Welcome to Wall ...

The town of Wall is located in Pennington County<1>.

The location of Wall has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wall, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1937.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wall has a population of 882 people<3> (see below for details).

Wall is 2,820 feet [860 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Wall is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Wall lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Wall: (605)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wall had an population of 882 people. This is an increase of 15.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wall had a population of 766 people. This makes Wall the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Wall represents 0.09% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 111st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 766 people, the population of Wall decreased 6.36% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 818 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wall.

Communities Also Named Wall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Wall - they are located in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wall.

Communities near Wall ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wall.

• Wasta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasta
  • Wasta is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasta <5>
• Quinn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
  • Quinn is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinn <5>
• Owanka
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owanka
  • Owanka is located in Pennington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owanka <5>
• Cottonwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
• Creighton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
  • Creighton is located in Pennington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creighton <5>
• Wicksville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicksville
  • Wicksville is located in Pennington County
• Scenic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic
  • Scenic is located in Pennington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scenic <5>
• Interior
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interior
  • Interior is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interior <5>
• Creston ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Pennington County
• Elm Springs
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Springs
  • Elm Springs is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Springs <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wall.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wall. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wall.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wall. See our Newspapers Page for Wall.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wall ...

Looking for more information about Wall? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wall, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wall.

Adding Wall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wall in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wall was on a map titled Map of South Dakota (from Rand McNally, 1937).

We also found Wall on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Dakota (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wall.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pennington County: www.co.pennington.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/