Where is Pocatello, Idaho?

Pocatello is in Bannock County, Idaho. Nearby towns include Chubbuck (3.6 mi), Inkom (11 mi), McCammon (20 mi).

What is the population of Pocatello, Idaho?

Pocatello has a population of about 58,231 (U.S. Census).

Are there new home communities in Pocatello?

Yes. Treasure Idaho lists 2 new home communities in Pocatello.

Are there jobs in Pocatello, Idaho?

There are 122 open jobs listed in Pocatello on Treasure Idaho, from 36 local employers.

What schools are in Pocatello, Idaho?

Pocatello has 23 operating public schools in Pocatello District and The Pocatello Community Charter School Inc., including Alameda Middle School, Century High School, Claude A Wilcox Elementary School, Edahow Elementary School.

Is Pocatello, Idaho safe?

Pocatello's violent crime rate is 341 per 100,000 residents, ranking 6 of 21 Idaho cities reported (In the middle).

What parks are in Pocatello, Idaho?

Pocatello has 38 parks, including Alameda Park, Ammon Park, Bannock Bark Park, Bannock County Historical Complex.

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About Pocatello

Pocatello is a city in Bannock County, where it is the county seat. About 58,231 people lived here in 2024, by Census estimate. It sits at about 4,500 feet, 48 miles southwest of Idaho Falls in a straight line.

Places listed for this area include Historic Downtown Pocatello and Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society.

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Cost of living

This is the Pocatello metro price level, which covers Pocatello. A basket that costs $100 in the U.S. costs $88.91 here, under the U.S. average by 11.1%.

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Public schools in Pocatello

All 23

District, enrollment, and students per teacher from the federal 2024-25 directory. No ratings.

Alameda Middle School
Pocatello District · 6-8
572 students · 17.3 students per teacher
Century High School
Pocatello District · 9-12
1,068 students · 19.8 students per teacher
Claude A Wilcox Elementary School
Pocatello District · K-5
464 students · 17.2 students per teacher
Edahow Elementary School
Pocatello District · K-5
258 students · 18.4 students per teacher
Franklin Middle School
Pocatello District · 6-8
718 students · 21.1 students per teacher
Gate City Elementary School
Pocatello District · K-5
425 students · 21.2 students per teacher

Services for Pocatello

All services

DMV counters are the county offices. A gas utility appears only when its public list names Pocatello.

Pocatello · Vehicles
130 North 6th Ave Pocatello, ID 83201 Walk-ins accepted
· Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Pocatello · Driver's licenses
5800 South 5th Pocatello, ID 83204
· Mon. - Thur. 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Intermountain Gas · natural gas, on the company's town list. A main is not guaranteed at every address.

Crime rate

341violent crimes per 100,000 people

In the middle

Pocatello has the 6th highest rate of the 21 Idaho cities that reported a 2024 figure to the FBI.

LowerHigher (Garden City, 656)

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, 2024. Cities that did not publish a rate are left out.

Allergy ratings in Pocatello

What a typical year looks like: Low, Moderate or High for each pollen season, plus wildfire smoke. Typical, general guidance. It is not medical advice. Pollen and smoke change with the weather every year, and what bothers you depends on what you are allergic to. See an allergist for testing.

Spring trees
March to June
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in April
Early-summer grass
Late May to July
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Late May to early July
Fall weeds and sagebrush
August to October
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in September
Wildfire smoke
Mostly July to September
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High. 3 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 8 (2021).

Regional rating. Pocatello has no pollen counter. These pollen ratings come from the Twin Falls station in the Magic Valley, 104 miles away.

How these ratings are worked out

Pollen is rated on the National Allergy Bureau bands for the grains of pollen in a cubic meter of air. Trees: Low under 15, Moderate 15 to 89, High 90 to 1,499. Weeds: Low under 10, Moderate 10 to 49, High 50 to 499. Grass: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199. The band is the one reached on the busiest quarter of counted days. A rating is typical, not a forecast: one wet or windy year can move it.

Spring trees, Moderate. Twin Falls NAB station, 757 counted days in 2003 to 2024: on the busiest quarter of days the tree count was 54 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call Moderate. On the busiest tenth of days it was 125 or more.

