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Welcome to Wakefield Forest ...

Wakefield Forest is located in Fairfax County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Wakefield Forest: Wakefield Frst.

Wakefield Forest is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wakefield Forest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Wakefield Forest: 703 & 571<3>

Websites for Wakefield Forest ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fccc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wakefield Forest, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Wakefield Forest ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wakefield Forest.

  • Arlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Alexandria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rockville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Rockville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
  • Manassas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • College Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • College Park is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <4>
  • Herndon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfax
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hyattsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <4>
  • Manassas Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Takoma Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wakefield Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wakefield Forest.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wakefield Forest. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wakefield Forest.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wakefield Forest. See our Newspapers Page for Wakefield Forest.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wakefield Forest ...

Looking for more information about Wakefield Forest? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wakefield Forest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wakefield Forest.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fairfax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wakefield Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 703 code has been Overlayed with the 571 area code. New phone numbers in the Wakefield Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Wakefield Forest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.