Free Government Phone Programs Available in All Vermont Cities
Government phone assistance programs are available to eligible residents in all 414 cities throughout Vermont. 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 Vermont, 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 Vermont 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.
Cities Starting with A
11 cities with government phone programs
Cities Starting with B
43 cities with government phone programs
Bakersfield
377 residents
Bakersfield (CDP)
443 residents
Baltimore
0Barnard
0Barnet
129 residents
Barnet (CDP)
131 residents
Barre
8,461 residents
Barre (Town)
0Barton
700 residents
Barton (Town)
0Beecher Falls
73 residents
Bellows Falls
2,851 residents
Belvidere
0Bennington
9,074 residents
Bennington (CDP)
8,753 residents
Benson
308 residents
Benson (CDP)
232 residents
Berkshire
0Berlin
0Bethel
569 residents
Bethel (CDP)
666 residents
Bloomfield
217 residents
Bolton
19 residents
Bolton (CDP)
37 residents
Bolton Valley
177 residents
Bradford
788 residents
Bradford (CDP)
1,272 residents
Braintree
0Brandon
1,648 residents
Brandon (CDP)
1,858 residents
Brattleboro
7,414 residents
Brattleboro (CDP)
7,543 residents
Bridgewater
0Bridport
1,215 residents
Brighton
0Bristol
2,030 residents
Bristol (CDP)
1,956 residents
Brookfield
0Brookline
0Brownington
0Brunswick
85 residents
Burke
1,652 residents
Burlington
118,409 residents
Cities Starting with C
30 cities with government phone programs
Cabot
233 residents
Cabot (CDP)
272 residents
Calais
1,672 residents
Cambridge
238 residents
Cambridge (Town)
3,827 residents
Canaan
392 residents
Canaan (CDP)
286 residents
Castleton
1,485 residents
Castleton (CDP)
905 residents
Castleton Four Corners
807 residents
Cavendish
179 residents
Cavendish (CDP)
208 residents
Charleston
1,015 residents
Charlotte
3,861 residents
Chelsea
1,242 residents
Chelsea (CDP)
486 residents
Chester
2,994 residents
Chester (CDP)
1,097 residents
Chimney Hill
87 residents
Chittenden
123 residents
Chittenden (CDP)
156 residents
Clarendon
2,412 residents
Colchester
16,986 residents
Concord
271 residents
Concord (CDP)
181 residents
Corinth
1,476 residents
Cornwall
1,225 residents
Coventry
97 residents
Coventry (CDP)
14 residents
Craftsbury
1,335 residents
Cities Starting with D
12 cities with government phone programs
Cities Starting with E
15 cities with government phone programs
East Barre
1,084 residents
East Burke
141 residents
East Charlotte
135 residents
East Dorset
297 residents
East Haven
288 residents
East Middlebury
390 residents
East Montpelier
80 residents
East Montpelier (CDP)
63 residents
East Poultney
257 residents
Eden
1,342 residents
Elmore
887 residents
Enosburg Falls
1,595 residents
Enosburgh
2,808 residents
Essex
11,558 residents
Essex Junction
10,720 residents
Cities Starting with F
11 cities with government phone programs
Cities Starting with G
18 cities with government phone programs
Georgia
4,877 residents
Gilman
146 residents
Glover
303 residents
Glover (CDP)
223 residents
Goshen
164 residents
Grafton
74 residents
Grafton (CDP)
87 residents
Granby
85 residents
Grand Isle
2,119 residents
Graniteville
362 residents
Granville
302 residents
Greensboro
109 residents
Greensboro (CDP)
102 residents
Greensboro Bend
308 residents
Groton
437 residents
Groton (CDP)
576 residents
Guildhall
256 residents
Guilford
2,137 residents
Cities Starting with H
22 cities with government phone programs
Halifax
778 residents
Hancock
326 residents
Hanksville
50 residents
Hardwick
1,345 residents
Hardwick (CDP)
1,247 residents
Harmonyville
