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Welcome to Wall ...

The town of Wall is located in Pennington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wall, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wall has a population of 882 people<2> (see below for details).

Wall is 2,820 feet [860 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wall is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Wall lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wall: 605

The ZIP code for Wall: 57790<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wall had an population of 882 people. This is an increase of 15.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wall had a population of 766 people. This makes Wall the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Wall represents 0.09% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 111st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 766 people, the population of Wall decreased 6.36% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 818 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Wall - they are located in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Wall ...

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

  • Wasta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wasta is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasta <5>
  • Quinn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Quinn is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinn <5>
  • Owanka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cottonwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cottonwood is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
  • Creighton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Wicksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wicksville is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicksville
  • Imlay
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Imlay is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
  • Scenic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Interior
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Creston ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Creston is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston

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 Wall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wall.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wall ...

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

Adding Wall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wall 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 Wall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wall post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wall.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Pennington, 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 Wall.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wall - 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 Wall). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wall 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/