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3About Oil City, LA
Oil City is a small Louisiana town of about 1,200 people located 20 miles northeast of Shreveport near the Texas border. Reach it via Highway 1 north from Shreveport or Highway 59 south from Marshall, Texas. The community sits on Caddo Lake's cypress swamps in humid subtropical conditions. Named for early 1900s oil drilling, it now serves as a gateway to one of the region's most important wetland ecosystems.
Where is Oil City, LA on the map?
Oil City, LA is in United States, at 32.745, -93.976 - about 8 km north of Mooringsport, LA.
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What is the closest airport to Oil City, LA?
The closest airport to Oil City, LA is Shreveport Regional Airport, 48 km (about 44 min by car).