159 residents
Hartford
9,779 residents
Hartford Village
548 residents
Hartland
380 residents
Hartland (CDP)
625 residents
Highgate
3,499 residents
Highgate Center
410 residents
Highgate Springs
2 residents
Hinesburg
4,441 residents
Hinesburg (CDP)
790 residents
Holland
610 residents
Hubbardton
738 residents
Huntington
579 residents
Huntington (CDP)
589 residents
Huntington Center
143 residents
Hyde Park
492 residents
Hyde Park (Town)
3,033 residents
Cities Starting with I
5 cities with government phone programs
Cities Starting with J
10 cities with government phone programs
Cities Starting with K
3 cities with government phone programs
Cities Starting with L
17 cities with government phone programs
Landgrove
176 residents
Leicester
1,114 residents
Lemington
89 residents
Lincoln
290 residents
Lincoln (CDP)
259 residents
Londonderry
69 residents
Londonderry (CDP)
68 residents
Lowell
228 residents
Lowell (CDP)
210 residents
Ludlow
794 residents
Ludlow (Town)
2,194 residents
Lunenburg
430 residents
Lunenburg (CDP)
342 residents
Lyndon
95 residents
Lyndon (CDP)
116 residents
Lyndon Center
337 residents
Lyndonville
1,229 residents
Cities Starting with M
24 cities with government phone programs
Maidstone
203 residents
Manchester
740 residents
Manchester (Town)
4,500 residents
Manchester Center
1,935 residents
Marlboro
1,734 residents
Marshfield
263 residents
Marshfield (Town)
1,579 residents
Mendon
1,033 residents
Middlebury
9,148 residents
Middlebury (CDP)
6,913 residents
Middlesex
1,779 residents
Middletown Springs
134 residents
Middletown Springs (CDP)
153 residents
Milton
1,861 residents
Milton (CDP)
3,712 residents
Monkton
2,095 residents
Montgomery
1,195 residents
Montpelier
8,038 residents
Moretown
1,660 residents
Morgan
636 residents
Morristown
5,653 residents
Morrisville
2,527 residents
Mount Holly
1,221 residents
Mount Tabor
256 residents
Cities Starting with N
24 cities with government phone programs
New Haven
184 residents
New Haven (CDP)
168 residents
Newark
587 residents
Newbury
363 residents
Newbury (Town)
2,334 residents
Newfane
114 residents
Newfane (Town)
1,663 residents
Newport
4,413 residents
Newport (Town)
1,793 residents
Newport Center
207 residents
North Bennington
1,342 residents
North Clarendon
273 residents
North Hartland
406 residents
North Hero
793 residents
North Hyde Park
346 residents
North Pownal
345 residents
North Springfield
432 residents
North Troy
550 residents
North Westminster
152 residents
Northfield
2,101 residents
Northfield (CDP)
4,390 residents
Norton
160 residents
Norwich
878 residents
Norwich (CDP)
839 residents
Cities Starting with O
4 cities with government phone programs
Cities Starting with P
23 cities with government phone programs
Panton
662 residents
Pawlet
306 residents
Pawlet (CDP)
303 residents
Peacham
277 residents
Peacham (CDP)
224 residents
Peru
528 residents
Pittsfield
543 residents
Pittsford
740 residents
Pittsford (CDP)
583 residents
Plainfield
401 residents
Plainfield (CDP)
430 residents
Plymouth
646 residents
Pomfret
929 residents
Poultney
1,569 residents
Poultney (Town)
3,037 residents
Pownal
587 residents
Pownal (CDP)
556 residents
Pownal Center
475 residents
Proctor
1,568 residents
Proctor (CDP)
1,652 residents
Proctorsville
309 residents
Putney
523 residents
Putney (CDP)
360 residents
Cities Starting with Q
1 cities with government phone programs
Cities Starting with R
19 cities with government phone programs
Randolph
1,974 residents
Randolph (CDP)
2,010 residents
Reading
694 residents
Readsboro
321 residents
Readsboro (CDP)
284 residents
Richford
