Wakefield Pennsylvania Map

About Wakefield, Pennsylvania

Wakefield is a locality in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 634. The population density is 143.7 people per km². Wakefield is located at 39.7737°N, 76.1791°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17563.

Wakefield occupies a quiet expanse of the Pennsylvania interior, defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of the Conowingo Creek as it carves a path through the darkening soil. It lies 19.4 miles south-southeast of Lancaster, PA (from Lancaster, PA: bearing 160°T), and is situated 7.8 miles southwest of Union. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the land lifts into a series of modest, cultivated rises that suggest the distant, hazy blue silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains on the far horizon. Five miles to the north, the dense, verdant cover of William Penn State Forest regulates the temperature of the afternoon, casting long, cooling shadows across the fields. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, and at dusk, the light turns a bruised gold, catching the edges of the leaves and the quiet stillness of Living Stones Fellowship, which serves as a steady, grounded center for the local landscape.

Wakefield maintains a character forged by the slow, deliberate work of agriculture and the legacy of regional trade that has defined these inland corridors for generations. While the pace of life remains tethered to the seasonal turn of the crops, the proximity of the Mason-Dixon Trail seven miles away brings an occasional traveler through the periphery, connecting the locality to a wider history of boundary and transit. The local economy relies on the stewardship of the land and the modest commerce that clusters near the creek, far removed from the clamor of the urban centers to the north and east. Residents often look toward the nearby Octoraro Lakes or the distant, rushing spray of Amos Falls for recreation, finding in these waters a reflective mirror to their own measured, deliberate way of existence.

About This Wakefield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wakefield, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 39.773716, -76.17912. 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 Wakefield includes the ZIP code (17563), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Lancaster County (Lancaster), and school district assignment (Solanco 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.