Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Living in Columbine Valley, CO: what to set up and who to call
Monday is trash day in Columbine Valley; Republic Services collects. For a library card, the closest branch is Littleton/Bemis Public Library, 2.0 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Columbine Valley, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Columbine Valley.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Public Service Co. of Colorado), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Columbine Valley. Its homes paid an average of 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $93 a month (its average across Colorado).
Start or move service: xcelenergy.com · (800) 895-4999
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Southwest Metropolitan WSD
Southwest Metropolitan WSD supplies Columbine Valley: about 30% of residents live in its service area. Platte Canyon WSD serves another 17%. About 52% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Denver Water Board as seller) and serves 48,648 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2002, was 9.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2002: EPA has no newer result for this system.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. CO0103723.
6 home internet providers serve Columbine Valley
100% of 688 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 78% | 140/20 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 21% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 53% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Columbine Valley is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Columbine Valley, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Mon · which week: columbinevalley.org
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From columbinevalley.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-08-12, 2026-08-12T16:33:41+00:00. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Columbine Valley is in Littleton School District 6.
A+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Columbine Valley is in ZIP code 80123
ZIP codes where Columbine Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Columbine Valley | ZIP’s residents in Columbine Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80123 | Littleton, CO | 99% | 3% |
A few homes fall in 80128.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Columbine Valley
Who supplies Columbine Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Southwest Metropolitan WSD (EPA ID CO0103723). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 9.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2002), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Columbine Valley?
Xcel Energy (Public Service Co. of Colorado), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Columbine Valley?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Columbine Valley?
80123. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Columbine Valley in?
Littleton School District 6.
How do I register to vote in Columbine Valley?
In Colorado you can register online until 8 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 8 days before). Elections here are run by the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder. Check your registration at sos.state.co.us.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Columbine Valley’s own website (columbinevalley.org), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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 Nov 18, 2024 (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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.