1,361 residents
Richford (CDP)
1,636 residents
Richmond
723 residents
Richmond (CDP)
689 residents
Ripton
593 residents
Rochester
299 residents
Rochester (CDP)
296 residents
Rockingham
5,198 residents
Roxbury
678 residents
Royalton
2,777 residents
Rupert
700 residents
Rutland
15,747 residents
Rutland (Town)
3,940 residents
Ryegate
1,167 residents
Cities Starting with S
43 cities with government phone programs
Salisbury
1,131 residents
Sandgate
384 residents
Saxtons River
519 residents
Searsburg
107 residents
Shaftsbury
3,616 residents
Sharon
1,577 residents
Sheffield
200 residents
Sheffield (CDP)
194 residents
Shelburne
592 residents
Shelburne (CDP)
6,195 residents
Sheldon
2,152 residents
Shoreham
1,252 residents
Shrewsbury
1,101 residents
South Barre
1,259 residents
South Burlington
20,488 residents
South Hero
183 residents
South Hero (CDP)
162 residents
South Lincoln
159 residents
South Londonderry
184 residents
South Royalton
435 residents
South Shaftsbury
442 residents
South Woodstock
19 residents
Springfield
3,979 residents
Springfield (CDP)
3,946 residents
St. Albans
6,910 residents
St. George
797 residents
St. Johnsbury
7,376 residents
Stamford
522 residents
Stamford (CDP)
533 residents
Stannard
212 residents
Starksboro
1,776 residents
Stockbridge
728 residents
Stowe
4,314 residents
Stowe (CDP)
721 residents
Strafford
1,104 residents
Stratton
210 residents
Stratton Mountain
97 residents
Sudbury
546 residents
Sunderland
1,062 residents
Sutton
165 residents
Sutton (CDP)
155 residents
Swanton
2,370 residents
Swanton (Town)
6,788 residents
Cities Starting with T
8 cities with government phone programs
Cities Starting with U
3 cities with government phone programs
Cities Starting with V
4 cities with government phone programs
Cities Starting with W
64 cities with government phone programs
Waitsfield
164 residents
Waitsfield (CDP)
228 residents
Walden
962 residents
Wallingford
830 residents
Wallingford (CDP)
786 residents
Waltham
444 residents
Wardsboro
67 residents
Wardsboro (CDP)
98 residents
Warren
1,985 residents
Washington
1,035 residents
Waterbury
1,821 residents
Waterbury (CDP)
1,686 residents
Waterbury Center
228 residents
Waterford
1,291 residents
Waterville
694 residents
Weathersfield
2,867 residents
Websterville
427 residents
Wells
397 residents
Wells (CDP)
369 residents
Wells River
339 residents
West Brattleboro
2,614 residents
West Burke
165 residents
West Charlotte
187 residents
West Dummerston
59 residents
West Fairlee
624 residents
West Haven
243 residents
West Pawlet
301 residents
West Rutland
2,024 residents
West Rutland (CDP)
2,222 residents
West Windsor
1,364 residents
West Woodstock
507 residents
Westfield
528 residents
Westford
182 residents
Westford (CDP)
203 residents
Westminster
282 residents
Westminster (Town)
3,023 residents
Westmore
352 residents
Weston
58 residents
Weston (CDP)
39 residents
Weybridge
811 residents
Wheelock
764 residents
White River Junction
2,878 residents
Whiting
403 residents
Whitingham
147 residents
Whitingham (CDP)
109 residents
Wilder
3,394 residents
Williamstown
1,162 residents
Williamstown (CDP)
1,508 residents
Williston
8,314 residents
Wilmington
463 residents
Wilmington (CDP)
385 residents
Windham
455 residents
Windsor
2,066 residents
Windsor (CDP)
2,138 residents
Winhall
1,187 residents
Winooski
8,198 residents
Wolcott
209 residents
Wolcott (CDP)
171 residents
Woodbury
930 residents
Woodford
410 residents
Woodstock
871 residents
Woodstock (Town)
3,044 residents
Worcester
112 residents
Worcester (CDP)
115 residents
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