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Free Government Phone Programs Available in All Iowa Cities

Government phone assistance programs are available to eligible residents in all 1,026 cities throughout Iowa. Whether you live in a major metropolitan area or a small rural community, federal programs like Lifeline and ACP (Affordable Connectivity Program) provide essential communication services to qualifying households.

These programs ensure that all Americans have access to phone and internet services, regardless of their location or financial situation. Benefits include monthly service discounts, free smartphones, unlimited talk and text, and data allowances. The exact benefits and available providers may vary by city, but the core programs are available statewide.

To qualify for free government phone service in Iowa, your household income must be at or below 135-200% of Federal Poverty Guidelines, or you must participate in qualifying government assistance programs such as SNAP, Medicaid, SSI, Federal Public Housing Assistance, or the Veterans Pension program. Many college students also qualify through Federal Pell Grant eligibility.

The application process is simple and can be completed online in just a few minutes. Most applicants receive instant approval, especially those qualifying through program participation. Once approved, benefits are applied directly to your monthly service bill, reducing or eliminating your communication costs. You can combine Lifeline and ACP benefits for maximum savings.

Below, you'll find a complete alphabetical listing of all cities in Iowa where government phone programs are available. Click on any city name to learn more about programs, providers, and eligibility requirements specific to that location. You can also check your eligibility or compare providers to find the best option for your needs.

