Welcome to Oil City ...

The city of Oil City is located in Venango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oil City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oil City has a population of 9,660 people<2> (see below for details).

Oil City is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oil City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oil City had an population of 9,660 people. This is a decrease of 8.5% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oil City had a population of 10,557 people (which is 19.2% of the total population of Venango County). This makes Oil City the county's most populous community.

The population of Oil City represents 0.08% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 63rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,557 people, the population of Oil City decreased 8.23% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,504 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oil City.

Communities Also Named Oil City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Oil City: This one is located in Venango County and the other is located in Cambria County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 18 communities that are also named Oil City - they are located in Alberta, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oil City.

Communities near Oil City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oil City.

• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Titusville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
• Knox
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
• Cochranton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
  • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <4>
• Pleasantville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <4>
• Polk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Polk is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
• Emlenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emlenton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlenton
  • Emlenton is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emlenton <4>
• Hydetown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
  • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
• Clintonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
  • Clintonville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintonville <4>
• Shippenville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippenville
  • Shippenville is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippenville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oil City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oil City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oil City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oil City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oil City. Our list includes 19 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oil City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oil City ...

Looking for more information about Oil City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Oil City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oil City.

Adding Oil City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oil City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oil City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Oil City post office opened in 1861.

We also found Oil City in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oil City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oil City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/