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Conserved land6.3%36 of 577 acres
Trails1.5 mi1.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves035 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Wallace

City in Idaho, United States
1884Established
791Population
0.9 sq miArea
2,730 ftElevation

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.

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ZIP code83873–83874, 83873
Area code208
Living in Wallace

Housing in Wallace

$264K▲ 1.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Wallace home is worth about $264,000, up 1.8% in a year, 45% below the Idaho typical home.

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Health in Wallace

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2better than ID·14worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Shoshone Medical CenterKellogg · 11 mi · ER · rural critical access
Heritage Health KelloggKellogg · 10.7 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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School Grade C+

The public schools Wallace’s kids attend trail 62% of Idaho’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within ID. Ratings are from neighbors.

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