4.8Named Best Home Phone Service of 2026Get clear calls from the Loess Hills to downtown Des Moines, even in a power outage. Just enter your address to confirm we cover you.
Iowa’s landlines are being retired
CenturyLink has been retiring parts of its traditional landline network across Iowa, including in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. Since March 2025, it hasn’t had to file advance notices with the FCC for these retirements.* Community Phone is a home phone that just works, without phone lines or internet. Plug it in, listen for the dial tone, and start making calls.
*Sources: CenturyLink copper-retirement notices 1059, 1092; FCC DA 25-252.
27,000
Calls from Iowa customers every month
100+
Iowa towns and cities with Community Phone customers
5 of 5
Iowa area codes have Community Phone customers
2,700+
Spam calls blocked per month in Iowa
“My robocalls went from a max of 30 a day down to one this past week. I can’t believe how quiet my phone is. THANK YOU!”
“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“The phone works great for my dad who was having trouble with his cell phone, and the customer service is excellent!”
“The representative that helped me was very nice and very professional. I know I chose wisely. Thank you!”
“My robocalls went from a max of 30 a day down to one this past week. I can’t believe how quiet my phone is. THANK YOU!”
“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“The phone works great for my dad who was having trouble with his cell phone, and the customer service is excellent!”
“The representative that helped me was very nice and very professional. I know I chose wisely. Thank you!”
“My robocalls went from a max of 30 a day down to one this past week. I can’t believe how quiet my phone is. THANK YOU!”
“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“The phone works great for my dad who was having trouble with his cell phone, and the customer service is excellent!”
“The representative that helped me was very nice and very professional. I know I chose wisely. Thank you!”
Cities we serve
We serve 100+ towns and cities throughout the Hawkeye State. Find yours:
Don’t see where you live? Community Phone is in small towns and big cities all over Iowa. Just enter your street address above to find out if we cover you.
Community Phone isn’t a landline. But you pick it up the same way, dial it the same way, and keep the parts that matter to you.
Built for Iowa
Since 1980, Iowa has faced 86 separate billion-dollar weather disasters, 57 of them severe storms. One 2020 windstorm cut power to over 200,000 customers.* Community Phone’s backup battery keeps your phone working for 26 hours without power.
*Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Alliant Energy storm reporting, August 2020.
More than 122,000 Iowa households have no internet subscription, and the state has mapped 96 rural zones it calls hardest to reach.* Community Phone’s industrial-grade antennas provide strong coverage with no internet, even where cell phones struggle to hold a signal.
*Sources: Census ACS 2024 1-year, B28002; Iowa DOM, Broadband Intervention Zones, 2023.
Iowans over 60 reported more than $44 million in fraud losses in 2025.* On average, Community Phone blocks 2,500+ scam calls per month in Iowa. For customers using the robocall filter, 43% of all incoming calls were caught as spam.
*Source: FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 Annual Report.
Iowa’s three-day repair rule stops applying when a storm knocks out service for a lot of people at once.* With Community Phone there’s no wire to repair or technician to wait for. If you need help, talk to a real person in under a minute. No robots.
*Source: Iowa Utilities Board, 199 IAC 22.6(3).
Iowa deregulated its last home phone rate in 2008. In 2014 it stopped making carriers file their prices with the state at all.* There’s no cap on internet-based phone service either; rates jump when promos end. Community Phone has a Three-Year Price Lock, no contract or hidden fees.
*Sources: Iowa Utilities Board, 199 IAC 22.1(6). Iowa Code sections 476.1D and 476.4.
Iowa phone fact
Beginning around 1900, Iowa farmers started building their own telephone systems. They strung the wire from one farm to the next, bought their own generators, and kept going until whole neighborhoods could reach each other. By 1920, 86% of Iowa farms had a telephone.
Iowans have always known that distance matters less when neighbors can reach each other. Today, more than 250,000 Iowa homes still have a home phone.* You can keep yours.
*Source: 2026 FCC Voice Telephone Services report, data as of December 31, 2024.
CenturyLink has been retiring parts of its traditional landline network in Iowa, one local area at a time. There is no single date when service will end statewide, so the timing depends on where you live. When a retirement would permanently end telephone service, CenturyLink must notify affected customers and obtain FCC authorization. Customers may be asked to switch to fiber, wireless, or another available phone service. Community Phone doesn’t use copper wire or internet, so none of this affects your service.
*Sources: CenturyLink copper-retirement notice 790; 47 CFR §63.71.
We have customers in 100+ Iowa cities and towns, across all 5 of the state’s area codes. Just enter your exact address and we’ll make sure there’s strong coverage where you live. The Phone Base uses industrial-grade antennas to pull in the strongest local tower, so calls stay clear even in rural areas where cell service is spotty. We confirm you have strong service before we ship anything. But if you still wind up feeling you’re not getting the coverage you expected, we’ll give you a full refund.
No, Community Phone is not a cell phone. It’s a home phone that sits on your table and plugs into a power outlet. Community Phone’s industrial-grade antennas pull in the strongest local tower, so calls stay clear where cell phones get spotty service.
Community Phone’s Home Plan starts at $45/mo, or $41.25/mo on the annual plan.
We also offer two other plans for your home:
Home Premium adds features such as call forwarding, number blocking and voicemail you can read as texts. It’s $59/mo, or $54.10/mo on the annual plan.
Loved Ones adds features such as voicemail transcriptions and managing an allowed list of trusted numbers. It’s $89/mo, or $81.60/mo on the annual plan.
The annual version of every plan includes one month free. Your rate is covered by our Three-Year Price Lock, and there’s no contract, so you can cancel anytime. Traditional providers lock you into long contracts and nickel-and-dime you with hidden fees. We don’t do either.
Before you pay a thing, we’ll confirm that you have strong coverage at your address. If you don’t, you get your money back.
Yes, you can keep your number and area code if you want to. We have customers across all 5 of Iowa’s area codes. If you decide to keep your number, we’ll help you transfer it over. We’ll call your phone company for you if we can. If your carrier needs to get the transfer PIN directly from you, keep your last phone bill handy and we’ll walk you through the call.
Easier than you think. All you need is a power outlet and, if you’re keeping your number, a recent phone bill.
Whether you’re calling family from a farm outside Grundy Center or checking in on your mom from a kitchen in Cedar Rapids, you get the same dial tone. Confirm coverage at your address.
