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Eckert, Colorado
Eckert, Colorado is located in Colorado
Eckert, Colorado
Eckert, Colorado
Location in Colorado
Eckert, Colorado is located in the United States
Eckert, Colorado
Eckert, Colorado
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  Colorado
Counties Delta
Elevation
5,568 ft (1,697 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
81418
Area code(s) 970
Highways Colorado 65.svg 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.

A post office called Eckert has been in operation since 1891. The community was named after Isadora "Dora" Eckert States, the wife of Charles Adelbert States, the first postmaster.

Eckert Presbyterian Church is located in the area.

Geography

Eckert is located at 38°50′34″N 107°57′41″W / 38.84278°N 107.96139°W / 38.84278; -107.96139 (38.842649,-107.961273).

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