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Welcome to Oil City ...

The town of Oil City is located in Caddo Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oil City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oil City has a population of 969 people<2> (see below for details).

Oil City is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oil City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Oil City: 318 & 457<4>

The ZIP code for Oil City: 71061<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oil City had an population of 969 people. This is a decrease of 3.87% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.51% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oil City had a population of 1,008 people. This makes Oil City the parish's 5th most populous community.

The population of Oil City represents 0.02% of the total population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 171st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,008 people, the population of Oil City decreased 17.31% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,219 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 18 communities that are also named Oil City - they are located in Alberta, California, Kansas, Kentucky, 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.

  • Vivian
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Blanchard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waskom
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <6>
  • Benton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Plain Dealing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mooringsport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hosston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rodessa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Belcher
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ida
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ida is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people

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.

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 (so far) for Oil City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Oil City post office opened in 1907.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Caddo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Oil City.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oil City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Oil City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Oil City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Oil City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Oil City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/