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Oil City, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oil City, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,321. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet OIL-CITY-PA · Oil City, PA 1 ZIPs · 16,321 pop · #18924/25278 · Venango County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,596
  • RANK-LOWER #18924/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cooperstown
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,321
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $89,800

Nearest income peer: Cooperstown, PA (+ $172 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Oil City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Oil City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Oil City, PA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,321
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,596
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,596 and poverty 15.8% concentrate in 16301.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Oil City as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Meadville is the closest lower-income city and Hillsville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Oil City.

Population concentration

Oil City reads through its lone ZIP, 16301

16,321 ACS residents, one ZIP: 16301 is not the leading code inside Oil City, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Oil City

Citywide ZBP: 244 establishments, 2,722 employees , annual payroll $115,970k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 16301 (244 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (44) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Oil City, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Venango County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Oil City. See the Venango County roll-up →

Oil City sits in the lower half of Venango County on income: Franklin, Emlenton and Seneca report more, and only Clintonville reports less. Venus marks the far end of that range at $74,886, 30% above Oil City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
16301 16,321 $57,596 244 59
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Oil City roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Oil City, .