Wakefield is an incorporated town in Sussex County. Wakefield is the home of the "Peanut Capital of the World®", the Virginia Diner®.

Mayor

Brian M. Laine - Mayor: (wakefieldtown@verizon.net)

Town Council Members

• O. E. Parker, III – Council President

• Frances Chambers - Council Member 

• Dennis P. Mason - Council Member 

• Darlean Whiting - Council Member 

• Michael W. Kessinger - Council Member

• Brian K. Wills - Council Member

Questions or concerns?     Visit the Town's Website 

Town Hall: 757-899-2361 | Fax: 757-899-2907 | Utilities: 757-899-0121

Sheriff’s Office: 434-246-5000 | Emergencies: Dial 911

Pat Bowden, Fire Chief: 757-899-2302 | Non-Emergency: 757-899-2302

Town Hall

Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Phone: 757-899-2361

P.O. Box 550, Wakefield, Virginia 23888

• Bonita Meyers, Town Clerk: 757-899-2361

• Robyn L. Croft, Treasurer: 757-899-2361

Points of Interest:

• Airfield Conference and 4-H Educational Center

• National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office for Eastern Virginia

• Wakefield Foundation

• Troxler Memorial Library