Mossville, Illinois

The Mossville post office was first established on April 19, 1855. The historic Grant's Inn building was standing before Abraham Lincoln gave his famous Peoria Speech at the Peoria County Courthouse in downtown Peoria. Caterpillar Inc. located its Technical Research Center (Tech Center) in Mossville in the 1960s, and subsequently put production facilities (the Mossville plant, most of which no longer exists, due to Caterpillar relocating these facilities/jobs) there as well. Caterpillar Electronics as well as the global mining technologies research and development are also located at Mossville. A co-operated Ameren/Caterpillar generation plant and a small industrial park also sits near the factories. ==Culture==

Mossville Junior High and Elementary School is part of Illinois Valley Central Unit District 321. The census-designated place is in the district. The Mossville United Methodist Church is situated on the west side of the Illinois Route 6 overpass on Mossville Road. This is the only church located in the township limits of Mossville. The Mossville ZIP Code is 61552. The small post office, next to the Marathon gas station, does not have delivery routes. Locations within a few blocks of the post office have only post office boxes; locations further out are served by rural delivery from the Chillicothe (61523) or Dunlap (61525) post offices and have postal addresses that reflect this. ==Demographics==

Mossville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census. ==See also==