- Moscow, Iowa
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Moscow, Iowa — Unincorporated community — Location within the state of Iowa
Moscow, IowaCoordinates: 41°34′30″N 91°4′58″W / 41.575°N 91.08278°WCoordinates: 41°34′30″N 91°4′58″W / 41.575°N 91.08278°W Country United States State Iowa County Muscatine Elevation 653 ft (199 m) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP codes 52760 FIPS code GNIS feature ID 465126[1] Moscow is an unincorporated community in northern Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads just north of U.S. Route 6, north of the city of Muscatine, the county seat of Muscatine County.[2] Its elevation is 653 feet (199 m).[1] Although Moscow is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52760,[3] which opened on May 1, 1837.[4]
The community is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The fictional character Sarge from the popular online web series Red vs. Blue came from this city when entering the war.
References
- ^ a b "Moscow, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:465126.
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moscow Post Office
Municipalities and communities of Muscatine County, Iowa Cities Atalissa | Blue Grass‡ | Conesville | Durant‡ | Fruitland | Muscatine | Nichols | Stockton | Walcott‡ | West Liberty | Wilton
Unincorporated
communitiesArdon | Cranston | Fairport | Hinkeyville | Montpelier | Moscow | Petersburg
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Iowa geography stubs
- Populated places in Muscatine County, Iowa
- Unincorporated communities in Iowa
- Muscatine micropolitan area
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