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The Valentine handbook

Living in Valentine, AZ: what to set up and who to call

Valentine has no town government of its own, so Mohave County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Valentine Elementary District. Power in Valentine comes from Mohave Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Valentine has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Mohave County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Valentine’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Valentine, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerMohave Electric Cooperativecooperative utility · 11.3¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve ValentineData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Valentine’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolValentine Elementary DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code86437Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Valentine.

Electricity

Power comes from Mohave Electric Cooperative

Mohave Electric Cooperative (Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc.), a cooperative utility, serves all of Valentine. Its homes paid an average of 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $103 a month (its average across Arizona).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve Valentine

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Valentine, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Valentine’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Valentine.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileValentine has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Valentine kids go to
PK–8Valentine Elementary Schoolin Peach Springs

Valentine is in Valentine Elementary District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Valentine is unincorporated, so Mohave County is the local government.

Local governmentMohave CountyValentine is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereMohave County RecorderElections here are run by Mohave County (county election office). P.O. Box 7000, Kingman, AZ 86402 · (928) 753-0767FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn Arizona you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemy.arizona.voteThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Valentine is in ZIP code 86437

ZIP codes where Valentine residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ValentineZIP’s residents in Valentine
86437Valentine, AZ100%42%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomKingman Regional Medical Center17.9 miles awayGet a library cardThe Edward Mcelwain Memorial Library460 Hualapai Way · (928) 769-2200

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Valentine

Who provides electricity in Valentine?

Mohave Electric Cooperative (Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc.), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Valentine?

86437. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Valentine in?

Valentine Elementary District.

How do I register to vote in Valentine?

In Arizona you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before). Elections here are run by the Mohave County Recorder. Check your registration at my.arizona.vote.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet (FCC): pending.