Welcome to Wallace ...
The town of Wallace is primarily located in Duplin County<1>. A portion of Wallace extends into Pender County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wallace, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wallace has a population of 3,868 people<2> (see below for details).
Wallace is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Wallace lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wallace: 910 & 472<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wallace had an population of 3,868 people. This is a decrease of 0.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.67% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Wallace had a population of 3,880 people (which is 6.61% of the total population of Duplin County). This makes Wallace the county's most populous community.
The population of Wallace represents 0.04% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 162nd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,880 people, the population of Wallace increased 16.03% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,344 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, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico (2), New York, 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.
- Burgaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgaw
- Burgaw is located in Pender County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgaw <6>
- Warsaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Warsaw is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <6>
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <6>
- Beulaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulaville
- Beulaville is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulaville <6>
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Kenansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
- Kenansville is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <6>
- Greenevers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenevers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
- Greenevers is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Saint Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Atkinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Atkinson is located in Pender County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <6>
- Watha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.
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.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Wallace post office opened in 1866.
We also found Wallace in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
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 Duplin County: www.duplincounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Duplin, 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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Wallace area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |