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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′27″N 115°55′41″W / 47.47417°N 115.92806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Shoshone |
| Founded | 1884[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.91 sq mi (2.35 km2) |
| • Land | 0.91 sq mi (2.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,730 ft (830 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 791 |
| • Density | 861.23/sq mi (332.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 83873-83874 |
| Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
| FIPS code | 16-84790 |
| GNIS feature ID | 392796[4] |
| Website | wallace |
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).[4] The town's population was 791 at the 2020 census.
The Route of the Hiawatha rails-to-trail passes through Wallace.
- ^ "Idaho Yesterdays". 35–6. Idaho Historical Society. 1991: 20–26.
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