Bridle Creek, Countryside, Dean Lake, Diamond Ridge, Eagle Creek, Fawn Ridge, Southbridge Fourth, Jackson Heights, Mckenna Crossing, Meadows, Prairie View, Prominence Woods, Stone Meadows, The Wilds, Valley Creek Crossing and many more.
City Population: 41,570
Total number of households with telephone service: 18,997
Households 65 years and over with telephone service available: 3,799
Number of senior citizens: 3,824
Number of senior citizens with a landline: 2,103
Number of cell towers: 13
*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 Shakopee, 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 Shakopee, 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.
Landline phone service usage in Shakopee is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 9.20% of Shakopee's 41,570 people are over the age of 65, which means about 2,486 senior citizens in Shakopee still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 765 Shakopee residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Shakopee residents. 7.70% of Shakopee's 14,125 households do not have the internet at all, which means 1,088 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 956 seniors in Shakopee 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 Shakopee residents to cell towers. And Shakopee is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Shakopee, covering 28 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Shakopee to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Shakopee, not just the most populated zip codes like 80601, 80602, 80603.
City Population: 41,570
Total number of households with telephone service: 18,997
Households 65 years and over with telephone service available: 3,799
Number of senior citizens: 3,824
Number of senior citizens with a landline: 2,103
Number of cell towers: 13
*Data is estimated from the 2021 American Community Survey Data and 2022 US Census Estimates.
Minnesota