Waverly Michigan Map

About Waverly, Michigan

Waverly is a locality in Ottawa County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of 23,812. The population density is 1010.0 people per km². Waverly is located at 42.7384°N, 84.6340°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 49424, 48917.

Waverly spreads across a landscape defined by the deliberate, steady movement of the Macatawa River and the expansive, quiet presence of Lake Macatawa nearby. It lies 1.5 miles northeast of Holland, MI (from Holland, MI: bearing 48°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-northwest of Oakland. The terrain here holds a subtle, muted character, where the earth yields to wide, flat stretches of fertile soil that seem to capture the pale, diffused light of the midwestern afternoon. Windmill Island remains a constant, grounding feature of the horizon, its presence emphasizing the flat, open quality of the land that extends toward the distant rise of Pelican Peak. In the quiet hours of dusk, the air carries a crisp, clean stillness, reflecting the unpretentious clarity of a region where the sky feels vast and the horizon remains largely unobstructed by the jagged intrusions of high ground.

Waverly maintains a character forged by the steady intersection of agricultural roots and the quiet industriousness of the inland plains. The economic life of Waverly is tethered to the rhythms of the surrounding soil and the proximity of the Macatawa River, which has long served as a silent witness to the slow, methodical growth of the neighborhood. While the sprawl of the modern world occasionally presses against its borders, the daily pace of Waverly retains a deliberate, measured quality, favoring the permanence of local tradition over the frantic pulse of larger centers. Life here is measured in the seasonal shifts of the fields and the subtle, changing colors of the vegetation, creating a sense of place that values endurance and the quiet, honest labor of those who maintain the land.

About This Waverly Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waverly, Michigan. Coordinates: 42.7384, -84.633987. 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 (49424, 48917), telephone area code (616, 517), county seat of Ottawa County (Grand Haven), and school district assignment (Waverly Community Schools).

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.