Explore Inkom, Idaho, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Inkom, Idaho. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Idaho or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Inkom.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Inkom |
| State | Idaho (ID) |
| County | Bannock County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| Latitude | 42.796304 |
| Longitude | -112.254137 |
| Population | 792 |
| Density | 317.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 83245 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| County Seat | Pocatello |
| School District | Marsh Valley Joint School District 21 |
Inkom anchors itself firmly against the earth where the steady, persistent flow of Rapid Creek carves a path through the landscape. It lies 11.0 miles east-southeast of Pocatello, ID (from Pocatello, ID: bearing 118°T), and is situated 13.8 miles southeast of Chubbuck. The horizon is dominated by the looming presence of Indian Mountain, which stands as a silent sentinel over the sagebrush and open stretches that define the local terrain. Only a mile away, the expansive reach of Marsh Valley opens up, offering a sense of scale that contrasts with the intimate, winding course of the nearby waterway. The air here holds a thin, crystalline clarity, especially during the long hours of the afternoon when the light turns a sharp, pale gold, illuminating the dust kicked up by the wind across the dry, high-desert soil.
History in Inkom remains tied to the rhythms of the land, shaped by the demands of agriculture and the quiet endurance of those who first broke the hard, compacted ground. While the Indian Rocks Area of Critical Environmental Concern preserves the rugged, untamed character of the surrounding geology, the local economy leans into the practicalities of modern industry and the seasonal shifts of the harvest. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own isolation, far removed from the bustle of larger hubs. Even the distant, shimmering surface of Horse Lake, miles away, feels like a different world compared to the grounded, utilitarian reality of the valley floor where the community goes about its daily work under a vast, unblinking sky.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Inkom, Idaho. Coordinates: 42.796304, -112.254137. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Inkom includes the ZIP code (83245), telephone area code (208), county seat of Bannock County (Pocatello), and school district assignment (Marsh Valley Joint School District 21).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |