Photo: Mandy · CC BY 2.0Living in Wallace, ID: what to set up and who to call
All of Wallace gets its mail under one ZIP code, 83873. Wallace School District 393 runs the public schools in Wallace.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wallace, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Wallace.
Water comes from E Shoshone County Water Dist Wallace
E Shoshone County Water Dist Wallace supplies almost all of Wallace. It draws surface water and serves 2,388 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ID1400019.
2 home internet providers serve Wallace
95% of 504 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, DSL | 90% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 84% | 500/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wallace’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wallace.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wallace is in Wallace School District 393.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Wallace is in ZIP code 83873
ZIP codes where Wallace residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wallace | ZIP’s residents in Wallace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83873 | Wallace, ID | 100% | 50% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Wallace
Who supplies Wallace’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
E Shoshone County Water Dist Wallace (EPA ID ID1400019). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Wallace?
Ziply Fiber, Optimum (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wallace?
83873. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wallace in?
Wallace School District 393.
How do I register to vote in Wallace?
In Idaho you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before). Elections here are run by the Shoshone County Clerk. Check your registration at elections.sos.idaho.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.