Welcome to Oberlin ...The town of Oberlin is located in Allen Parish<1> and is the Parish Seat for Allen Parish. While we don't have a date for the founding of Oberlin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Oberlin has a population of 1,719 people<2> (see below for details). Oberlin is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Oberlin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Oberlin: 337 The ZIP code for Oberlin: 70655<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oberlin had an population of 1,719 people. This is a decrease of 2.88% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.23% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Oberlin had a population of 1,770 people (or 6.89% of the total population of Allen Parish). This makes Oberlin the parish's 3rd most populous community. The population of Oberlin represents 0.04% of the total population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 124th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,770 people, the population of Oberlin decreased 4.48% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,853 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Oberlin. Communities Also Named Oberlin ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Oberlin: This one is located in Allen Parish and the other is located in Calcasieu Parish. Beyond Louisiana, there are 9 communities that are also named Oberlin - they are located in Alberta, Kansas, Michigan (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oberlin. Communities near Oberlin ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oberlin.
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 Oberlin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oberlin. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oberlin. 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 Oberlin. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oberlin. See our Newspapers Page for Oberlin. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oberlin ...Looking for more information about Oberlin? 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 Oberlin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oberlin. Adding Oberlin to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Oberlin 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 (so far) for Oberlin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Oberlin. Footnotes ...
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