Local servicesPost officeMoro Post Office5.5 miTown hallMoro City Hall5.5 miPoliceSherman County Sheriff's Office5.6 miFire stationMoro Rural Fire District5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYakima Air Terminal McAllister Field YKM76 miMajor airportPortland International Airport PDX96 miInterstateI-8416 miUS highwayUS 974.1 miAmtrakWishram, WA WIH21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97039 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 41 min5:13 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 43 min7:39 am – 4:22 pm
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People469 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.5180 householdsMedian household income $69,643Median home value $245,600Median rent $971 a month58% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,071 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.9% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 217 employedMain industries: education and health care 15%, farming, forestry and mining 14%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 18 minutes66% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 53°FColdest month December: highs 40°F, lows 24°F11 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month December17 in of snow a year, on about 11 days22 days above 90°F, 126 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Moro station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsLower Deschutes Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.6 mi · 8,398 acresMaryhillstate park · 17.5 mi · 93 acresDeschutes River State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 16.7 mi · 409 acresMt. Hood Purchase Unitnational forest · 24.6 miColumbia Hillsstate park · 25.5 mi · 3,632 acresGoldendale Observatorystate park · 27.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes49 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 13 Apr 197630 mi away, near Shaniko, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Aug 202246 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSherman County, OR, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025315 of 365 days measured50 moderate daysMedian index 25, worst day 81main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Wasco County, OR, 34 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Moroserves 350 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,756 ft535 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
