Waverly, VA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waverly, VA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 6,607. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet WAVERLY-VA · Waverly, VA 2 ZIPs · 6,607 pop · #15863/25278 · Sussex County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $64,063
- RANK-LOWER #15863/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stony Creek
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 72% owners
- POP-TOWN 6,607
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $172,900
Nearest income peer: Stony Creek, VA ( $1,033 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.
- Stony Creek · lowest
Stony Creek · lowest
$63,030 median HH income
- Waverly · this city
Waverly · this city
$64,063 median HH income
- Wakefield · near
Wakefield · near
$66,558 median HH income
- Yale · highest
Yale · highest
$83,942 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Waverly, VA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 37th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 6,607
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $64,063
- 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.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,063 and poverty 9.3% concentrate in 23890.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Waverly as a pure owner town.
Within Virginia, Waynesboro is the closest lower-income city and Brodnax 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
Lead ZIP 23890 skews compact Waverly
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 23890 covers about 64% of Waverly's 6,607 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Light employer footprint across Waverly's short ZIP set
Citywide ZBP: 75 establishments, 832 employees , annual payroll $42,685k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 23890 (75 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (15) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Waverly, VA
These ZIP codes sit in Sussex County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Waverly. See the Sussex County roll-up →
Every one of the 3 cities sharing Sussex County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Waverly, Wakefield and Yale among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Yale marks the far end of that range at $83,942, 31% above Waverly.
Side-by-side: Compare 23890 vs 23891 →
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, .