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Welcome to Moscow Mills ...

The city of Moscow Mills is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moscow Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Moscow Mills: Moscow Mls. (or less commonly used: Moscow Mlls.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Moscow Mills has a population of 3,502 people<2> (see below for details).

Moscow Mills is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Moscow Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Moscow Mills: 636

The ZIP code for Moscow Mills: 63362<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Moscow Mills had an population of 3,502 people. This is an increase of 39.58% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 101.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Moscow Mills had a population of 2,509 people. This makes Moscow Mills the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Moscow Mills represents 0.04% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 205th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,509 people, the population of Moscow Mills increased 44.03% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,742 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Moscow Mills.

Communities Also Named Moscow Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Moscow Mills - they are located in Maryland and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Moscow Mills.

Communities near Moscow Mills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Moscow Mills.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Moscow Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moscow Mills.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Moscow Mills. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moscow Mills.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Moscow Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Moscow Mills.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moscow Mills ...

Looking for more information about Moscow Mills? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Moscow Mills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Moscow Mills.

Adding Moscow Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moscow Mills in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Moscow Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Moscow Mills post office opened in 1878.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moscow Mills.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Moscow Mills.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moscow Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Moscow Mills). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Moscow Mills or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/