Photo: Mavisd · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Oil City, PA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Oil City comes from Central Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Oil Region Library Association, at 2 Central Ave, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oil City, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Oil City.
Power comes from Central Electric Coop
Central Electric Coop (Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility, serves 51.6% of Oil City residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Oil City water system
The Oil City water system supplies almost all of Oil City. It draws ground water and serves 9,608 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.6 ppb. That’s higher than 61% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. PA6610023.
4 home internet providers serve Oil City
100% of 4,094 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Oil City depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Oil City, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on oilcity.org →
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
From oilcity.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Oil City is in Oil City Area School District.
C+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Oil City is in ZIP code 16301
ZIP codes where Oil City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oil City | ZIP’s residents in Oil City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16301 | Oil City, PA | 100% | 64% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Oil City
Who supplies Oil City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Oil City water system (EPA ID PA6610023). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Oil City?
Central Electric Coop (Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Oil City?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oil City?
16301. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oil City in?
Oil City Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Oil City?
In Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Venango County Board of Elections. Check your registration at pavoterservices.pa.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Oil City’s own website (oilcity.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.