Welcome to Waverly ...

The city of Waverly is located in Bremer County<1> and is the County Seat for Bremer County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waverly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Waverly has a population of 10,237 people<2> (see below for details).

Waverly is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Waverly lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Waverly lies within the (319) area code.

The ZIP code for Waverly: 50677<4>

Websites for Waverly ...

Official Website:   www.city.waverlyia.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.waverlyia.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waverly had an population of 10,237 people. This is an increase of 3.68% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waverly had a population of 9,874 people (or 40.67% of the total population of Bremer County). This makes Waverly the county's most populous community.

The population of Waverly represents 0.32% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 39th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,874 people, the population of Waverly increased 10.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,968 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Waverly.

Communities Also Named Waverly ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 47 communities that are also named Waverly - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New York (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waverly.

Communities near Waverly ...

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

• Waterloo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <5>
• Cedar Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
  • Cedar Falls is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Falls <5>
• Evansdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
  • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <5>
• Parkersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <5>
• Denver
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <5>
• Nashua
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <5>
• Tripoli
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
  • Tripoli is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <5>
• Clarksville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>
• Dike
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
  • Dike is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dike <5>
• Allison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Allison is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <5>

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 Waverly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waverly.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waverly. 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 Waverly.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waverly. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Waverly.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waverly ...

Looking for more information about Waverly? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Waverly, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Waverly.

Adding Waverly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waverly in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Waverly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Waverly post office opened in 1854.

We also found Waverly in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waverly.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Waverly: www.city.waverlyia.com/

The official website for Bremer County: www.co.bremer.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/