THE OTHELLO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pleistocene Lake Basins setting.
Othello city has 4.8 square miles of land in Adams County. Its Census reference point is in Pleistocene Lake Basins, within Columbia Plateau.
Basalt underlies this dry plateau of grassland and sagebrush. Windblown soils cover some uplands, while ancient flood paths exposed rock across the region's scabland terrain.
Regional context: Columbia Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Othello and Adams County
Othello is associated with Adams County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Othello by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Othello, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 0.2% recorded for Adams County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Othello city has 1.6 times the land area of nearby Warden city (2.99 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

