Moscow is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in northern
Muscatine County,
Iowa
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, United States. It lies along local roads just north of
U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast from Bishop, California, to P ...
, north of the city of
Muscatine, the
county seat
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of Muscatine County. It lies at an elevation of 653 feet (199 m).
Although Moscow is unincorporated, it has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional ser ...
, with the
ZIP code of 52760, which opened on May 1, 1837.
The community is part of the Muscatine
Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Moscow was laid out in 1836 by Henry Webster and Dr. Charles Drury. Moscow experienced rapid growth with the arrival of the railroad in 1855.
Neighborhoods
Hinkeyville
Hinkeyville is a small
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
located along the
Cedar River in northern
Muscatine County. It is primarily a residential area; however, Wendling Quarries has their main facility just south of the community.
The town is accessible only by local roads north of
U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast from Bishop, California, to P ...
. The
Iowa Interstate Railroad
The Iowa Interstate Railroad is a Class II regional railroad operating in the central United States. The railroad is owned by Railroad Development Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
History
The railroad was formed on November 2, 1984, u ...
operates an estimated one to three trains per day through Hinkeyville.
References
Unincorporated communities in Muscatine County, Iowa
Unincorporated communities in Iowa
Muscatine, Iowa micropolitan area
1836 establishments in Michigan Territory
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