ZIP Code 02879

Wakefield, RI · Washington County

41.4437, -71.5342 · View boundary on OpenStreetMap ↗

About Wakefield

Wakefield is a village in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States, and the commercial center of South Kingstown. Together with the village of Peace Dale, it is treated by the U.S. Census as a component of the census-designated place identified as Wakefield-Peacedale. West Kingston, another South Kingstown village, was the traditional county seat of Washington County. Since 1991, the Washington County Courthouse has been in Wakefield. The Sheriff's Office which handles corrections is also in Wakefield.

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Area Profile

US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)

22,628
population
$115,848
median household income
573
people / sq mi
$515,800
median home value
$1,281
median gross rent
47.4
median age
11,959
housing units
9,499
households
39.5
land area (sq mi)

Key places in 02879

  • Theater by the Sea theatre
  • Broad Hill nature
  • Great Neck nature
  • Meetinghouse Hill nature
  • Rose Hill nature
  • Tefft Hill nature

Points of interest

  • grocery
  • fast_food
  • bank
  • gym

Brands

  • Chipotle (1)
  • Dunkin' (1)
  • KFC (1)
  • McDonald's (1)
  • Panera Bread (1)
  • Shaw's (1)
  • Taco Bell (1)