Eckert, Colorado

Eckert, Colorado
Eckert
Location of Eckert, Colorado.
Eckert
Eckert (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°50′34″N 107°57′46″W / 38.8428°N 107.9628°W / 38.8428; -107.9628 (Eckert, Orchard City, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyDelta[1]
TownOrchard City
Government
 • Typeneighborhood
 • BodyOrchard City[3]
Elevation5,568 ft (1,697 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[4]
81418
Area codes970/748
GNIS place ID186504
GNIS town ID2413088
FIPS code08-55980

Eckert is a U.S. post office and neighborhood of the Town of Orchard City in Delta County, Colorado, United States. The Eckert, Colorado, post office has the ZIP Code 81418.[4]

History

The Eckert, Colorado, post office opened on October 27, 1891.[5] The community was named after Isadora "Dora" Eckert States, the wife of Charles Adelbert States, the first postmaster.[6][7]

Eckert Presbyterian Church is located in the area.

Geography

Eckert is located in the Town of Orchard City at coordinates 38°50′34″N 107°57′46″W / 38.8428°N 107.9628°W / 38.8428; -107.9628 (Eckert, Orchard City, Colorado) and elevation 5,568 feet (1,697 m).[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Eckert, Orchard City, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  3. ^ "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  5. ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
  6. ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 19.
  7. ^ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Roll #: 14; Archive Publication #: M841 Accessed via Ancestry.com 18 August 2021.