F. M. Walcott House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Living in Valentine, NE: what to set up and who to call
Valentine runs its own electric utility, City of Valentine. Valentine Community Schools runs the public schools in Valentine.
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.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Valentine.
Power comes from City of Valentine
City of Valentine (City of Valentine - (NE)), a municipal utility, serves 94.8% of Valentine residents.
Start or move service: visitvalentine.org · (402) 376-2323
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Valentine water system
The City of Valentine water system supplies Valentine: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 2,737 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% of similar systems’ latest results.
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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NE3103106.
5 home internet providers serve Valentine
100% of 1,467 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allo Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 89% | 100/10 |
| Great Plains Broadband | Fiber | 10% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| Viaero Wireless | Fixed wireless | 7% | 100/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Valentine’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Valentine.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Valentine is in Valentine Community Schools.
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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Valentine is in ZIP code 69201
ZIP codes where Valentine residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Valentine | ZIP’s residents in Valentine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69201 | Valentine, NE | 100% | 64% |
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 Valentine
Who supplies Valentine’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Valentine water system (EPA ID NE3103106). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Valentine?
City of Valentine (City of Valentine - (NE)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Valentine?
Allo Communications, CenturyLink, Great Plains Broadband, Verizon, Viaero Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Valentine?
69201. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Valentine in?
Valentine Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Valentine?
In Nebraska you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person until 11 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before). Elections here are run by the Cherry County Clerk. Check your registration at votercheck.necvr.ne.gov.
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 Sep 30, 2026 (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.