A

Cities Starting with A

58 cities with government phone programs

B

Cities Starting with B

71 cities with government phone programs

Badger

475 residents

Bagley

218 residents

Baldwin

161 residents

Balltown

88 residents

Bancroft

668 residents

Bankston

2 residents

Barnes City

140 residents

Barnum

279 residents

Bartlett

12 residents

Bassett

58 residents

Batavia

635 residents

Battle Creek

822 residents

Baxter

1,251 residents

Bayard

399 residents

Beacon

497 residents

Beaconsfield

6 residents

Beaman

117 residents

Beaver

61 residents

Beaverdale

905 residents

Bedford

1,389 residents

Belle Plaine

2,412 residents

Bellevue

2,256 residents

Belmond

2,678 residents

Bennett

418 residents

Bentley

185 residents

Benton

23 residents

Berkley

4 residents

Bernard

101 residents

Bertram

222 residents

Bettendorf

39,297 residents

Bevington

17 residents

Big Rock

12 residents

Birmingham

479 residents

Blairsburg

163 residents

Blairstown

652 residents

Blakesburg

252 residents

Blanchard

31 residents

Blencoe

264 residents

Blockton

137 residents

Bloomfield

2,723 residents

Blue Grass

1,867 residents

Bode

388 residents

Bolan

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Bonaparte

382 residents

Bondurant

8,061 residents

Boone

12,445 residents

Bouton

173 residents

Boxholm

172 residents

Boyden

702 residents

Braddyville

176 residents

Bradford

196 residents

Bradgate

121 residents

Brandon

328 residents

Brayton

127 residents

Breda

436 residents

Bridgewater

131 residents

Brighton

655 residents

Bristow

173 residents

Britt

1,919 residents

Bronson

302 residents

Brooklyn

1,565 residents

Brunsville

180 residents

Buck Grove

23 residents

Buckeye

82 residents

Buffalo

1,090 residents

Buffalo Center

1,000 residents

Burchinal

19 residents

Burlington

23,800 residents

Burr Oak

234 residents

Burt

506 residents

Bussey

453 residents

C

Cities Starting with C

92 cities with government phone programs

Calamus

405 residents

California Junction

32 residents

Callender

381 residents

Calmar

980 residents

Calumet

131 residents

Camanche

4,562 residents

Cambridge

948 residents

Cantril

307 residents

Carbon

46 residents

Carlisle

4,187 residents

Carpenter

70 residents

Carroll

10,261 residents

Carson

768 residents

Carter Lake

3,773 residents

Cascade

2,565 residents

Casey

387 residents

Castalia

142 residents

Castana

157 residents

Cedar Falls

40,662 residents

Cedar Rapids

192,755 residents

Center Junction

125 residents

Center Point

2,575 residents

Centerville

5,377 residents

Central City

1,266 residents

Centralia

125 residents

Chapin

146 residents

Chariton

4,235 residents

Charles City

7,321 residents

Charlotte

431 residents

Charter Oak

489 residents

Chatsworth

80 residents

Chelsea

342 residents

Cherokee

5,157 residents

Chester

141 residents

Chillicothe

50 residents

Churdan

473 residents

Cincinnati

201 residents

Clare

179 residents

Clarence

1,223 residents

Clarinda

5,366 residents

Clarion

2,775 residents

Clarksville

1,248 residents

Clayton

66 residents

Clear Lake

7,603 residents

Clearfield

444 residents

Cleghorn

274 residents

Clemons

132 residents

Clermont

452 residents

Climbing Hill

70 residents

Clinton

24,425 residents

Clio

23 residents

Clive

18,776 residents

Clutier

318 residents

Coalville

652 residents

Coburg

51 residents

Coggon

803 residents

Coin

335 residents

Colesburg

585 residents

Colfax

2,089 residents

College Springs

217 residents

Collins

493 residents

Colo

751 residents

Columbus City

306 residents

Columbus Junction

2,129 residents

Colwell

56 residents

Conesville

440 residents

Conrad

1,170 residents

Conroy

128 residents

Conway

30 residents

Coon Rapids

1,403 residents

Coppock

43 residents

Coralville

22,846 residents

Corley

7 residents

Corning

1,573 residents

Correctionville

768 residents

Corwith

270 residents

Corydon

1,566 residents

Cotter

23 residents

Coulter

251 residents

Council Bluffs

62,564 residents

Craig

46 residents

Crawfordsville

322 residents

Crescent

591 residents

Cresco

3,901 residents

Creston

7,466 residents

Cromwell

87 residents

Crystal Lake

229 residents

Cumberland

262 residents

Cumming

558 residents

Curlew

43 residents

Cushing

213 residents

Cylinder

60 residents

D

Cities Starting with D

54 cities with government phone programs

E

Cities Starting with E

33 cities with government phone programs

F

Cities Starting with F

30 cities with government phone programs

G

Cities Starting with G

49 cities with government phone programs

H

Cities Starting with H

48 cities with government phone programs

I

Cities Starting with I

