Eckert, Colorado

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Eckert, Colorado
neighborhood of the Town of Orchard City
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Eckert
Eckert (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°50′34″N107°57′46″W / 38.8428°N 107.9628°W / 38.8428; -107.9628 (Eckert, Orchard City, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Delta [2]
Town Orchard City
Government
 • Type neighborhood
 • Body Orchard City [3]
Elevation
[1]
5,568 ft (1,697 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [4]
81418
Area codes 970/748
GNIS place ID 186504
GNIS town ID 2413088
FIPS code 08-55980

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]

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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″N107°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). [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Eckert, Orchard City, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "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.
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