Wakefield, Pennsylvania

Wakefield, Pennsylvania
Wakefield
Location in Pennsylvania
Wakefield
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°46′25″N 76°10′45″W / 39.77361°N 76.17917°W / 39.77361; -76.17917
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
TownshipFulton
Area
  Total
1.71 sq mi (4.44 km2)
  Land1.70 sq mi (4.41 km2)
  Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
395 ft (120 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
609
  Density357/sq mi (138.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17563 (as Peach Bottom)
Area code717
FIPS code42-80480
GNIS feature ID1190487

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. It is the largest community within the "Peach Bottom" ZIP code, with the area post office on Pennsylvania Route 272, just north of town.