Welcome to Wallace ...

The city of Wallace is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Wallace is located in Shoshone County<1> and is the County Seat for Shoshone County.

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While we don't have a date for the founding of Wallace, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wallace has a population of 781 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Wallace is 2,850 feet [869 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wallace is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Wallace, you will soon leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Wallace: 208 & 986<4>

The ZIP code for Wallace: 83873<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wallace had an population of 781 people. This is a decrease of 0.38% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wallace had a population of 784 people (or 6.15% of the total population of Shoshone County). This makes Wallace the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Wallace represents 0.05% of the total population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 95th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 784 people, the population of Wallace decreased 18.33% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 960 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wallace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 48 communities that are also named Wallace - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wallace.

Communities near Wallace ...

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

Kellogg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Kellogg is located in Shoshone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <7>
Pinehurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Pinehurst is located in Shoshone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <7>
Osburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
- Osburn is located in Shoshone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osburn <7>
Mullan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
- Mullan is located in Shoshone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <7>
Smelterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelterville
- Smelterville is located in Shoshone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smelterville <7>
Wardner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardner
- Wardner is located in Shoshone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardner <7>
Frisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco is located in Shoshone County
Burke ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Burke is located in Shoshone County
Carbon Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Shoshone 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wallace.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallace. Our list includes 20 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Wallace.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wallace ...

Looking for more information about Wallace? 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 Wallace, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wallace.

Adding Wallace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wallace 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 Wallace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Wallace post office opened in 1886.

We also found Wallace in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wallace.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Shoshone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Wallace.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wallace - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Wallace area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Wallace area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Wallace). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wallace or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/