Wallace West Virginia Map

About Wallace, West Virginia

Wallace is a locality in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 201. The population density is 54.7 people per km². Wallace is located at 39.4072°N, 80.4911°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 25312, 26448.

Wallace emerges from the dense, verdant fold of the landscape where Middle Run carves a narrow, persistent path through the earth. It lies 11.8 miles northwest of Clarksburg, WV (from Clarksburg, WV: bearing 319°T), and is situated 19.2 miles west-southwest of Fairmont. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of damp shale and the deep, dark mulch of Appalachian hardwood forests that climb the steep slopes toward the distant Appalachian Mountains. To the east, the terrain dips into the shadowed basin of Rogers Hollow, where the light at dusk settles in long, bruised streaks of violet and charcoal against the timbered ridges. Life in Wallace follows the uneven topography of the ground, where the ground itself seems to exhale a cool, mossy breath that lingers long after the sun has retreated behind the jagged skyline.

Economic rhythms in Wallace have long been defined by the stubborn pulse of extraction and the quiet tenacity of those who remained after the peak of the coal era faded into memory. The landscape bears the quiet marks of these labors, with old rail grades and overgrown clearings serving as physical reminders of a time when the region’s timber and mineral wealth dictated the pace of the day. A few miles away, the quiet surface of the Mine 95 Water Supply Reservoir reflects the sky, providing a stillness that contrasts with the rugged, industrious history of the surrounding hills. Travelers seeking a quieter connection to the wilderness often venture toward the Lewis Wetzel Wildlife Management Area, where the land is left to its own slow, seasonal cycle. In Wallace, the present is a measured affair, a quiet persistence that finds its strength in the enduring, rocky character of the terrain.

About This Wallace Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wallace, West Virginia. Coordinates: 39.407242, -80.491101. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Wallace includes the ZIP code (25312, 26448), telephone area code (304), county seat of Harrison County (Clarksburg), and school district assignment (Harrison County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.