11 cities with government phone programs

J

Cities Starting with J

10 cities with government phone programs

K

Cities Starting with K

25 cities with government phone programs

L

Cities Starting with L

71 cities with government phone programs

La Motte

264 residents

La Porte City

2,170 residents

Lacona

307 residents

Ladora

270 residents

Lake City

1,652 residents

Lake Mills

2,054 residents

Lake Panorama

844 residents

Lake Park

1,191 residents

Lake View

1,021 residents

Lakeside

678 residents

Lakota

249 residents

Lambs Grove

296 residents

Lamoni

2,121 residents

Lamont

503 residents

Lanesboro

69 residents

Lansing

1,111 residents

Larchwood

1,076 residents

Larrabee

116 residents

Latimer

763 residents

Laurel

221 residents

Laurens

1,234 residents

Lawler

397 residents

Lawton

906 residents

Le Claire

4,718 residents

Le Grand

779 residents

Le Mars

10,597 residents

Le Roy

7 residents

Leando

23 residents

Ledyard

114 residents

Lehigh

354 residents

Leighton

159 residents

Leland

214 residents

Lenox

1,474 residents

Leon

1,795 residents

Lester

308 residents

Letts

382 residents

Lewis

465 residents

Libertyville

373 residents

Lidderdale

191 residents

Lime Springs

410 residents

Lincoln

88 residents

Linden

163 residents

Lineville

261 residents

Linn Grove

165 residents

Lisbon

1,782 residents

Liscomb

323 residents

Little Cedar

35 residents

Little Rock

416 residents

Little Sioux

122 residents

Livermore

478 residents

Lockridge

383 residents

Logan

1,362 residents

Lohrville

347 residents

Lone Rock

127 residents

Lone Tree

1,285 residents

Long Grove

707 residents

Lorimor

375 residents

Lost Nation

393 residents

Loveland

46 residents

Lovilia

477 residents

Low Moor

269 residents

Lowden

804 residents

Lowell

49 residents

Lu Verne

315 residents

Luana

291 residents

Lucas

137 residents

Luther

130 residents

Luxemburg

230 residents

Luzerne

140 residents

Lynnville

557 residents

Lytton

325 residents

M

Cities Starting with M

98 cities with government phone programs

Macedonia

191 residents

Macksburg

54 residents

Madrid

2,803 residents

Magnolia

148 residents

Maharishi Vedic City

233 residents

Malcom

268 residents

Mallard

268 residents

Maloy

40 residents

Malvern

1,415 residents

Manchester

5,144 residents

Manilla

761 residents

Manly

1,288 residents

Manning

1,474 residents

Manson

1,653 residents

Mapleton

997 residents

Maquoketa

6,105 residents

Marathon

199 residents

Marble Rock

199 residents

Marcus

1,236 residents

Marengo

2,823 residents

Marion

41,690 residents

Marne

132 residents

Marquette

432 residents

Marshalltown

27,491 residents

Martelle

432 residents

Martensdale

588 residents

Martinsburg

96 residents

Marysville

52 residents

Mason City

27,135 residents

Masonville

72 residents

Massena

410 residents

Matlock

140 residents

Maurice

222 residents

Maxwell

789 residents

Maynard

448 residents

Maysville

202 residents

McCallsburg

435 residents

McCausland

346 residents

McClelland

145 residents

McGregor

686 residents

McIntire

95 residents

Mechanicsville

906 residents

Mediapolis

1,930 residents

Melbourne

714 residents

Melcher-Dallas

1,228 residents

Melrose

139 residents

Melvin

311 residents

Menlo

355 residents

Meriden

130 residents

Merrill

885 residents

Meservey

300 residents

Meyer

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Middle Amana

739 residents

Middletown

319 residents

Miles

392 residents

Milford

3,315 residents

Miller

24 residents

Millersburg

136 residents

Millerton

40 residents

Milo

773 residents

Milton

451 residents

Minburn

319 residents

Minden

687 residents

Mineola

115 residents

Mingo

373 residents

Missouri Valley

2,685 residents

Mitchell

134 residents

Mitchellville

2,557 residents

Modale

207 residents

Mona

25 residents

Mondamin

378 residents

Monmouth

112 residents

Monona

1,618 residents

Monroe

2,074 residents

Montezuma

1,257 residents

Monticello

4,055 residents

Montour

163 residents

Montpelier

228 residents

Montrose

688 residents

Mooar

260 residents

Moorhead

263 residents

Moorland

171 residents

Moravia

587 residents

Morley

43 residents

Morning Sun

733 residents

Morrison

125 residents

Moscow

494 residents

Moulton

577 residents

Mount Auburn

183 residents

Mount Ayr

1,739 residents

Mount Pleasant

9,093 residents

Mount Sterling

32 residents

Mount Union

111 residents

Mount Vernon

4,551 residents

Moville

1,840 residents

Murray

648 residents

Muscatine

23,567 residents

Mystic

257 residents

N

Cities Starting with N

30 cities with government phone programs

O

Cities Starting with O

32 cities with government phone programs

P

Cities Starting with P

