Welcome to Wallace Center ...

Wallace Center is located in Kern County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Wallace Center: Wallace Ctr. (or less commonly used: Wallace Cen., Wallace Cent. or Wallace Cntr.)

Wallace Center is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wallace Center lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Wallace Center ...

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

• Maricopa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maricopa
  • Maricopa is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maricopa <4>
• Fellows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows
  • Fellows is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fellows <4>
• Valley Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Acres
  • Valley Acres is located in Kern County
• Dustin Acres
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin Acres
  • Dustin Acres is located in Kern County
• Derby Acres
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Acres
  • Derby Acres is located in Kern County
• San Emidio ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Emidio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Emidio
  • San Emidio is located in Kern County
• Tupman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupman
  • Tupman is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupman <4>
• McKittrick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKittrick
  • McKittrick is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKittrick <4>
• Buttonwillow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwillow
  • Buttonwillow is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buttonwillow <4>
• Reward ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
  • Reward is located in Kern 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 Wallace Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wallace Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wallace Center. 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 Wallace Center.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wallace Center ...

Looking for more information about Wallace Center? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wallace Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wallace Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/