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Reliable home phone service in Lorain, OH that doesn't require internet
City Population: 63,855
Total number of households with telephone service: 29,182
Households 65 years and over with telephone service available: 5,836
Number of senior citizens: 10,217
Number of senior citizens with a landline: 5,619
Number of cell towers: 20
*Data is estimated from the 2021 American Community Survey Data and 2022 US Census Estimates.
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Reliable home phone service in Lorain, OH that doesn't require internet
Amherst Heights, Black River Landing, Bramhall's, Charleston Village, Clearview, Edgewood, Gable's, Lake Breeze, Lakeshore Park, Lakeview Park, Lorain Boulevard, Oakwood, Pointe aux Peaux, Sheffield Township, South Central and many more.
City Population: 63,855
Total number of households with telephone service: 29,182
Households 65 years and over with telephone service available: 5,836
Number of senior citizens: 10,217
Number of senior citizens with a landline: 5,619
Number of cell towers: 20
*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 Lorain, OH. 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 Lorain, OH 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 2,554 seniors in Lorain 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 Lorain residents to cell towers. And Lorain is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Lorain, covering 24 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Lorain to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Lorain, not just the most populated zip codes like 81504, 81501, 81503.
Landline phone service usage in Lorain is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 16.00% of Lorain's 63,855 people are over the age of 65, which means about 6,641 senior citizens in The International City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 2,043 Lorainites completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Lorainites. 28.00% of Lorain's 26,110 households do not have the internet at all, which means 7,311 households can't use internet-based landline service.
