Waverly is a city in Bremer County, Iowa, home to about 10,494 people across 11 square miles. Its ZIP code is 50677.
Homes sold for a median of $141 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Waverly. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Des Moines International Airport (DSM)107 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Waterloo Regional Airport (ALO)15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI152 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL250 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 10,394 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.
It’s the 40th largest of 1,019 towns in Iowa by population.
Bremer County grew from 16,305 residents in 1900 to 24,988 in 2020.
Bremer County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 38.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tripoli, IA weather station (8 miles away).
8,178 jobs at 552 businesses in Bremer County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
241 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Waverly.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 13 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 7 |
| Dentists | 10 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 41 |
| Mental health providers | 51 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 102 |
| Optometrists | 7 |
| Chiropractors | 10 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2.5 miles 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.
Established in 1853.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Elementary SchoolWaverly | Pre-K | 31 | Public | 5.0 mi |
| North Ridge ElementaryWaverly | K–4 | 397 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Prairie West ElementaryWaverly | K–4 | 252 | Public | 6.2 mi |
| Waverly-Shell Rock Middle SchoolWaverly | 5–8 | 681 | Public | 5.8 mi |
| Greenview Alternative SchoolWaverly | 9–12 | 45 | Alternative Education | 5.7 mi |
| Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High SchoolWaverly | 9–12 | 737 | Public | 5.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Lutheran SchoolWaverly | Pre-K–6 | 148 | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 4.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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