Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Pico Rivera, CA. 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 Pico Rivera, CA 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.

Landline phone service usage in Pico Rivera is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 15.80% of Pico Rivera's 62,027 people are over the age of 65, which means about 6,370 senior citizens in Pico Rivera still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,960 Pico Rivera residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Pico Rivera residents. 15.90% of Pico Rivera's 17,060 households do not have the internet at all, which means 2,713 households can't use internet-based landline service.

Moreover, according to more survey results from Pew Research, "25% of people 65+ report never going online". That means that 2,450 seniors in Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera residents to cell towers. And Pico Rivera is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Pico Rivera, covering 8 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Pico Rivera to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Pico Rivera, not just the most populated zip codes like 90640.