THE WEST RICHLAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pleistocene Lake Basins setting.
West Richland city has 22.1 square miles of land in Benton 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
West Richland and Benton County
West Richland is associated with Benton 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.
West Richland by land and water
The Census records 0.17 square miles of water within West Richland, or 0.7% of its total area. It is 2.6 percentage points lower than the 3.4% recorded for Benton County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, West Richland city has 52.1% of the land area of nearby Richland city (42.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

