Named for Luther Burbank,[4] the city is located just east of Pasco and Kennewick, across the Snake and Columbia Rivers, respectively.

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark passed through the location October 16, 1805 on their way to the Pacific Ocean.

[7] A bridge built in 1921 over the Snake River connected the community with Pasco.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 3,303 people, 1,089 households, and 908 families residing in the CDP.

13.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.