Eckert is a former

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

, now a

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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.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. Eckert Presbyterian Church is located in the area.

Geography

Eckert is located at (38.842649,-107.961273).

References

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