Oakland City is a city in Gibson County, Indiana, home to about 2,262 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 47660.
Homes sold for a median of $107 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Oakland City; also Somerville and Mackey
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Oakland City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)88 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Evansville Regional Airport (EVV)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY93 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL242 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Oakland City; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Oakland City had 2,279 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 206th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Gibson County grew from 30,099 residents in 1900 to 33,011 in 2020.
Gibson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 47.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Petersburg 61 Brg, IN weather station (10 miles away).
20,517 jobs at 728 businesses in Gibson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Oakland City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by East Gibson School Corporation. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Memorial Primary SchoolOakland City | Pre-K–6 | 149 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Wood Memorial Middle SchoolOakland City | 6–8 | 157 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Waldo J Wood Memorial HighOakland City | 9–12 | 226 | Public | 0.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Somerville, Mackey and Spurgeon.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.