Eckley, Colorado

About Eckley

Set in the northeastern part of Colorado, Eckley is a tiny community counting 236 people who proudly call it home.

Eckley holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.47 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 502 residents per square mile.

📰 Eckley News Today

• Large, fast-moving fire burning near Eckley in Yuma County has been knocked down, officials say Denver7 · Apr 22
• Ordinary people became heroes as flames tore across this eastern Colorado landscape The Colorado Sun · Jan 25
• Morgan T. Spencer Obituary Oct 6, 2024 Jones Family Funeral Home · Feb 16
• Shelly Jo (Newbanks) Smith Obituary | Baucke Funeral Home | Yuma, CO Tribute Archive · Jun 24
• Gerald Donald Silvius 1939-2025 yumapioneer.com · Dec 20

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What Makes Eckley Unique

• The only place in America named Eckley — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 16 miles.

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