Wallace, Idaho
Wallace, Idaho | |
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City | |
Buildings in Wallace's historic district | |
| Nickname: Silver Capital of the World | |
Location of Wallace in Shoshone County, Idaho. | |
Wallace, Idaho Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′25″N 115°55′21″W / 47.47361°N 115.92250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Shoshone |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.91 sq mi (2.35 km2) |
| • Land | 0.91 sq mi (2.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,854 ft (870 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 791 |
| • Density | 860.9/sq mi (332.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 83873-83874 |
| Area codes | 208, 986 |
| FIPS code | 16-84790 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412169 |
| Website | wallace |
Wallace is a city in and the county seat of Shoshone County, Idaho, 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 rail trail passes through Wallace.