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About Oil City, PA

Oil City sits in northwestern Pennsylvania where Oil Creek meets the Allegheny River. Take I-79 north from Pittsburgh for 100 miles, then US-8 north for 20 more miles to reach downtown. US-8 is the main north-south route, while PA-417 runs east-west to Franklin. The compact downtown makes most spots walkable, and you can still see remnants of the 1859 oil boom that put this place on the map when Edwin Drake struck black gold nearby.

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Oil City, PA is in United States, at 41.428, -79.704 - about 28 km south-west of Pleasantville, PA.

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The closest airport to Oil City, PA is Pittsburgh International Airport, 154 km (about 2 h 9 min by car).

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