| Oil City | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kern County |
| Coordinates: | 35.4264°N -118.9603°W |
| Elevation M: | 137 |
| Elevation Ft: | 449 |
Oil City is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, about 5miles northeast of Bakersfield, adjacent to the Kern River Oil Field.
Another "Oil City" is located in Fresno County within the Coalinga Oil Field, about 9miles north of Coalinga, at an elevation of 449 feet (137 m).
The town was named for Oil City, Pennsylvania.