Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Dove Valley

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Seventeen Mile HouseSeventeen Mile House · Photo: Thomas Stockman · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Dove Valley handbook

Living in Dove Valley, CO: what to set up and who to call

Dove Valley has no town government of its own, so Arapahoe County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Cherry Creek School District 5. Power in Dove Valley comes from CORE Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Dove Valley has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Arapahoe County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Dove Valley’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Dove Valley.

Electricity

Power comes from CORE Electric Cooperative

CORE Electric Cooperative (CORE Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Dove Valley. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $132 a month (its average across Colorado).

Start or move service: irea.coop · (303) 688-3100

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Arapahoe Cnty Wwwa water system

The Arapahoe Cnty Wwwa water system supplies almost all of Dove Valley. It draws ground water (EPA lists East Cherry Creek Valley WSD and East Valley Md and Joint Water Purification Plant and Cottonwood WSD as sellers) and serves 31,000 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.7 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. CO0203002.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Dove Valley

100% of 1,139 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%2,000/250
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber92%140/20
BAM BroadbandFixed wireless98%1,000/100
Kellin CommunicationsFixed wireless90%1,000/220
T-MobileFixed wireless35%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless15%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 1 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dove Valley.

Nearest public drop-off · 0.8 mi from the center of Dove Valley

Waste Connections Denver South Jordan Road Transfer Station

7120 South Jordan Road, Centennial, CO, 80112

This isn’t Dove Valley’s own facility. Whether Dove Valley residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Dove Valley kids go to
PK–544 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Dove Valley is in Cherry Creek School District 5.

A−School gradeSee 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

Dove Valley is unincorporated, so Arapahoe County is the local government.

Local governmentArapahoe CountyDove Valley is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereArapahoe County Clerk and RecorderElections here are run by Arapahoe County (county election office). 5251 S. Federal Blvd, Littleton, CO 80120 · (303) 738-8067FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placesos.state.co.usThe 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 Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Dove Valley is in ZIP code 80112

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Dove ValleyZIP’s residents in Dove Valley
80112Englewood, CO100%16%

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.

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

Questions about living in Dove Valley

Who supplies Dove Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Arapahoe Cnty Wwwa water system (EPA ID CO0203002). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Dove Valley?

CORE Electric Cooperative (CORE Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Dove Valley?

Xfinity, CenturyLink, BAM Broadband, Kellin Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Dove Valley?

80112. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Dove Valley in?

Cherry Creek School District 5.

How do I register to vote in Dove 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: 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 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.