Pocatello, Idaho
Pocatello | |
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City | |
| City of Pocatello | |
Downtown Pocatello, 2004 | |
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| Nickname(s): "Poky", "U.S. Smile Capital", "The Gate City" | |
| Motto: "Gateway to the Northwest" | |
Location of Pocatello in Bannock County and Power County, Idaho. | |
| Coordinates: 42°51′44″N 112°27′2″W / 42.86222°N 112.45056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| Counties | Bannock, Power |
| Established | 1889 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Brian Blad |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.40 sq mi (86.50 km2) |
| • Land | 33.24 sq mi (86.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,462 ft (1,360 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 56,320 |
| • Density | 1,688.1/sq mi (651.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain Standard Time (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 83201, 83204, 83205, 83206, 83209 |
| Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
| FIPS code | 16-64090 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411447 |
| Website | pocatello |
Pocatello (/ˈpoʊkəˈtɛloʊ/ ⓘ) is the county seat of and the largest city in Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, containing the city's airport. It is the principal city of the Pocatello metropolitan area, which encompasses all of Bannock County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho.
As of the 2020 census, the population of Pocatello was 56,320. Pocatello is the 6th most populous city in the state, just behind Caldwell.
The city is at an elevation of 4,462 feet (1,360 m) above sea level and it sits on the Portneuf River in the Snake River Plain ecoregion. Pocatello covers a land area of 33.36 square miles (86.4 square kilometers).
Pocatello is the home of Idaho State University and the manufacturing facilities of Amy's Kitchen and ON Semiconductor Corporation; it is served by the Pocatello Regional Airport.