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]
Eckert, Colorado | |
|---|---|
  Eckert  Eckert | |
| 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 |
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.
Geography
editEckert is located at 38°50′34″N 107°57′41″W / 38.84278°N 107.96139°W (38.842649,-107.961273).
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.