Waverly is a community in Polk County, Florida, home to about 187 people across 1.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 33877.
Mostly Waverly; also Lake Wales
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| Nearest major airport | Orlando International Airport (MCO)36 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Orlando, FL39 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Waverly; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Waverly had 661 residents in the 2020 census, down 66% since 2000.
It’s the 918th largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.
Polk County grew from 12,472 residents in 1900 to 725,046 in 2020.
Polk County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 50°F. About 52.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mtn Lake, FL weather station (3 miles away).
232,278 jobs at 13,992 businesses in Polk County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Waverly.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Lake Wales.
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