Moro Oregon Map

About Moro, Oregon

Moro is a locality in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 392. The population density is 328.5 people per km². Moro is located at 45.4840°N, 120.7312°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97039.

Moro sits where the land begins its slow, patient tilt toward the Columbia River. It lies 78.0 miles south of Yakima, WA (from Yakima, WA: bearing 188°T), and is situated 19.5 miles east of Dufur. The terrain here is a study in broad, sweeping lines, a place where the sky feels immense and the wind, when it blows, carries the scent of dry grasses and distant rain. Rolling hills, the color of faded denim and sun-bleached wheat, stretch out under a sky that can shift from an almost impossibly pale blue to the bruised purples of an approaching storm in a matter of hours. Small farmsteads, their buildings weathered to the color of old bone, dot the landscape, each one a testament to the human hand wrestling with the vastness of the earth. The air itself often has a dry, clean quality, carrying the faint hum of insects and the rustle of sagebrush. This is a place shaped by the plow and the persistent sun. Moro's history is tied to the agricultural rhythms of Sherman County, a land that has long relied on the cultivation of wheat and barley. The local economy, still very much rooted in farming, feels the steady hand of generations who understood the subtle language of the soil and the fickle generosity of the seasons. There's a quiet resilience here, a sense that the land dictates the pace of life, and that life, in turn, has learned to bend and adapt. The distinctive character of Moro is in its openness, the way the horizon seems to pull at your gaze, inviting contemplation of the far-off, the endless.

About This Moro Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Moro, Oregon — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 45.484014, -120.731168. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Moro and Sherman County.

Detailed location data for Moro includes the ZIP code (97039), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Sherman County (Moro), and school district assignment (Sherman School District 1). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Moro is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.