Eckert, Colorado | |
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Coordinates: 38°50′34″N 107°57′41″W / 38.84278°N 107.96139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
Counties | Delta[1] |
Elevation | 5,568 ft (1,697 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code[2] | 81418 |
Area code | 970 |
Highways | SH 65 |
Eckert is a former unincorporated community, now a neighborhood within the boundaries of the incorporated town of Orchard City in Delta County, Colorado, United States. There is a U.S. Post Office in Eckert, the ZIP Code for which is 81418.[2]
A post office called Eckert has been in operation since 1891.[3] The community was named after Isadora "Dora" Eckert States, the wife of Charles Adelbert States, the first postmaster.[4][5]
Eckert Presbyterian Church is located in the area.