Pocatello, Idaho

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The city of Pocatello is primarily located in Bannock County and is the county seat. A portion of Pocatello extends into Power County.

Pocatello is 1,360 feet [414.53 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Pocatello lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Pocatello, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Pocatello had a population of 51,466 people^<2> (or 68.01% of the total population of Bannock County). The population of Pocatello represented 3.98% of the total of Idaho, making it the state's 3rd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Pocatello had a population of 54,901 people. This is an increase of 6.67% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Pocatello.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Aberdeen	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,749	4.95% decrease
	American Falls	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	4,069	1.02% decrease
	Arimo	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	320	8.05% decrease
	Bancroft	E	31 mi [49.89 km]	344	9.95% decrease
	Blackfoot	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	11,012	5.69% increase
	Fort Hall	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	---

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Pocatello.

The Commemorative Quarter for Idaho<4>

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Pocatello. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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