- Environment Department: No contamination from old decontamination gear found near Dixon Santa Fe New Mexican · Aug 7
- Democratic NM representative says state poised to become national nuclear leader sourcenm.com · Apr 21
- Margie E. Sanchez Obituary Jun 23, 2026 riverafamilyfuneralhome.com · Jun 30
- Iconic New Mexico Winery Hits the Market at $1.6M Wine Industry Advisor · Jul 7
- Carolyn Mottley Dixon Obituary April 12, 2026 French Funerals & Cremations · Apr 17
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What Makes Dixon Unique
- One of 10 places in the US named Dixon — but the New Mexico one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
🏫 Schools in Dixon
- DIXON ELEMENTARY
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew Mexico
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area11.53 sq mi
Coordinates36.1796, -105.8910