Welcome to Waverly ...

The village of Waverly is located in Tioga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waverly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Waverly has a population of 4,111 people<2> (see below for details).

Waverly is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Waverly lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Waverly: 607

The ZIP code for Waverly: 14892<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waverly had an population of 4,111 people. This is a decrease of 7.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waverly had a population of 4,444 people (or 8.71% of the total population of Tioga County). This makes Waverly the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Waverly represents 0.02% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 527th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,444 people, the population of Waverly decreased 3.54% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,607 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Waverly.

Communities Also Named Waverly ...

While we believe that this Waverly is located in Tioga County, we know of another 2 New York communities named Waverly. Those communities are located in the following counties: Suffolk and Westchester County.

Beyond New York, there are 47 communities that are also named Waverly - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waverly.

Websites for Waverly ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tiogachamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Waverly, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Waverly ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waverly.

• Elmira
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Elmira is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elmira
  • From Waverly to Elmira
• Horseheads
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseheads
  • Horseheads is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseheads <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Horseheads
  • From Waverly to Horseheads
• Owego
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <5>
• Elmira Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
  • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <5>
• Athens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Towanda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
  • Towanda is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <5>
• Candor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Candor is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Candor
  • From Waverly to Candor
• Spencer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• Wellsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wellsburg
  • From Waverly to Wellsburg
• Van Etten
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Etten have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Etten
  • Van Etten is located in Chemung County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Etten <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Waverly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waverly.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waverly. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waverly.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waverly. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Waverly.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waverly ...

Looking for more information about Waverly? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Waverly, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Waverly.

Adding Waverly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waverly in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Waverly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Waverly post office opened in 1850.

We also found Waverly in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waverly.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waverly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tioga County: www.tiogacountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/