Oil City, Louisiana

About Oil City

Oil City, LA is a tiny community located in northwestern Louisiana with an estimated population of 866.

Oil City holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.88 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 461 residents per square mile.

📰 Oil City News Today

• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Oil City, Louisiana - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 12
• Train derailment blocks crossing in Oil City Shreveport Times · Jun 29
• Oil City water crisis continues with temporary services KSLA · Feb 5
• Elaine Stubblefield Obituary August 6, 2026 - www.rose-neath.com www.rose-neath.com · Aug 6
• Home in Oil City destroyed by Monday afternoon fire AOL.com · Oct 5

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What Makes Oil City Unique

• Positioned in northwestern Louisiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Louisiana — one of 489 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

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