Oil City is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Oil City, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Oil City have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
30 in every 100 households in Oil City own their home
For every 100 residents, 26 are under 18, beside 24 across LA. From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by −11%. Population: about 874 (2025 Census estimate). Across LA, 27 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in Oil City, 2.
Median age 28.7 (LA 38).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.9 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.2% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 26 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Oil City says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Oil City
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Oil City’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Oil City or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Oil City in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.