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Welcome to Oakland City Junction ...

Oakland City Junction is located in Pike County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oakland City Junction: Oakland City Jct. (or less commonly used: Oakland City Jctn.)

Oakland City Junction is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Oakland City Junction is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Oakland City Junction: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Oakland City Junction ...

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

  • Princeton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Boonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Huntingburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fort Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Petersburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Petersburg is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
  • Haubstadt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynnville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Winslow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Patoka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Patoka is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
  • Elberfeld
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oakland City Junction. 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 Oakland City Junction.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakland City Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Oakland City Junction.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakland City Junction ...

Looking for more information about Oakland City Junction? 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 Oakland City Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oakland City Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakland City Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Oakland City Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Oakland City Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.