Eckley, Colorado
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Yuma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80727. The Survey maps it on the Eckley quadrangle. 232 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,907 feet above sea level.
On record in Eckley
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Boggs Lumber and Hardware Buildinglisted 1985
Population over time
2 figuresEckley fell from 257 to 232 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 257 | |
| 2020 | 232 | -25 (-10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Eckley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Wray quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Eckley between 2003 and 2020, burning about 18 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Yuma Volunteer Fire Department (Yuma Rural Fire Protection District) | UNKNOWN |
| 6 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Eckley Volunteer Fire Department | N/A |
| 6 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Yuma County | IA 374 |
| 30 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 17 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | WRAY |
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Eckley: 4 past producers, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 79 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eckley in 79 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 63 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eckley | $36,250 | An irrigation sprinkler was overturned, six power poles were down and large trees were reported toppled. |
| August 1996 | Hail | Eckley | $200 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Hail | Eckley | - | Measured 2.25 inch hail from the public. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Eckley | - | Nickel to quarter sized hail reported. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eckley | - | Estimated 50-60 MPH gusts as storm moved through. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Eckley | - | Road covered in nickel sized hail. Near intersection of CR T and 44. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Eckley | - | Penny sized hail reported near CR 46 and S intersection. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Eckley | - | Hail around 1.5 inches in diameter reported near CR T and 41. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Eckley | - | Report from MPing of hail from 1-2.5 inches. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Eckley | - | Trained spotter reports nickel sized hail. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eckley | - | Trained spotter estimates 75 MPH winds with Nickel sized hail. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Eckley | - | Report with photos of 2 inch hail in Eckley, CO. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Eckley | - | Report of golf ball sized hail for about a minute followed by 5 minutes of nickel to ping pong ball sized hail 8 miles south of Eckley, CO. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Eckley | - | A large amount of dime to penny sized hail, but not enough to cover the ground, fell for a duration of nine minutes. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Eckley | - | Hail reportedly ranged from nickel to quarter size. Approximately 60 mph wind gusts were also reported at this time and location. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eckley | - | Approximately 60 mph winds were estimated by a trained spotter about 5 miles south of Eckley. In addition, nickel to quarter size hail was also observed at this location at this time. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Eckley | - | The hail ranged from dime to quarter in size. |
| May 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Eckley | - | Tornado located west of CR W and CR 43. Due to the tornado being the the rural part of the county, no damage was reported. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eckley | - | Delayed report received from BNSF railroad insurance agent. Twenty railroad cars (6 box cars, 14 container cars carrying double-stacked trailers) were blown off the tracks from a thunderstorm downburst around 445 pm MDT. All cars were laying to the north. No damage was reported in Eckley, just east of the incident. Train was parked at the time. No mesonet data; peak wind is an estimate. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Eckley | - | Hail damaged an area roughly 14 miles long by 5 miles wide, resulting in partial to complete damage of corn, wheat and bean crops. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eckley | - | Seven power poles broken between roads 51, 52 and along Road S in northern Yuma county 12 miles north of Eckley. Irrigation pivot also overturned. Doppler radar indicated possible stright-line wind event. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eckley | - | This report was relayed via the NSSL SHAVE project. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eckley | - | Four utility poles downed and a large grain bin pushed over. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eckley | - | Three-inch diameter tree limbs broken off. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eckley | - | Power outages were reported across the area. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Eckley | - | Nickel and dime size hail covered the ground. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eckley | - | Wind estimated at 60 mph or greater brought down limbs 3 to 4 inches in diameter. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| September 2004 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Eckley | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Eckley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2425026 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 183026. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



