Moran also has the post office serving ZIP code of 83013,[3] and a public elementary school; and no other services or businesses.

The high altitude at which the village is located, as well as the effects of radiational cooling, cause particularly severe conditions in the winter.

Moran began to grow after 1903, when Ben D. Sheffield bought two homesteads on the Snake River and built up an outfitting business at the location, called the Teton Lodge Resort.

A toll bridge over the Snake, possibly operated by Sheffield, was a major link in the local transportation network.

His brother Edward ran the Flagg Ranch farther north, just outside Yellowstone National Park.

In 1928, Sheffield sold out to the Snake River Land Company (SRLC), which renovated and expanded the facility, in part to head off new development in the area.