Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Placentia, 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 Placentia, 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 Placentia is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 13.90% of Placentia's 51,233 people are over the age of 65, which means about 4,629 senior citizens in Placentia still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,424 Placentia residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Placentia residents. 6.40% of Placentia's 16,378 households do not have the internet at all, which means 1,048 households can't use internet-based landline service.

According to survey results from Pew Research, "25% of people 65+ report never going online". That means that 1,780 seniors in Placentia 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 Placentia residents to cell towers. And Placentia is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Placentia, covering 7 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Placentia to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Placentia, not just the most populated zip codes like 54601, 54603.