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| Locality | Jericho |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Copper Coast Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.96814 |
| Longitude | 137.68286 |
| Area | 0.7 km² |
| Postcode | 5554 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 136 km northwest |
Jericho is a locality in the Copper Coast Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 0.7 km². It lies approximately 136 km northwest of Adelaide. Jericho is located at 33.9681°S, 137.6829°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5554. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Jericho sits under a vast, often brassy sky, where the land rolls with a quiet dignity towards the distant, hazy line of the coast. It lies 120.1 km north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 305°T), and is situated 5.4 km south-east of Wallaroo. The terrain here is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, a landscape shaped by wind and sun rather than dramatic upheaval. Low, scrubby vegetation, tough and resilient, clings to the earth, punctuated by the occasional hardy gum tree with its peeling bark and skeletal branches. The air, when it’s not carrying the fine grit of the road, has a faint, clean salinity, a promise of the sea not far off, and in the late afternoon, the light often softens to a warm, honeyed glow, bathing the sparse homesteads and fences in a gentle luminescence.
This is a place where history is not shouted from rooftops but whispered in the weathered timber of old shearing sheds and the persistent, low hum of the agricultural machinery that underpins Jericho’s economy. For generations, wool has been the lifeblood, sheep grazing on the hardy pastures that stretch to the horizon, their fleece a valuable commodity traded in distant markets. While farming remains central, the Copper Coast Council area surrounding Jericho has a rich mining heritage, a legacy of copper and gold that once pulsed through this region, leaving behind echoes in the names of neighbouring localities and the occasional derelict shaft. Today, the pace of life in Jericho is unhurried, a steady rhythm dictated by the seasons and the demands of the land, a quiet continuity that has endured through the changing fortunes of the wider world.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Jericho, South Australia. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Jericho, in the Copper Coast Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Jericho includes the postcode (5554), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Copper Coast Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Jericho is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |