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Wallace, Idaho

Wallace, Idaho
City
Buildings in Wallace's historic district
Buildings in Wallace's historic district
Nickname: 
Silver Capital of the World
Location of Wallace in Shoshone County, Idaho.
Location of Wallace in Shoshone County, Idaho.
Wallace, Idaho is located in the United States
Wallace, Idaho
Wallace, Idaho
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 47°28′25″N 115°55′21″W / 47.47361°N 115.92250°W / 47.47361; -115.92250
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyShoshone
Founded1884[1]
Area
 • Total
0.91 sq mi (2.35 km2)
 • Land0.91 sq mi (2.35 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,854 ft (870 m)
Population
 • Total
791
 • Density861.23/sq mi (332.38/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
83873-83874
Area code(s)208, 986
FIPS code16-84790
GNIS feature ID2412169[3]
Websitewallace.id.gov

Wallace, Idaho is a city in and the county seat of Shoshone County, Idaho,[5] in the Silver Valley mining district of the Idaho Panhandle. Founded in 1884, Wallace sits alongside the South Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River (and Interstate 90). The town's population was 791 at the 2020 census.

The Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes rails-to-trail passes through Wallace.

  1. ^ "Idaho Yesterdays". 35–6. Idaho Historical Society. 1991: 20–26. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wallace, Idaho
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference wwwcensusgov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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