Oden is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Oden had a population of 358. It is located within Littlefield Township.
Oden is located in southeastern Emmet County, in Littlefield Township, on the north shore of Crooked Lake. U.S. Route 31 passes through the community, leading southwest to Petoskey, the county seat, and northeast to Alanson.
The community of Oden was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Oden CDP has a total area of , all of it land.
In much of the CDP, the school district is Alanson Public Schools. In western parts, the district is Public Schools of Petoskey.