Official Name: | Oil City, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Yazoo |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 341 |
Coordinates: | 32.6911°N -90.4339°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 39040 |
Area Code: | 662 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 675147 |
Oil City is an unincorporated community located in Yazoo County, Mississippi. Oil City is approximately 2miles west of Anding, 4miles south of Tinsley and approximately 8miles northwest of Bentonia.
Oil City has a zip code of 39040.
In 1939, the Tinsley Oil Field was discovered west of the settlement, which prompted a minor oil boom. In Oil City, "streets and commercial buildings" were "sold to optimistic business interests and speculators." However, development never materialized.[1]
Residents are within the Yazoo County School District. Residents are zoned to Yazoo County Middle School and Yazoo County High School.