Moro 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
Madison County,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
, United States. Moro, like all of Madison County, is part of the Illinois
Metro-East
Metro East is a region in southern Illinois that contains eastern and northern suburbs and exurbs of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It encompasses five Southern Illinois counties (and parts of three others) in the St. Louis Metropolitan Sta ...
region of the
Greater St. Louis
Greater St. Louis is a bi-state metropolitan area that completely surrounds and includes the independent city of St. Louis, the principal city. It includes parts of both Missouri and Illinois. The city core is on the Mississippi Riverfront on t ...
metropolitan area. Whilst still being in the Metro-East, Moro is located on the edge of the urban northeast extent of it. Moro is northeast of
Bethalto, and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) northwest of
Meadowbrook. Moro 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 serv ...
with
ZIP code 62067. The population of Moro in 2019 was estimated at 3,483.
Moro is also known for being the hometown of former college baseball player, Nathan Dalton
The city of
Moro, Oregon
Moro is a city in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. The population was 324 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Sherman County It’s currently the least-populous county seat in Oregon. Moro was incorporated on February 17, 1899, b ...
, is named for the Illinois settlement.
References
Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Illinois
Unincorporated communities in Illinois
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