Moscow, Iowa
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| Moscow, Iowa | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Moscow, Iowa
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| Coordinates: 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 |
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| 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.
[edit] 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
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