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Wakefield
Wakefield is located in Louisiana
Wakefield
Wakefield
Location in Louisiana
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish West Feliciana
Elevation
246 ft (75 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70784
GNIS feature ID 556342

Wakefield is a small place in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is known as an "unincorporated community." This means it's a group of homes and businesses that doesn't have its own local government like a city or town. Instead, it's managed by the larger parish (which is like a county).

Wakefield is located about 246 feet (75 meters) above sea level. The United States Postal Service helps serve the people living there. You can find Wakefield along U.S. Route 61, which is a major highway.

Education in Wakefield

Students in Wakefield attend schools run by the West Feliciana Parish Public Schools system. All children living in the area go to specific schools based on their age.

  • Younger students attend Bains Lower Elementary School.
  • Older elementary students go to Bains Elementary School.
  • Middle school students attend West Feliciana Middle School.
  • High school students go to West Feliciana High School.

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