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Welcome to Odell ...

Odell is located in Hood River County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Odell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Odell is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Odell lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Odell: 541 & 458<3>

The ZIP code for Odell: 97044<4>

Communities Also Named Odell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Odell - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Odell.

Websites for Odell ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hoodriver.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Odell, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Odell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Odell.

  • The Dalles
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • City of The Dalles
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
  • Hood River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • White Salmon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stevenson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cascade Locks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bingen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bingen is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingen <5>
  • Mosier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Hood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mount Hood is located in Hood River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood
  • Hood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hood is located in Skamania County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Odell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Odell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Odell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Odell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Odell. See our Newspapers Page for Odell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Odell ...

Looking for more information about Odell? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Odell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Odell.

Adding Odell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Odell in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Odell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Odell post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Odell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Hood River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Odell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Odell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Odell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Odell). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Odell or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/