47 cities with government phone programs

Q

Cities Starting with Q

2 cities with government phone programs

R

Cities Starting with R

55 cities with government phone programs

S

Cities Starting with S

89 cities with government phone programs

Sabula

543 residents

Sac City

1,782 residents

Sageville

76 residents

Salem

363 residents

Salix

413 residents

Sanborn

1,510 residents

Sandusky

355 residents

Sandyville

43 residents

Saylorville

3,559 residents

Scarville

61 residents

Schaller

817 residents

Schleswig

940 residents

Scranton

434 residents

Searsboro

120 residents

Sergeant Bluff

5,090 residents

Sexton

14 residents

Seymour

558 residents

Shambaugh

114 residents

Shannon City

113 residents

Sharpsburg

79 residents

Sheffield

1,204 residents

Shelby

797 residents

Sheldahl

348 residents

Sheldon

5,386 residents

Shell Rock

1,634 residents

Shellsburg

752 residents

Shenandoah

4,913 residents

Sherrill

185 residents

Shueyville

810 residents

Sibley

2,821 residents

Sidney

935 residents

Sigourney

1,866 residents

Silver City

435 residents

Sioux Center

8,335 residents

Sioux City

112,823 residents

Sioux Rapids

831 residents

Slater

1,498 residents

Sloan

884 residents

Smithland

148 residents

Soldier

123 residents

Solon

3,092 residents

Somers

154 residents

South Amana

126 residents

South English

212 residents

Spencer

11,393 residents

Sperry

93 residents

Spillville

409 residents

Spirit Lake

5,469 residents

Spragueville

102 residents

Spring Hill

52 residents

Springbrook

136 residents

Springville

1,210 residents

St. Ansgar

1,156 residents

St. Anthony

93 residents

St. Benedict

20 residents

St. Charles

891 residents

St. Donatus

131 residents

St. Joseph

78 residents

St. Lucas

186 residents

St. Marys

112 residents

St. Olaf

75 residents

St. Paul

68 residents

Stacyville

480 residents

Stanhope

515 residents

Stanley

73 residents

Stanton

670 residents

Stanwood

520 residents

State Center

1,548 residents

Steamboat Rock

235 residents

Stockport

224 residents

Stockton

127 residents

Stone City

122 residents

Storm Lake

11,275 residents

Story City

3,363 residents

Stout

274 residents

Stratford

696 residents

Strawberry Point

1,415 residents

Struble

71 residents

Stuart

1,642 residents

Sully

1,092 residents

Sumner

2,159 residents

Sun Valley Lake

162 residents

Superior

132 residents

Sutherland

570 residents

Swaledale

125 residents

Swan

58 residents

Swea City

612 residents

Swedesburg

87 residents

Swisher

1,064 residents

T

Cities Starting with T

26 cities with government phone programs

U

Cities Starting with U

9 cities with government phone programs

V

Cities Starting with V

13 cities with government phone programs

W

Cities Starting with W

67 cities with government phone programs

Wadena

206 residents

Wahpeton

436 residents

Walcott

1,895 residents

Walford

1,318 residents

Walker

731 residents

Wall Lake

641 residents

Wallingford

174 residents

Walnut

1,339 residents

Wapello

1,935 residents

Washburn

658 residents

Washington

7,314 residents

Washta

171 residents

Waterloo

113,832 residents

Waterville

143 residents

Watkins

47 residents

Waucoma

330 residents

Waukee

26,974 residents

Waukon

3,796 residents

Waverly

10,446 residents

Wayland

1,140 residents

Webb

147 residents

Webster

136 residents

Webster City

7,769 residents

Weldon

90 residents

Wellman

1,539 residents

Wellsburg

710 residents

Welton

139 residents

Wesley

356 residents

West Amana

45 residents

West Bend

889 residents

West Branch

2,526 residents

West Burlington

3,184 residents

West Chester

168 residents

West Des Moines

69,893 residents

West Liberty

3,795 residents

West Okoboji

384 residents

West Point

841 residents

West Union

2,393 residents

Westfield

133 residents

Westgate

211 residents

Weston

167 residents

Westphalia

151 residents

Westside

307 residents

Westwood

104 residents

Wever

190 residents

What Cheer

634 residents

Wheatland

921 residents

Whiting

840 residents

Whittemore

576 residents

Whitten

125 residents

Willey

113 residents

Williams

330 residents

Williamsburg

3,347 residents

Williamson

228 residents

Wilton

2,943 residents

Windsor Heights

5,171 residents

Winfield

1,065 residents

Winterset

5,384 residents

Winthrop

1,081 residents

Wiota

82 residents

Woden

184 residents

Woodbine

1,418 residents

Woodburn

148 residents

Woodward

1,002 residents

Woolstock

183 residents

Worthington

401 residents

Wyoming

529 residents

Y

Cities Starting with Y

4 cities with government phone programs

Z

Cities Starting with Z

2 cities with government phone programs

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