Eckley Colorado Map

About Eckley, Colorado

Eckley is a locality in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 332. The population density is 288.3 people per km². Eckley is located at 40.1139°N, 102.4908°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80727.

Eckley lies spread across the high plains, a place where the land stretches out in an immense, unhurried gesture toward the distant, craggy wall of the Front Range. It lies 51.7 miles southeast of Sterling, CO (from Sterling, CO: bearing 133°T), and is situated 12.4 miles east of Yuma. The sky here, thinned by altitude, possesses a crystalline clarity, especially in the late afternoon when it bleeds into hues of rose and amethyst. The terrain around Eckley is largely arid, a sea of sun-baked grasses and scrub that whispers in the dry, continental breeze, punctuated by the occasional hardy cottonwood that clings to the banks of unseen watercourses. In autumn, this muted palette can ignite with the fleeting, incandescent gold of aspen groves, a vibrant contrast against the ever-present, stark blue dome of the sky. Even in the height of summer, the distant peaks of the mountains often retain a dusting of snow, a cool promise against the warmth of the plains. The bones of Eckley speak of a time when coal dust was the currency of the land, and the faint echoes of pickaxes striking rock still seem to resonate in the thin air. This was a town built on the bedrock of hard labor, its early economy fueled by the deep veins of black gold that lay beneath the prairie. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, their legacy is etched into the very character of Eckley, a quiet resilience that persists in its weathered storefronts and the unpretentious homes that line its streets. Today, the pulse of Eckley is a gentler beat, perhaps tied to the agricultural rhythms of the surrounding farms or the steady flow of travelers passing through, but the imprint of its mining past remains, a distinctive thread in the fabric of this place.

About This Eckley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Eckley, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.113877, -102.490758. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Eckley and Yuma County.

Detailed location data for Eckley includes the ZIP code (80727), telephone area code (970), county seat of Yuma County (Wray), and school district assignment (Yuma School District 1). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Eckley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.