Wakefield is an incorporated town in Sussex County.  Wakefield is known for being the Peanut Capital of the World.

Points of Interest:

• Airfield Conference and 4-H Educational Center
• National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office for Eastern Virginia
• Wakefield Foundation

Town Council Members

• Oscar E. Parker – President of Council: 757-899-0311
• Jean C. Barker: 757-899-3842
• James M. Long Jr.: 757-377-9717 
• Mary L. Renney: 757-870-8515
• Michael W. Kessinger: 757-899-0166
• T. Wayne Birdsong: 757-899-3806

Winston Britt, Mayor: 757-377-9356

Emergency Calls: 911
Sheriff’s Office: 434-246-5000

Pat Bowden, Fire Chief: 757-899-2302
Non-Emergency Calls (Fire Dept): 757-899-2302

James Price, Utility Superintendent: 757-899-0121   

Town Hall

Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Phone: 757-899-2361

Anne E. Monahan, Town Clerk: 757-899-2361

Patricia B. Carroll, Treasurer: 757-899-2361