Welcome to Inkom ...

The city of Inkom is located in Bannock County<1> (at the time of its founding, Inkom was located in Bingham County).

The location of Inkom has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Inkom: INK-um<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Inkom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Inkom has a population of 892 people<4> (see below for details).

Inkom is 4,560 feet [1,390 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the altitude of Inkom is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for Inkom: (208) & (986)<6>

The ZIP code for Inkom: 83245<7>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Inkom had an population of 892 people. This is an increase of 4.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Inkom had a population of 854 people. This makes Inkom the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Inkom represents 0.05% of the population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 90th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 854 people, the population of Inkom increased 15.72% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 738 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Inkom.

Communities near Inkom ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Inkom.

• Pocatello
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatello
  • Pocatello is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocatello <8>
• Chubbuck
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbuck
  • Chubbuck is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chubbuck <8>
• McCammon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCammon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon
  • McCammon is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCammon <8>
• Lava Hot Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Hot Springs
  • Lava Hot Springs is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lava Hot Springs <8>
• Bancroft
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bancroft is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <8>
• Arimo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arimo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arimo
  • Arimo is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arimo <8>
• Five Points ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Five Points is located in Caribou County
• Alameda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Bannock County
• Robin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
  • Robin is located in Bannock County
• Chesterfield ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Caribou County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Inkom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Inkom.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Inkom. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Inkom.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Inkom. See our Newspapers Page for Inkom.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Inkom ...

Looking for more information about Inkom? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Inkom, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Inkom.

Adding Inkom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Inkom in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Inkom was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Inkom in the book titled .<9> From that list, the Inkom post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Inkom.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Inkom. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bannock County: www.co.bannock.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/