Oil City

Oil City is an unincorporated community in , , about 5 miles northeast of , adjacent to the . Another "Oil City" is located in within the , about 9 miles north of , at an elevation of 449 feet.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: unincorporated community in California
  • Also known as: “Oil City, CA” and “Oil City, California”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bakersfield College and Highland High School.

College
Photo: Bobak, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a public community college in , United States. BC serves about 31,000 students each semester or 46,500 annually, and offers associate degrees, certificate programs, and is one of fifteen California Community Colleges offering a baccalaureate degree.

School
is a public high school in , United States. Established in 1970, it is part of the Kern High School District and serves grades 9 through 12. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Oil City.

Photo: Antandrus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a large in in the of , north-northeast of in the lower Sierra foothills. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Oil City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Bakersfield and Bakersfield.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in . As of the 2020 census, had a population of 9,749. is situated 3 miles south of Oil City.

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.
is a city in in the of . is famous for being the home of country music singers Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, and has the nickname "the country music capital of the West Coast."…

Oil City

Latitude
35.42635° or 35° 25′ 35″ north
Longitude
-118.96038° or 118° 57′ 37″ west
Elevation
449 feet (137 metres)
Open location code
8573C2GQ+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150939168
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
5378858
Wiki­data ID
Q14683544
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Oil City” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “奧爾城”
  • French: “Oil City”
  • Irish: “Oil City”
  • Persian: “اویل سیتی، کالیفرنیا”
  • Persian: “اویل سیتی”
  • Polish: “Oil City”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اویل سیتی، کالیفورنیا”
  • Turkish: “Oil City”
  • Urdu: “آئل سٹی، کیلیفورنیا”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Maltha and Kern.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Southeast Kern River Cogen and Kern River Eastridge Cogen.

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