Moran | |
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  Moran Location within the state of Wyoming  Moran Moran (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°50′30″N 110°30′28″W / 43.84167°N 110.50778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Teton |
| Elevation | 6,749 ft (2,057 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 83013 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1604433[1] |
Moran (also Moran Junction) is an unincorporated village in south central Teton County, Wyoming, United States: as the community has had two different names, the Board on Geographic Names officially ruled in favor of "Moran" in 1970.[1] It lies in Grand Teton National Park, 29 miles northeast of the city of Jackson, the county seat of Teton County, just northwest by side road of the intersection of U.S. Routes 26, 89, 191 and 287.[2] Its elevation is 6,749 feet (2,057 m) and includes one of the principal entrance-fee collection stations for the Park. Moran also has the post office serving ZIP code of 83013,[3] and a public elementary school; and no other services or businesses.
Moran is part of the United States Census Bureau's Jackson, WY–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area; and it is known as the state's coldest continuously inhabited place, with a record low of -63 °F (-52 °C) registered in the winter of 1933. The high altitude at which the village is located, as well as the effects of radiational cooling, cause particularly severe conditions in the winter.
- ^ a b "Moran, Wyoming". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 116.
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