Moscow, Iowa | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Iowa#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Moscow |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Muscatine |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.28 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.08 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.20 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.26 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.19 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 290 |
Population Density Km2: | 94.12 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 243.70 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 653 |
Coordinates: | 41.575°N -91.0828°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 52760 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 19-54345 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 465126[3] |
Moscow is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 290.[2] It has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52760,[4] which opened on May 1, 1837. The community is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Moscow was laid out in 1836 by Henry Webster and Dr. Charles Drury.[5] Moscow experienced rapid growth with the arrival of the railroad in 1855.[6]
Moscow is in northern Muscatine County, along local roads just north of U.S. Route 6, north of the city of Muscatine, the county seat.[7] Davenport is to the east, and Iowa City is to the west-northwest. The Iowa Interstate Railroad operates an estimated one to three trains per day through the town.
Moscow lies on the east side of the Cedar River at an elevation of . According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.27sqmi, of which 1.19sqmi are land and 0.08sqmi, or 5.93%, are water.[1]
Hinkeyville is a small unincorporated community located across the Cedar River from Moscow. It is primarily a residential area; however, Wendling Quarries has their main facility just south of the community.