Odessa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pasco County, Florida, United States.

[4] Northwest of Tampa, Odessa had been an area of open spaces, ranching, and horse properties.

More recently it has seen many suburban property developments as Tampa's population expands.

Odessa was named in the 1880s by Peter Demens,[5] a Russian immigrant who developed the community through the Orange Belt Railway.

The USPS mailing area that uses the city of Odessa stretches into Hillsborough County and overlaps parts of Keystone, a separate CDP located entirely in Hillsborough County.

18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.