Early-summer grass, High. No grass counts are published for Twin Falls. The Treasure Valley figure is used: the same Snake River Plain, and Twin Falls tree and weed counts match Boise's pattern. The NAB grass bands: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199, Very High 200 or more grains per cubic meter.

Fall weeds and sagebrush, High. Twin Falls NAB station, 536 counted days in 2004 to 2023: on the busiest quarter of days the weed count was 71 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call High. On the busiest tenth of days it was 114 or more.

Wildfire smoke, Moderate. The average number of days a year the EPA's air quality index passed 100 ("unhealthy for sensitive groups" or worse), 2021-2025. Under 3 days is Low, 3 to 9 Moderate, 10 or more High. That grouping is ours, not the EPA's. Bannock County has its own EPA air monitor. The count includes any cause, but across Idaho's monitors 86% of those days fell in July to September and 94% were fine particles (PM2.5), which is what wildfire smoke is made of (570 county-days, 2021-2025).

Not rated. Mold: no published mold spore counts for Idaho towns are in the data used, so there is no mold rating. House dust, pets and food allergies are outside this rating.

Sources

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Pollen data through 2003-2024, smoke data 2021-2025. Checked 2026-10-03.

Map of Pocatello

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Parks in Pocatello

38 named parks on OpenStreetMap.

Alameda Park
Ammon Park
Bannock Bark Park
Bannock County Historical Complex
Bartz Field
Bonneville Park
Brady Park
Bremmer Park
Cadet Field
Caldwell Park
Centennial Park
Constitution Park
Diplomat Park
Edson Fichter Nature Area
Freckleton Park
Fremont Park
Hyland Park
IFFT Trappers Park
Lookout Point
Lower Ross Park
Memorial Park
Old Town Pavilion
Olympus Park
Pacific Steel and Recycling Trailhead Park

Show all 38 parks

Pioneer Park
Pocatello Elk Refuge
Pocatello Game Preserve
Pruce Park
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Rose Garden Park
Sacajawea Park
Simplot Square
Sister City Park
Taysom Rotary Park
The Quad
Tydeman Park
Upper Ross Park
Westello Park

Parks, trails and things to do

All of Idaho

Places in and around Pocatello, nearest first: everything tied to Pocatello plus anything within 15 miles of town.

Things to do

Peaks

Chinese Peakpeak
4.5 mi

Ski areas

Nordic Centerski area · near Inkom
11 mi

Museums

Historic Downtown Pocatellomuseum
0.6 mi
Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Societymuseum
0.8 mi
Museum of Cleanmuseum
0.8 mi
Bannock County Historical Museummuseum
2.3 mi

Historic sites

The ISU "I"historic site
1.1 mi
Fort Hall Historic Monumenthistoric site · near Chubbuck
14 mi

Attractions

Ross Park Aquatic Complexattraction
2.3 mi
Zoo Idahoattraction
2.4 mi
McKee's Petting Zooattraction · near Chubbuck
3.3 mi
Stuart Parkattraction · near Chubbuck
4.1 mi

Day use and picnic areas

Blackrock Canyon Recreation Siterecreation site · near Inkom
7.1 mi
Cherry Springs Nature Arearecreation site · near Inkom
8.9 mi
Scout Mountain Picnic Arearecreation site · near McCammon
13 mi

Parks (nearest 12 of 73)

Trails (nearest 12 of 49)

Portneuf Health Trust Unity Trail0.5 mi long
1.2 mi
Rim Trail0.6 mi long
1.4 mi
Death Valley1 mi long · intermediate bike trail
1.8 mi
9110.8 mi long · difficult bike trail
2.0 mi
White Cairn1 mi long · easy bike trail
2.0 mi
White Dove0.5 mi long · easy bike trail
2.1 mi
Cross Cut0.7 mi long
2.4 mi
Meadowlark0.9 mi long · easy bike trail
2.5 mi
Skinny2.4 mi long · intermediate bike trail
2.5 mi
Serengeti Trail1.2 mi long
2.7 mi
City Creek Trail0.5 mi long
2.7 mi
Ritalin0.5 mi long · intermediate bike trail
2.7 mi

Distances are straight-line miles. From state and federal agency pages, the USGS place names list and OpenStreetMap contributors. Checked October 2, 2026. Check the official page for hours, fees and closures before you go.