| Wakefield, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Wakefield |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania##Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lancaster |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Fulton |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.44 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.41 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 609 |
| Population Density Km2: | 138.0 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 395 |
| Coordinates: | 39.7736°N -76.1792°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 17563 (as Peach Bottom) |
| Area Code: | 717 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-80480 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1190487 |
Wakefield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 609.[2] It is the largest community within the "Peach Bottom" ZIP code, with the area post office on Pennsylvania Route 272, just north of town.
Wakefield is in southern Lancaster County, in the north-central part of Fulton Township. The Wakefield CDP includes Wakefield proper as well as the community of Penn Hill to the north, at the northern junction of PA 272 and U.S. Route 222. Both highways lead north to Lancaster, the county seat. PA 272's route is more direct, leading north-northwest through Buck to Lancaster, while US 222 curves north-northeast through Quarryville and rejoins PA 272 at Willow Street for a 24miles route to the city. To the south from Wakefield, US 222 leads to U.S. Route 1 in Maryland, just north of Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River, while PA 272 leads east from Wakefield 9miles to US 1 in Nottingham.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Wakefield CDP has a total area of 4.4sqkm, of which 0.02sqkm, or 0.45%, are water.[1] The community sits on a ridge, with the west side draining to Puddle Duck Creek, which leads to Peters Creek and the Susquehanna River, and the east side draining to Conowingo Creek, which joins the Susquehanna in Maryland.