Welcome to Oil City ...

Oil City is located in Stephens County<1>.

Oil City is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Oil City: 580

Communities Also Named Oil City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oklahoma communities named Oil City: This one is located in Stephens County and the other is located in Carter County.

Beyond Oklahoma, there are 18 communities that are also named Oil City - they are located in Alberta, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, 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.

• Lawton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lawton is located in Comanche County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <3>
• Duncan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Duncan is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <3>
• Marlow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Marlow is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlow <3>
• Walters
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Walters is located in Cotton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
  • Former name for Walters:
  • Walter
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walters <3>
• Comanche
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Comanche is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comanche <3>
• Rush Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Rush Springs is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Springs <3>
• Geronimo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Geronimo is located in Comanche County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geronimo <3>
• Bray
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bray is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <3>
• Central High
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Central High is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
• Temple
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Temple is located in Cotton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <3>

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.