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Welcome to New Waverly ...

The city of New Waverly is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

New Waverly is located in Walker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Waverly, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Waverly has a population of 1,061 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of New Waverly is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: New Waverly lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for New Waverly: 936

The ZIP code for New Waverly: 77358<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Waverly had an population of 1,061 people. This is an increase of 2.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Waverly had a population of 1,032 people. This makes New Waverly the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,032 people, the population of New Waverly increased 8.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 950 people).

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

Communities Also Named New Waverly ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named New Waverly - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near New Waverly ...

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

  • Conroe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <5>
  • Huntsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Willis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Willis is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <5>
  • Panorama Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
  • Montgomery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cut and Shoot
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakhurst
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Barado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Barado is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
  • Evergreen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Dodge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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 New Waverly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Waverly.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New 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 New Waverly.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Waverly ...

Looking for more information about New 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 New Waverly, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Waverly.

Adding New Waverly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New 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 (so far) for New Waverly was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Waverly.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Walker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for New Waverly.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Waverly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as New Waverly). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New Waverly or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.