Welcome to Odessa ...

The town of Odessa is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Odessa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

When the people of Odessa refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Odessan<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Odessa has a population of 894 people<3> (see below for details).

Odessa is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Odessa: (509)

The ZIP code for Odessa: 99159<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Odessa had an population of 894 people. This is a decrease of 1.76% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Odessa had a population of 910 people (which is 8.61% of the total population of Lincoln County). This makes Odessa the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Odessa represents 0.01% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 205th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 910 people, the population of Odessa decreased 4.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 957 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Odessa.

Communities Also Named Odessa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Odessa - they are located in California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Odessa ...

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

• Krupp
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krupp
  • Krupp is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
• Marlin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
  • Marlin is located in Grant County
• Mohler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohler
  • Mohler is located in Lincoln County
• Ruff
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
  • Ruff is located in Grant County
• Ritzville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzville
  • Ritzville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ritzville <6>
• Wilson Creek
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Creek
  • Wilson Creek is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson Creek <6>
• Harrington
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <6>
• Lind
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lind
  • Lind is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lind <6>
• Almira
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
  • Almira is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almira <6>
• Stratford
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Grant County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Odessa ...

Looking for more information about 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.

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

Adding Odessa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Odessa 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 for Odessa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Odessa post office opened in 1898.

We also found Odessa on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Odessa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Odessa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/