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Welcome to Wallace ...

The town of Wallace is located in Fountain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wallace, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wallace has a population of 82 people<2> (see below for details).

Wallace is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wallace lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Wallace (for example, toward Georgetown (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Wallace: 765

The ZIP code for Wallace: 47988<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wallace had an population of 82 people. This is a decrease of 21.9% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wallace had a population of 105 people. This makes Wallace the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 105 people, the population of Wallace increased 5% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 100 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), Idaho, Illinois, 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.

  • Crawfordsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Covington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Veedersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cayuga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <5>
  • Ladoga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Montezuma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Linden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • New Market
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • New Market is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people

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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wallace, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Wallace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wallace post office opened in 1837.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wallace.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Fountain, 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>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 town (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).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/