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Reliable home phone service in Duluth, MN that doesn't require internet
City Population: 85,618
Total number of households with telephone service: 39,127
Households 65 years and over with telephone service available: 7,825
Number of senior citizens: 13,356
Number of senior citizens with a landline: 7,346
Number of cell towers: 22
*Data is estimated from the 2021 American Community Survey Data and 2022 US Census Estimates.
Minnesota
Reliable home phone service in Duluth, MN that doesn't require internet
Bayview Heights, Chester Park, Congdon Park, Downtown Duluth, Endion, Fairmount, Hunters Park, Kenwood, Lakeside - Lester Park, Lincoln Park, Morgan Park, North Shore, Park Point, Piedmont Heights, Woodland and many more.
City Population: 85,618
Total number of households with telephone service: 39,127
Households 65 years and over with telephone service available: 7,825
Number of senior citizens: 13,356
Number of senior citizens with a landline: 7,346
Number of cell towers: 22
*Data is estimated from the 2021 American Community Survey Data and 2022 US Census Estimates.
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Duluth, MN. Community Phone allows you to keep your landline phone without internet or copper wire.
In fact, Community Phone is the only landline phone service in Duluth, MN that does not require internet. Other service providers such as Spectrum, AT&T, and Verizon require an internet connection or a bundle package with cable or internet.
According to survey results from Pew Research, "25% of people 65+ report never going online". That means that 3,339 seniors in Duluth don't want their primary phone service tied to their internet, even if they do have internet.
Community Phone works by connecting the landline phones of Duluth residents to cell towers. And Duluth is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Duluth, covering 68 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Duluth to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Duluth, not just the most populated zip codes like 55803, 55804, 55811.
Landline phone service usage in Duluth is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 15.6% of Duluth's 85,618 people are over the age of 65, which means about 8,682 senior citizens in Twin Ports still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 2,671 Duluthians completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Duluthians. 15.50% of Duluth's 36,526 households do not have the internet at all, which means 5,662 households can't use internet-based landline service.
