Pocatello Westside Residential Historic District · Photo: Eric Kjaemperud · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Pocatello, ID: what to set up and who to call
The City of Pocatello water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.0 ppb, was higher than 92% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Most homes in Pocatello have two wired internet choices, Sparklight and CenturyLink.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pocatello, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Pocatello.
Power comes from Idaho Power
Idaho Power (Idaho Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pocatello. Its homes paid an average of 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Idaho).
Start or move service: idahopower.com · (800) 488-6151
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Pocatello water system
The City of Pocatello water system supplies almost all of Pocatello. It draws ground water and serves 58,231 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 92% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ID6030043.
12 home internet providers serve Pocatello
100% of 19,558 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 54% | 200/200 |
| Google Fiber | Fiber | 51% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 18% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Direct Communications Rockland | Fiber | 16% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Fybercom | Fixed wireless | 100% | 500/500 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Pocatello depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pocatello, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on pocatello.gov →
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on pocatello.gov →
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Recycle Center
3034 Garrett Way, Pocatello, ID 83201
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From pocatello.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Pocatello (84%) is in Pocatello School District 25; parts are in American Falls Joint School District 381 (16%).
A−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Pocatello spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pocatello residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pocatello | ZIP’s residents in Pocatello |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83201 | Pocatello, ID | 67% | 97% |
| 83204 | Pocatello, ID | 27% | 83% |
| 83202 | Pocatello, ID | 5% | 11% |
A few homes fall in 83209. 83205, 83206 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Pocatello
Who supplies Pocatello’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Pocatello water system (EPA ID ID6030043). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pocatello?
Idaho Power (Idaho Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pocatello?
Sparklight, CenturyLink, Google Fiber, Quantum Fiber, Direct Communications Rockland, Fybercom (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pocatello?
83201 (67%), 83204 (27%), 83202 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pocatello in?
Pocatello School District 25. Parts of the city are in American Falls Joint School District 381.
How do I register to vote in Pocatello?
In Idaho you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before). Elections here are run by the Bannock County Clerk. Check your registration at elections.sos.idaho.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Pocatello’s own website (pocatello.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.