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Reliable home phone service in Elmhurst, IL that doesn't require internet
City Population: 46,746
Total number of households with telephone service: 21,363
Households 65 years and over with telephone service available: 4,273
Number of senior citizens: 7,713
Number of senior citizens with a landline: 4,242
Number of cell towers: 7
*Data is estimated from the 2021 American Community Survey Data and 2022 US Census Estimates.
Illinois
Reliable home phone service in Elmhurst, IL that doesn't require internet
Berkshire, Butterfield Highlands, Cherry Farm, College View, Crescent Park, Elmhurst Gardens, Fieldcrest, Graue Mill, Hillside, Spring Road Business District, Stratford Hills, Tuxedo Park, University Park, Wilder Park, Yorkfield and many more.
City Population: 46,746
Total number of households with telephone service: 21,363
Households 65 years and over with telephone service available: 4,273
Number of senior citizens: 7,713
Number of senior citizens with a landline: 4,242
Number of cell towers: 7
*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 Elmhurst, IL. 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 Elmhurst, IL 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 1,928 seniors in Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst residents to cell towers. And Elmhurst is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Elmhurst, covering 10 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Elmhurst to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Elmhurst, not just the most populated zip codes like 44903, 44906, 44905.
Landline phone service usage in Elmhurst is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 16.50% of Elmhurst's 46,746 people are over the age of 65, which means about 5,014 senior citizens in Elmhurst still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,543 Elmhurst residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Elmhurst residents. 8.50% of Elmhurst's 16,808 households do not have the internet at all, which means 1,429 households can't use internet-based landline service.
