Nebraska · Census place 3151770

Waverly, Nebraska

Waverly is a city in Lancaster County, Nebraska with an estimated 4,543 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 36th largest of 109 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 4,543; #36 of 109 in Nebraska
Change since 2020: +5.8%; +250 people
Land area: 2.5 sq mi
Density: 1,847 / sq mi; State median 1,829

Orange pin: Waverly. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Lincoln.

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Waverly population, 2020 to 2024

Waverly added 250 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +5.8%. In the latest year it moved by +56.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 4,278. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Waverly covers 2.46 square miles of land, for 1,847 people per square mile of land. The median Nebraska place of 5,000+ has 1,829, so Waverly is close to the typical town.

What county Waverly is in

All of Waverly's residents live in Lancaster County, which had 332,857 residents in 2024. Waverly holds 1.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Waverly

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Waverly by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 68462. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Waverly is

The Census internal point of Waverly is at 40.911800, -96.533800. Lincoln, the capital, is 11.3 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lincoln, NE (300,619 people), 10.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 40.911800, -96.533800
DMS: 40°54'42.48"N 96°32'1.68"W
UTM: 14N 707696.7E 4531894.4N
Geohash: 9z72erf0x
Plus code: 86G5WF68+PF

Daylight in Waverly

At 40.91° N, Waverly gets about 15 h 07 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 14 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 53 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Waverly

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nebraska, measured between internal points. The closest is Eagle, 8.5 miles away, with 1,205 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Waverly, NE?

4,543 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 250 (5.8%) from 4,293 in July 2020.

What county is Waverly in?

Lancaster County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Waverly?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 68462.

How far is Waverly from Lincoln?

11.3 miles (18.1 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Waverly.

What is the nearest larger city to Waverly?

Lincoln, NE, with 300,619 residents, 10.2 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.