Oil City Michigan Map

About Oil City, Michigan

Oil City is a locality in Midland County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Oil City is located at 43.6109°N, 84.5883°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49649.

Oil City, Michigan, unfolds across a gentle terrain where broad fields of corn and soybeans meet the fringes of oak and maple woodlands. It lies 17.1 miles west of Midland, MI (from Midland, MI: bearing 269°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east of Mount Pleasant. The air here often carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil, particularly after a rain, and the sky, when clear, stretches wide and pale blue, a vast canvas for the slow drift of clouds. In the summer months, the sun hangs high and warm, casting long shadows across the country roads that crisscross the landscape, and by dusk, a soft, diffused light settles over the scattered farmsteads and the quiet clusters of homes that make up Oil City. It’s a place where the land itself feels like a patient observer, bearing witness to the changing seasons and the steady, unassuming hum of life. The history of Oil City is intrinsically linked to the discovery and extraction of oil, a legacy that shaped its early development and continues to resonate in the local character. While the boom times may have receded, the echoes of that industrial past remain, a subtle undercurrent beneath the current agricultural focus of the region. Today, the economy is more diversified, with farming holding a prominent place, but the very name Oil City speaks to a time when fortunes were sought beneath the ground, and a different kind of energy pulsed through the community. Small businesses and the local schoolhouse serve as quiet anchors, fostering a sense of shared history and a comfortable, unhurried pace of everyday life.

About This Oil City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oil City, Michigan — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 43.610862, -84.588341. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Oil City and Midland County.

Detailed location data for Oil City includes the ZIP code (48883), telephone area code (517, 989), county seat of Midland County (Midland), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Oil City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.