Waverly Florida Map

About Waverly, Florida

Waverly is a locality in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 661. The population density is 177.5 people per km². Waverly is located at 27.9853°N, 81.6253°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 33612, 33877.

Waverly occupies a landscape defined by the ancient, sandy spine of the central ridge, where the high-altitude heat settles over the scrubland in shimmering, heavy waves. It lies 4.8 miles east-southeast of Cypress Gardens, FL (from Cypress Gardens, FL: bearing 103°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east-southeast of Winter Haven. The terrain near Waverly Park acts as a quiet anchor for the surroundings, providing a green refuge where the soil is thin and the sun-bleached palmetto scrub thrives under a relentless, brilliant sky. To the west, the elevation shifts toward Iron Mountain, which rises as a soft, hazy suggestion against the horizon, grounding the view in a permanent, geologic stillness. Only a mile away, the surface of Lake Annie reflects the passage of the afternoon, its dark water undisturbed by the distant, rhythmic hum of the inland wind.

Waverly remains deeply tethered to the rhythm of the citrus industry, a legacy that colors the local economy as surely as the waxy, fragrant blooms perfume the humid air each spring. Generations of cultivation have organized the earth into orderly rows of trees that extend toward the horizon, their deep green leaves providing a stark contrast to the pale, sandy soil characteristic of the region. Five miles distant, the quiet flow of Peace Creek and the expanse of the Lake Wales Ridge State Forest define the outer edges of this agricultural domain, marking the transition from managed groves to wilder, protected woodland. Life in Waverly moves with a measured, deliberate pace, dictated by the cycles of the harvest and the persistent, subtropical warmth that seems to slow the very passage of time.

About This Waverly Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waverly, Florida. Coordinates: 27.985282, -81.625304. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Waverly includes the ZIP code (33612, 33877), telephone area code (407, 321, 561), county seat of Polk County (Bartow), and school district assignment (Polk County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.