Pocatello, Idaho

Pocatello
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.
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Coordinates: 42°52′31″N 112°26′50″W / 42.87528°N 112.44722°W / 42.87528; -112.44722
Country	United States
State	Idaho
Counties	Bannock, Power
Established	1889
Area [1]
• 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 [2]	4,462 ft (1,360 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• 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[2]
Website	pocatello.gov

Pocatello (/ˈpoʊkəˈtɛloʊ/ ^ⓘ) is the county seat and largest city of Bannock County,^[4] 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.^[5] 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.