Waverly, Polk County
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| City | Waverly |
| State | Florida (FL) |
| County | Polk |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 27.978911 |
| Longitude | -81.613966 |
| Population | 187 |
| Density | 81.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33877 |
| Area Code | 239, 305, 321, 352, 386, 407, 448, 561, 689, 727, 754, 772, 786, 813, 850, 863, 904, 941, 954 |
| County Seat | Bartow |
| School District | Polk County School District |
Waverly is a locality in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 187. The population density is 81.8 people per km². Waverly is located at 27.9789°N, 81.6140°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 33877.
Waverly rests in a landscape shaped by the gentle embrace of Central Florida's sandy terrain, where the air itself often carries a subtle, humid warmth. It lies 7.8 miles east-south-east of Winter Haven, FL (from Winter Haven, FL: bearing 112°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south of Haines City. Low-lying plains, dotted with the stoic silhouettes of pine trees and the more vibrant greens of palmettos, stretch towards horizons that seem to hum with the distant promise of sunshine. Here, the earth is a rich, dark loam in places, a testament to its agricultural past, and the sky can shift from a brilliant, almost blinding blue to a bruised, dramatic canvas of purple and grey as afternoon thunderstorms gather. The quality of light, particularly as the sun begins its descent, casts long, languid shadows that seem to stretch the very soul of the land, imbuing the quiet roads and scattered homes with a profound, almost ancient stillness. The history of Waverly is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the agricultural bounty it has yielded. Once a significant hub for citrus groves, the sweet, pervasive scent of ripening oranges would have been a defining characteristic of the air, a perfume of prosperity. Though the landscape has seen shifts, the spirit of cultivation persists, with smaller farms and nurseries continuing to draw sustenance from the land. The local economy, while perhaps less dominated by vast groves than in decades past, still finds its pulse in the cultivation of produce and the quiet hum of businesses serving the surrounding ranches and residential areas. Waverly, in its unhurried way, carries the echoes of a time when agriculture was king, a history that lingers like the faint, sweet memory of a long-ago harvest.
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Detailed location data for Waverly includes the ZIP code (33877), telephone area code (239, 305, 321, 352, 386, 407, 448, 561, 689, 727, 754, 772, 786, 813, 850, 863, 904, 941, 954), county seat of Polk County (Bartow), and school district assignment (Polk County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Waverly is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |