Coordinates: 53°40?48?N 1°29?31?W? / ?53.6801°N 1.4920°W? / 53.6801; -1.4920WakefieldA view of WakefieldWakefield Wakefield shown within West YorkshirePopulation76,886 OS grid referenceSE335205Metropolitan boroughCity of WakefieldMetropolitan countyWest YorkshireRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townWAKEFIELDPostcode districtWF1,WF2Dialling code01924PoliceWest YorkshireFireWest YorkshireAmbulanceYorkshireEU ParliamentYorkshire and the HumberUK ParliamentWakefieldList of places: UK England Yorkshire