The Capricorn Highway traverses the locality from west (Garfield/Mexico) to east (Hobartville/Mexico), passing through the town on Darwin Street.

[4][5] Lagoon Creek rises north of the town and exits the locality to the north-east (Garfield).

All of these watercourses become tributaries to the Alice River in Garfield and contribute to the Lake Eyre drainage basin.

[6] The town and locality name are derived from the railway station, which had been named Jericho in 1885 by railway surveyor and engineer Willoughby Hannam in a reference to the Biblical town of Jericho being to the west of the Jordan River, since it was the first station to the west of Jordan Creek.

[1] Jericho has a drive-in theatre, park, swimming pool, town hall and showground.

[19] Barcaldine Regional Council operates a library at 6 Darwin Street inside the Tourist Information Centre.

[24] The Crystal Trumpeters monument and the statue of Joshua made of barbed wire are both located within Jericho.