Plumber in Inkom

Inkom at a glance

Inkom is a small city in Bannock County, part of the Pocatello metropolitan area. It had 792 people at the 2020 census and covers about three-quarters of a square mile.

What that means for your plumbing

In and around a small town like Inkom, many homes sit on larger lots where private wells and septic systems are common. A pump that won't stop cycling or drains that slow everywhere at once often trace back to those systems. Tell the plumber what you have; see well pumps.

Along Rapid Creek

The local creek was first called "Rabbit River" and later renamed Rapid Creek. Homes near creeks and low ground can have higher groundwater in spring, which matters for basements and septic drain fields. If your basement gets damp during the thaw, have the drainage looked at.

The Red Hare

The Shoshone named the area "Ingacom", a reference to a rock formation on the east side of town where the outline of a "Red Hare" can still be seen. Inkom is also home to Simko Field, billed as the smallest airport in the world, with a runway just 400 feet long. A small community with that kind of character tends to have homes built over many decades, some well away from neighbors. Rural properties often have yard hydrants, outbuildings and long buried lines. Each needs protecting from Pocatello-area cold. Drain lines to anything unheated before winter, and keep the well's pressure tank somewhere that stays above freezing.