Waverly is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The ZIP code is 18411.
Based on information from the Luzerne County Association of REALTORS® MLS as of October 29, 2026.
Waverly at a Glance
Source - U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024.
About Waverly
Waverly was settled by Connecticut families in the late 1700s and was first called Abington Center. It incorporated as a borough in 1854 and took the name Waverly from Sir Walter Scott's popular novel. The community gave up its charter about 1920 and merged into Abington Township, which voters renamed Waverly Township in 2010, adopting that name officially in 2011.
Waverly grew during the mid-19th century with foundries and shops, then quieted after the railroad bypassed it in 1880. In the mid-1800s it was a stop on the Underground Railroad, and freedom seekers who settled here built an AME church that still stands.
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The Waverly Community House, funded by the Belin family and completed in 1920, remains the center of civic life, with a gymnasium, arts programs, and a historic archive. Governor William Scranton and his family had deep ties to Waverly. The community is part of the Abington Heights School District.
Waverly sits northwest of Scranton in Lackawanna County, north of Clarks Summit and Clarks Green. The township's population was 1,856 at the 2020 census. It has the highest median household income of any municipality in Lackawanna County, and is known for its historic district and large, well-kept homes.
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