Moran, Wyoming
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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 |
Moran (also Moran Junction) is an unincorporated community in south central Teton County, Wyoming, United States, which serves as one of the principal fee collection entrances to Grand Teton National Park. It lies in Grand Teton National Park northeast of the city of Jackson, the county seat of Teton County, at the intersection of U.S. Routes 26, 89, 191 and 287. Its elevation is 6,749 feet (2,057 m). As the community has had two different names, the Board on Geographic Names officially ruled in favor of "Moran" in 1970. Although Moran is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 83013.
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 community is located, as well as the effects of radiational cooling, cause particularly severe conditions in the winter.