Free Government Phone in Missouri

Eligible Missouri residents can receive a free smartphone with unlimited talk, text, and data through the Lifeline Program.

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Who Qualifies in Missouri?

You may qualify for a free government phone in Missouri if you participate in any of these programs:

Income-Based Eligibility

Even without program participation, Missouri residents whose household income is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines may qualify. See full income limits →

What You Receive

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Free Smartphone

A working smartphone at no cost

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Unlimited Talk & Text

No limits on calls and messages

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High-Speed Data

Monthly data for apps and browsing

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Hotspot Service

Share connection with other devices

How to Apply in Missouri

Check Eligibility

Verify you meet program or income requirements for Missouri.

Submit Application

Apply online with proof of eligibility — benefit letter, EBT card, or income docs.

Get Your Phone

Your free smartphone ships within 5-10 business days. Activate and use immediately.

⚠️ Important
  • One Lifeline benefit per household
  • Annual recertification required
  • ACP ended June 2024 — Lifeline is the active program

Cities in Missouri

499 cities covered — find Lifeline info for your area

Kansas City (510,000)St Louis (300,000)St. Louis (293,622)Springfield (169,253)Columbia (127,394)Independence (122,185)Lee's Summit (102,883)O'Fallon (93,694)St. Joseph (71,381)St. Charles (71,082)Blue Springs (58,720)St. Peters (58,209)Florissant (52,057)Joplin (51,947)Chesterfield (49,748)Wentzville (45,554)Jefferson City (42,387)Cape Girardeau (39,998)Oakville (35,412)Wildwood (35,248)University City (34,735)Ballwin (30,948)Liberty (30,335)Raytown (29,625)Kirkwood (29,386)Mehlville (29,089)Maryland Heights (28,056)Gladstone (27,062)Grandview (25,877)Hazelwood (25,237)Belton (24,241)Nixa (24,165)Raymore (24,161)Webster Groves (23,848)Sedalia (21,847)Arnold (20,840)Old Jamestown (20,387)Rolla (20,100)Affton (19,922)Warrensburg (19,310)Republic (19,233)Creve Coeur (18,698)Concord (18,606)Ferguson (18,338)Manchester (18,235)Spanish Lake (18,051)Farmington (17,990)Kirksville (17,477)Lake St. Louis (17,315)Clayton (17,294)Hannibal (17,045)Poplar Bluff (16,240)Lemay (16,211)Sikeston (16,160)Grain Valley (16,008)Overland (15,788)Fort Leonard Wood (15,615)Carthage (15,554)Jackson (15,494)Lebanon (15,110)Marshall (13,745)Moberly (13,670)Troy (13,439)Webb City (13,269)Dardenne Prairie (12,949)St. Ann (12,896)Festus (12,890)Jennings (12,887)Neosho (12,767)Branson (12,651)Fulton (12,650)Crestwood (12,337)West Plains (12,277)Eureka (12,192)Town and Country (11,638)Mexico (11,468)Bridgeton (11,422)Bolivar (10,780)Kearney (10,759)Bellefontaine Neighbors (10,637)Excelsior Springs (10,606)Smithville (10,588)Maryville (10,573)Kennett (10,334)Harrisonville (10,055)Ellisville (9,937)Monett (9,715)Clinton (9,298)Chillicothe (Township) (9,247)Richmond Heights (9,201)Des Peres (9,173)Sunset Hills (9,146)Cameron (9,039)Ladue (8,968)Warrenton (8,880)Clinton (Township) (8,846)Pleasant Hill (8,809)Park Hills (8,654)Chillicothe (8,651)Perryville (8,557)Olivette (8,451)Murphy (8,427)Oak Grove (8,305)Carl Junction (8,273)Berkeley (8,232)Maplewood (8,192)Nevada (8,187)Brentwood (8,173)Parkville (8,032)Dexter (7,906)Boonville (7,725)Marshfield (7,559)Pacific (7,330)Aurora (7,290)Sappington (7,039)Sullivan (6,875)Bonne Terre (6,863)Valley Park (6,838)Black Jack (6,632)St. John (6,585)De Soto (6,433)Willard (6,417)Shrewsbury (6,353)Glendale (6,137)Greenwood (6,055)Battlefield (6,046)Barnhart (6,040)Pevely (6,035)Trenton (Township) (5,976)Richmond (5,970)Peculiar (5,856)Cottleville (5,766)Trenton (5,587)Odessa (5,564)Glasgow Village (5,482)Macon (5,450)Caruthersville (5,424)Waynesville (5,416)Imperial (5,385)St. Robert (5,310)Weldon Spring (5,308)Sherrill (5,274)Wright City (5,062)Savannah (5,035)Ste. Genevieve (5,020)Mount Pleasant (5,001)Herculaneum (4,913)Cotton Hill (4,889)Dellwood (4,876)Desloge (4,868)Piney (4,821)Platte City (4,802)St. Clair (4,778)Higginsville (4,766)Osage Beach (4,763)Ashland (4,730)Rock Hill (4,718)Crystal City (4,717)Castor (4,672)High Ridge (4,651)Centralia (4,634)Charleston (4,617)Lexington (4,602)Holts Summit (4,602)Hollister (4,598)North Kansas City (4,556)California (4,522)Mount Vernon (4,496)Eldon (4,459)Fredericktown (4,456)Breckenridge Hills (4,452)Mountain Grove (4,423)Rogersville (4,399)Scott City (4,360)Lamar (4,280)City (4,280)Normandy (4,253)Butler (4,232)Brookfield (4,142)Whiteman AFB (4,119)Fenton (4,096)Riverside (4,057)Camdenton (4,031)Woodson Terrace (3,929)St. James (3,906)Carrollton (Township) (3,816)Frontenac (3,692)Moscow Mills (3,662)Northwoods (3,652)Malden (3,632)Palmyra (3,632)Pike (3,617)El Dorado Springs (3,569)Hillsboro (3,494)Carrollton (3,467)Vandalia (3,433)Windsor (Township) (3,367)Buffalo (3,319)St. Paul (3,301)Sugar Creek (3,265)Louisiana (3,237)Cassville (3,205)Byrnes Mill (3,173)Cuba (3,159)Bethany (3,113)Duck Creek (3,048)Chaffee (3,039)Clever (3,019)Villa Ridge (2,971)Buckner (2,941)Castle Point (2,940)Ava (2,933)East Prairie (2,927)Portageville (2,879)Montgomery City (2,821)Knob Noster (2,811)Owensville (2,810)Windsor (2,803)Fayette (2,792)Canton (2,763)Licking (2,748)Pleasant Valley (2,741)Pine Lawn (2,735)Forsyth (2,733)New Madrid (2,715)Green Park (2,696)Tipton (2,695)Bel-Ridge (2,687)Monroe City (2,660)Mountain View (2,642)Oronogo (2,612)Strafford (2,601)Marceline (Township) (2,599)Clarkson Valley (2,589)Versailles (2,576)Gray Summit (2,573)Anderson (2,561)Pagedale (2,540)Potosi (2,535)Lawson (2,530)Country Club (2,485)Terre du Lac (2,443)Salisbury (Township) (2,440)Village of Four Seasons (2,434)Hayti (2,419)New Haven (2,417)Deer Creek (2,384)Riverview (2,373)Kimberling City (2,367)Duquesne (2,356)Concordia (2,355)Lake Lotawana (2,332)Hamilton (Township) (2,304)Warsaw (2,267)Seneca (2,267)Lathrop (2,262)Holden (2,218)Plattsburg (2,216)Marlborough (2,207)Willow Springs (2,188)Hermann (2,188)Bloomfield (2,172)Noel (2,142)Moline Acres (2,136)Houston (2,130)Marceline (2,121)Lake Ozark (2,111)Weatherby Lake (2,084)Marionville (2,073)Granby (2,066)Adrian (2,021)Warson Woods (2,008)Merriam Woods (1,993)Kahoka (1,992)Hanley Hills (1,985)Elsberry (1,984)Cabool (1,981)Vinita Park (1,964)Sparta (1,921)Bernie (1,916)Piedmont (1,882)Thayer (1,879)St. George (1,875)Albany (1,859)Seymour (1,853)Carterville (1,849)Raintree Plantation (1,830)Slater (1,827)Gallatin (1,824)Steele (1,800)Milan (1,789)Doniphan (1,779)Weston (1,767)Bourbon (1,759)Stockton (1,744)Roubidoux (1,740)Fields Creek (1,736)Unionville (1,732)Cooper (1,730)Memphis (1,720)Hamilton (1,696)Camden (1,664)Hallsville (1,647)Osage (1,623)Garden City (1,621)Bismarck (1,617)Ash Grove (1,617)Wardsville (1,607)Fair Grove (1,605)Shelbina (1,576)Lone Jack (1,573)Campbell (1,571)Wellston (1,567)Lake Winnebago (1,566)Senath (1,563)Salisbury (1,560)Winfield (1,555)Lakeshire (1,541)Duenweg (1,533)Gower (1,525)Crane (1,504)Tarkio (1,486)Cedar Hill (1,453)Steelville (1,453)Ironton (1,452)Advance (1,451)Winchester (1,429)Freeborn (1,426)Shell Knob (1,415)Lamar (Township) (1,413)Morgan (1,410)Linn (1,402)Grant (1,401)Sarcoxie (1,391)Oakland (1,389)Marble Hill (1,382)Huntsville (1,371)Claycomo (1,361)Gerald (1,361)Bel-Nor (1,349)Lynch (1,333)Appleton City (1,330)Holcomb (Township) (1,309)Sweet Springs (1,309)Charlack (1,292)Archie (1,292)Auxvasse (1,286)Pierce City (1,258)Marthasville (1,258)Rock Port (1,253)Belle (1,249)La Plata (1,245)Rich Hill (1,236)Drywood (1,228)Mansfield (1,225)Dixon (1,221)Greenfield (1,214)Goodman (1,212)Hillsdale (1,204)LaBarque Creek (1,201)Oran (1,199)St. Martins (1,196)Clay (1,195)Leadwood (1,178)Velda City (1,177)Summer Set (1,168)Lincoln (1,168)Paris (1,154)Taos (1,150)Reeds Spring (1,145)Calverton Park (1,137)Cole Camp (1,132)Kissee Mills (1,132)Stanberry (1,129)Cass (1,107)Maysville (1,098)Davis (1,091)Glasgow (1,087)Jamesport (Township) (1,086)Fremont Hills (1,076)Leesville (1,043)Carroll (1,040)Purdy (1,037)Stover (1,030)New Franklin (1,027)Cool Valley (1,026)Edina (1,022)Kidder (Township) (1,013)Country Club Hills (1,009)Mound City (1,009)La Monte (1,007)Wellsville (1,003)Indian Lake (1,000)Princeton (992)Laurie (990)Golden City (Township) (988)Clarkton (987)Highlandville (974)Lilbourn (971)Loma Linda (964)Drexel (963)Winona (959)Southwest City (951)Horine (945)New London (944)Osceola (944)Grantwood Village (935)Lake Waukomis (927)Sturgeon (924)Humansville (923)Crocker (922)Bloomsdale (911)Truesdale (910)Miner (904)Pasadena Hills (902)New Lisbon (893)Jasper (892)Loch Lloyd (889)Norwood Court (885)Keytesville (Township) (884)Ozark (883)Velda Village Hills (868)Puxico (867)Grayhawk (866)Nodaway (858)Brunswick (856)Edmundson (855)Billings (854)Diamond (849)Lockwood (847)Lake St. Clair (845)Rockaway Beach (842)Oregon (832)Seligman (827)Flint Hill (826)La Grange (822)Egypt (814)Grant City (814)King City (805)Pineville (798)Ellington (792)Doe Run (790)Lake Tapawingo (790)Waverly (787)Deerfield (Township) (783)Blue Summit (782)Fordland (780)Russellville (780)Parson Creek (773)Leadington (769)Van Buren (766)Alton (761)Gainesville (760)Gideon (760)Agency (757)Mound (756)Tebo (755)Wood Heights (753)Orrick (744)Jonesburg (743)Bertrand (743)Stewartsville (743)Exeter (742)Wellington (739)Polk (737)Conway (731)West Boone (730)Morehouse (725)Alba (721)Clarence (720)Flordell Hills (717)Olympian Village (716)Iberia (708)Hawk Point (705)New Bloomfield (704)Bella Villa (695)Braymer (691)Goose Creek Lake (690)Pleasant Hope (676)Airport Drive (675)Wheaton (674)Lancaster (673)Perry (670)Pilot Knob (667)Pilot Grove (666)Morris (663)Parkway (662)La Belle (661)Viburnum (659)Golden City (655)Cleveland (650)Ferrelview (648)Walnut Grove (646)Iron Mountain Lake (646)New Florence (645)Morley (644)Greendale (639)Colfax (639)Lake Timberline (639)
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