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Waverly, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waverly, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 685. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WAVERLY-PA · Waverly, PA 1 ZIPs · 685 pop · #1143/25278 · Lackawanna County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $140,536
  • RANK-TOP #1143/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Clarks Summit
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 93% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 685
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $391,100

Nearest income peer: Clarks Summit, PA ( $41,712 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Waverly

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Waverly on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Waverly, PA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 5%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
685
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$140,536
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $140,536 and home value $391,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 69.2%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (92.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Pennsylvania, Gilbertsville is the closest lower-income city and Pipersville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Waverly.

Population concentration

Waverly reads through its lone ZIP, 18471

685 ACS residents, one ZIP: 18471 is not the leading code inside Waverly, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Waverly's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 204 employees , annual payroll $8,917k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 18471 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (7) · also Health care and social assistance · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Waverly, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Lackawanna County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Waverly. See the Lackawanna County roll-up →

No other city sharing Lackawanna County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Waverly. Scranton, Clarks Summit and Carbondale sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Scranton marks the far end of that range at $52,618, 63% below Waverly.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
18471 685 $140,536 24 96
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Waverly roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Waverly, .