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.

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, 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) .

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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 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
23890 4,249 $64,063 75 8
23891 2,358 n/a n/a 393

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, .