Welcome to Moran ...

The city of Moran is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Moran is located in Shackelford County<1>.

The location of Moran has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moran, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Moran has a population of 259 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Moran is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Moran: (325)

The ZIP code for Moran: 76464<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Moran had an population of 259 people. This is a decrease of 4.07% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.16% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Moran had a population of 270 people (or 7.99% of the total population of Shackelford County). This makes Moran the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 270 people, the population of Moran increased 15.88% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 233 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Moran.

Communities Also Named Moran ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Moran - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Ohio, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Moran ...

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

• Cisco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Cisco is located in Eastland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <6>
• Albany
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Shackelford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <6>
• Baird
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
  • Baird is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <6>
• Putnam
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Putnam is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <6>
• Eureka
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Stephens County
• Eolian
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
  • Eolian is located in Stephens County
• Gunsight ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
  • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
• Belle Plain ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
  • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
• Breckenridge
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <6>
• Nimrod ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Nimrod is located in Eastland County

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 Moran. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moran.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Moran. 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 Moran.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moran ...

Looking for more information about Moran? 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 Moran, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Moran.

Adding Moran to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moran 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 for Moran was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Moran post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moran.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moran. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/