Welcome to Oil City ...

Oil City is located in Cambria County<1>.

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

Oil City is 1,770 feet [539 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Oil City is located in the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Oil City ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, 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, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, 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.

• Altoona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Johnstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <4>
• Hollidaysburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <4>
• Westmont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
  • Westmont is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
• Windber
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windber
  • Windber is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windber <4>
• Northern Cambria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Ebensburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <4>
• Barnesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Nanty Glo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanty Glo
  • Nanty Glo is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanty Glo <4>
• Roaring Spring
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <4>

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 Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/