Moberly is located in north-central Missouri, at the intersection of U.S. 63 and U.S. 24, only 90 miles from Iowa and 70 miles from Illinois, and with a population of 13,000. Halfway between St. Louis and Kansas City on Interstate 70 is the city of Columbia, the home of the University of Missouri. Moberly is about thirty-five miles north of Columbia on US Highway 63.