EDUCATION
The Wallace community is dedicated to the education of its children.  The area boasts many highly rated day care centers and preschools.  Local public and private schools are known for their academics, as well as athletic programs.  Some of the schools in the area are Wallace Elementary, Charity Middle School, and Wallace-Rose Hill High School.  Harrell's Christian Academy is a private school with bus service from the Wallace area.  There is an abundance of advanced learning with James Sprunt Community College located in nearby Kenansville and a satellite campus of Cape Fear Community College in Burgaw.  The University of North Carolina at Wilmington is located just thirty minutes away in Wilmington.

CLIMATE
With four well-defined mild seasons, Wallace is the perfect place to live, work, and play.  We're located far enough North to enjoy the changing leaves and a little winter chill is just right to make one look forward to the Spring and Summer months.  The Atlantic's calming effect on the weather allows for an occasional sweater in the summer and shorts in the winter.  The daily average in winter is sixty-one degrees with and average summer high of eighty-five degrees.........the perfect mix.

SHOPPING & DINING
Charming, historic, and quaint are just a few words to describe Wallace.  Wallace is brimming with antique shops, specialty stores, and quaint, friendly cafés.  Daily needs are met by local merchants, which include grocery stores, department stores, hardware stores, car dealers, pharmacies, and many boutiques.  Wallace is the real commerce center for the surrounding rural areas.  Whether you can locate your needs in town or not, with only short trips, specialty shopping and dining experiences can be located just a short distance away.

HEALTHCARE

The area is fortunate to have choices for high quality health care.  Within fifteen minutes of Wallace are two fully staffed hospitals; Pender Memorial Hospital in Burgaw and Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville.  Wallace also features private medical practices and urgent care facilities available.  Nearby Wilmington has both New Hanover Regional Medical Center and Cape Fear Memorial Hospital, both equipped to handle high trauma events and terminal health concerns.  In addition to some of the nation's outstanding facilities, the area boasts specialists in every area of medicine.  Wallace is also home to the NC Board of Optometry.  In conjunction with local medical care, several nursing and assisted living homes are available for families.

RECREATION
Like many coastal areas, a favorite past time to enjoy is the beaches of NC.  Wallace is conveniently located to Wrightsville, Topsail, Bald Head, and Myrtle Beach.  With a trip to nearby Wilmington, you can broaden your culture with chartering a deep sea fishing boat, visiting an aquarium, or getting a taste of the west coast movie industry.  Golf is also a premier in Wallace with two golf courses.  River Landing, a 36 hole championship golf course and gate community offers golf, tennis, swimming, fitness, and nature trails.  Rockfish Country Club is a 18 hole private course offering public playing, olympic size swimming, and extra activities for its members.  With local lakes and rivers nearby, activities such as hunting, fishing, boating, etc. abound the region.  Plays and concerts are performed in the outdoor Wanoca Theater and the Fine Arts Auditorium of Wallace-Rose Hill High School.