Moro, Illinois | |
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Coordinates: 38°55′29″N 90°01′19″W / 38.92472°N 90.02194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Madison |
Townships | Moro, Fort Russell |
Area | |
• Total | 0.223 sq mi (0.58 km2) |
• Land | 0.219 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
• Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 531 ft (162 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 397 |
• Density | 1,812.8/sq mi (699.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 62067 |
Area code | 618 |
GNIS feature ID | 413830 [3] |
Moro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madison County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 387. [2] Moro, like all of Madison County, is part of the Illinois Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
The city of Moro, Oregon, is named for the Illinois community. [4]
Moro is located in northwestern Madison County and sits at the northeast edge of the urban portion of the Metro-East area. It is bordered to the southwest by the village of Bethalto, while unincorporated Meadowbrook is 2 miles (3 km) to the southeast. Downtown St. Louis is 26 miles (42 km) to the southwest. Moro has a post office with ZIP code 62067. [5]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Moro CDP has a total area of 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.010 km2), or 1.79%, are water. [1] The community drains west to Rocky Branch, a tributary of the East Fork of the Wood River, running to the Mississippi River at East Alton.