Welcome to Oil Center ...

Oil Center is located in southeast New Mexico.

Oil Center is located in Lea County<1>.

The location of Oil Center has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oil Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1937.

A typical abbreviation for Oil Center: Oil Ctr. (or less commonly used: Oil Cen., Oil Cent. or Oil Cntr.)

Oil Center is 3,590 feet [1,094 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Oil Center is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Oil Center lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Oil Center, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Oil Center is within the boundaries of the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Oil Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Oil Center - they are located in Illinois (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Oil Center ...

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

• Hobbs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
  • Hobbs is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobbs <4>
• Eunice
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
  • Eunice is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <4>
• Jones City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
  • Jones City is located in Lea County
• Monument
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in Lea County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <4>
• Maypens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypens
  • Maypens is located in Lea County
• Arkansas Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Junction
  • Arkansas Junction is located in Lea County
• Air Base City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air Base City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Base City
  • Air Base City is located in Lea County
• Humble City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humble City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble City
  • Humble City is located in Lea County
• Jal
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jal
  • Jal is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jal <4>
• Frankel City ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankel City
  • Frankel City is located in Andrews County (TX)

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 Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oil Center.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oil Center. See our Newspapers Page for Oil Center.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oil Center ...

Looking for more information about Oil Center? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Oil Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oil Center.

Adding Oil Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oil Center 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 Center was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oil Center post office opened in 1937.

We also found Oil Center on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1951).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lea County: www.leacounty.net/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/