Odessa, Texas

Odessa, Texas
City
Odessa skyline, looking east from TX-302
Flag Seal
Location in Texas
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Coordinates: 31°51′48″N 102°21′56″W / 31.86333°N 102.36556°W / 31.86333; -102.36556
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Ector, Midland
Named for	Odesa (historically also called "Odessa"), Ukraine
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• City Council	Mayor Javier Joven Mark Matta Steven P. Thompson Detra White Tom Sprawls Mari Willis
• City Manager	Michael Marrero
• At-Large	Denise Swanner
Area [1]
• Total	51.36 sq mi (133.02 km2)
• Land	51.08 sq mi (132.29 km2)
• Water	0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2)
Elevation	2,900 ft (884 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	114,428
• Density	2,414.62/sq mi (932.29/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	79760–79769
Area code	432
FIPS code	48-53388[2]
GNIS feature ID	1343067[3]
Website	www.odessa-tx.gov

Odessa (/ˌoʊˈdɛsə/) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Ector County with portions extending into Midland County.^[4]

Odessa's population was 114,428 at the 2020 census, making it the 28th-most populous city in Texas; it is the principal city of the Odessa metropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Ector County. The metropolitan area is also a component of the larger Midland–Odessa combined statistical area, which had a 2020 census population of 359,001.^[5]

The city is famous for being featured in the book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, and the movie adaption, Friday Night Lights.

In 1948, Odessa was also the home of First Lady Barbara Bush, and the onetime home of former Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush. Former President George H. W. Bush has been quoted as saying "At Odessa we became Texans and proud of it."^[6]