Welcome to Oil City ...

Oil City is located in Kern County<1>.

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

Oil City is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oil City lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Oil City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Oil City - they are located in Alberta, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), 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.

• Bakersfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
  • Bakersfield is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersfield <4>
• Arvin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvin
  • Arvin is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvin <4>
• Shafter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
  • Shafter is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafter <4>
• Kayandee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayandee
  • Kayandee is located in Kern County
• Oil Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Junction
  • Oil Junction is located in Kern County
• Edison
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Edison is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <4>
• Fuller Acres
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Acres
  • Fuller Acres is located in Kern County
• Greenacres
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
  • Greenacres is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenacres <4>
• Venola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venola
  • Venola is located in Kern County
• Gosford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosford
  • Gosford is located in Kern County

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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Oil City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page 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 Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/