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 367. The population density is 285.7 people per km². Moro is located at 45.4840°N, 120.7312°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Moro is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97039.

Moro occupies a high, expansive plateau where the horizon stretches thin and taut against a pale, unyielding sky. It lies 23.0 miles east-southeast of The Dalles, OR (from The Dalles, OR: bearing 109°T), and is situated 23.7 miles south of Goldendale. The landscape around Moro consists of vast, open fields that catch the sun in long, golden strokes, broken only by the sharp, distant silhouette of the Cascade Range etched against the western edge of the world. Three miles to the east, the rugged contours of Gordon Hollow carve deep shadows into the earth, while the nearby Lower Deschutes Wildlife Area provides a sanctuary of scrub and sagebrush that thrives in the arid air. Five miles away, the Deschutes River cuts a persistent path through the basalt, its steady movement a quiet counterpoint to the stillness of the dry, elevated plains.

Moro serves as the seat of Sherman County, a place where the economy remains tethered to the slow, deliberate cycle of grain harvests and the husbandry of the soil. Since its founding, the identity of Moro has been shaped by the resilience required to coax life from this high-plains terrain, a history marked by the sturdy architecture of the courthouse and the enduring presence of those who work the wheat fields. Residents often look toward the horizon, where the light at dusk turns the dusty grain stalks into flickering amber, signaling the end of another day under the vast expanse. While Horseshoe Falls lies ten miles distant and Powell Reservoir remains a quiet presence five miles away, the character of the locality is defined less by these landmarks than by the persistent, wind-swept quiet that governs the pace of the streets and the daily rhythm of the work.

About This Moro Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Moro, Oregon. Coordinates: 45.484014, -120.731168. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

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).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.