Welcome to West Odessa ...

West Odessa is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

West Odessa is located in Ector County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Odessa: W. Odessa

West Odessa is 2,980 feet [908 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of West Odessa is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: West Odessa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave West Odessa and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for West Odessa: 432

Communities near West Odessa ...

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

• Odessa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Odessa is located in Ector County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <3>
• Goldsmith
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Goldsmith is located in Ector County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsmith <3>
• Penwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Penwell is located in Ector County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penwell <3>
• Judkins
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Judkins is located in Ector County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judkins
• Scharbauer City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Scharbauer City is located in Ector County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharbauer City
• Gardendale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gardendale is located in Ector County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardendale <3>
• Notrees
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Notrees is located in Ector County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notrees
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notrees <3>
• Coyote Corner
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Coyote Corner is located in Andrews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Corner
• Monahans
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Monahans is located in Ward County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahans
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monahans <3>
• Midland
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Midland is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <3>

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 West Odessa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Odessa.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Odessa. 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 West Odessa.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Odessa ...

Looking for more information about West Odessa? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Odessa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Odessa.