“It was easy to get started, affordable, and I like knowing that if there is a power outage I have a home phone that still works.”
Billie
MO
4.8Named Best Home Phone Service of 2026Reliable home phone service in Missouri
Get clear calls from the Ozarks to the Bootheel, even in a power outage. Just enter your address to confirm we cover you.
Missouri’s landlines are being retired
There’s a simple way to keep your home phone
AT&T is retiring parts of its landline network in at least 132 Missouri phone service areas. By the end of 2029, it plans to mostly phase out its traditional phone lines across the U.S.* 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: Copper Sunset, Missouri retirement tracker; AT&T, 2024 Investor Day.
83,000
Calls from Missouri customers every month
200+
Missouri towns and cities with Community Phone customers
7 of 9
Missouri area codes have Community Phone customers
8,400+
Spam calls blocked per month in MIssouri
Verified reviews from real Missourians
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“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“Great phone, they show respect when talking with new customers, and priced right.”
Robert
MO
“Great customer service, and I didn’t wait long for someone to pick up.”
Jimmy
MO
“It was easy to get started, affordable, and I like knowing that if there is a power outage I have a home phone that still works.”
Billie
MO
“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“Great phone, they show respect when talking with new customers, and priced right.”
Robert
MO
“Great customer service, and I didn’t wait long for someone to pick up.”
Jimmy
MO
“It was easy to get started, affordable, and I like knowing that if there is a power outage I have a home phone that still works.”
Billie
MO
“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“Great phone, they show respect when talking with new customers, and priced right.”
Robert
MO
“Great customer service, and I didn’t wait long for someone to pick up.”
Jimmy
MO
Cities we serve
Community Phone service across Missouri
We serve 200+ towns and cities throughout the Show-Me State. Find yours:
Don’t see where you live? Community Phone is in small towns and big cities all over Missouri. Just enter your street address above to find out if we cover you.
Kansas CitySt. LouisSpringfieldColumbiaIndependenceLee’s SummitO’FallonSt. JosephSt. CharlesBlue SpringsJoplinFlorissantChesterfieldLibertyRaytoewnGladstoneKirkwoodHazelwoodBeltonGrandviewJefferson CityWentzvilleCape GirardeauBallwinWildwoodUniversity CityMaryland HeightsWebster GrovesArnoldFergusonRollaSedaliaWarrensburgFarmingtonHannibalSikestonPoplar BluffWashingtonLebanonBranson
Keep the same phone and number with no new tech to learn.
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.
You get
- Your existing number and handset, if you want to keep them
- Plug-in setup in 30 seconds, no technician
- Unlimited nationwide calling
- Spam and scam-call blocking
You avoid
- Switching to a cellphone
- Shutdown disruptions
- Contracts or hidden fees
- Having to buy a new phone
Built for Missouri
Missouri is unpredictable. Your phone shouldn’t be.
Storms cut off power without warning
Since 1980, Missouri has faced 120 separate billion-dollar weather disasters, including 82 severe storms. The 2025 St. Louis tornado cut off power for 105,000 Ameren customers.* Community Phone’s backup battery keeps your phone working for 26 hours without power.
*Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Ameren Missouri.
Rural Missouri has fewer options
More than 220,000 Missouri households have no internet subscription, and rural households often pay $75 a month or more for satellite.* 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; Missouri Office of Broadband Development.
Missouri is a top target for senior fraud
Missourians over 60 reported more than $91 million in fraud losses in 2025.* On average, Community Phone blocks 8,000+ scam calls per month in Missouri. For customers using the robocall filter, 37% of all incoming calls were caught as spam.
*Source: FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 Annual Report.
Phone repairs take far too long
Missouri’s telephone rules once covered repairs, maintenance, and service quality. The state rescinded all of them.* 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: Missouri Code of State Regulations, 4 CSR 240-32.010 through 32.200 (rescinded).
Missouri’s phone rates keep going up
Missouri exempts basic home phone service from state price caps, so no regulator reviews what companies charge.* 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.
*Source: Missouri Revised Statutes § 392.245.
Missouri phone fact
In 1882, Fulton architect M. F. Bell started a telephone exchange with 49 subscribers above a drugstore on the town square. On Wednesday nights, everyone could listen to a local orchestra together, and people too sick for church could hear the sermon from home.
Missourians have always found a way to keep the community in touch. Today, more than 415,000 Missouri homes still have a home phone.* You can keep yours.
*Source: 2026 FCC Voice Telephone Services report, data as of December 31, 2024.
Frequently asked questions about Community Phone in Missouri
AT&T has been retiring parts of its traditional landline network in Missouri, 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, AT&T 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: AT&T copper-retirement notice ATT20240060C.1; 47 CFR §63.71.
We have customers in 200+ Missouri cities and towns, across 7 of the state’s 9 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 7 of Missouri’s 9 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.
- We ship you the Phone Base. One dedicated representative handles your switch from start to finish.
- Plug it into a power outlet and wait for the dial tone. 30 seconds, no tools, no technician, no internet.
- Plug in the phone you already have. If you like your handset, keep it.
- Keep your number. We’ll transfer it for you. If your carrier needs a transfer PIN, we’ll walk you through that call.
Chances are, we’re already in your Missouri neighborhood.
Whether you’re calling family from a cattle farm outside Cassville or checking in on your mom from a brick flat in north St. Louis, you get the same dial tone. Confirm coverage at your address.