Free Government Phone in Pennsylvania

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

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Who Qualifies in Pennsylvania?

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

Income-Based Eligibility

Even without program participation, Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

Check Eligibility

Verify you meet program or income requirements for Pennsylvania.

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 Pennsylvania

494 cities covered — find Lifeline info for your area

Philadelphia (1,589,623)Pittsburgh (305,400)Allentown (125,292)Reading (95,000)Erie (94,141)Upper Darby (85,291)Bethlehem (76,555)Scranton (76,167)Lower Merion (64,330)Lower Paxton (54,270)Levittown (51,152)Haverford (50,698)Harrisburg (50,248)Middletown (45,968)York (44,848)Wilkes-Barre (44,318)Manheim (Township) (44,096)Altoona (43,821)State College (41,011)Penn Hills (40,658)Northampton (39,889)Cheltenham (38,597)Norristown (35,925)Falls (34,667)Upper Merion (34,247)Cranberry (33,914)Mount Lebanon (33,663)Hampden (33,655)Chester (33,574)Radnor (33,567)Warminster (33,551)Lower Makefield (33,313)Bethel Park (33,275)Ross (33,246)Lower Macungie (32,572)Tredyffrin (31,872)North Huntingdon (31,846)Ridley (30,838)Easton (30,200)Hazleton (30,052)York (Township) (30,048)McCandless (29,379)Drexel Hill (29,231)Spring (28,480)Monroeville (28,397)Swatara (28,000)Shaler (27,807)Williamsport (27,519)Moon (27,030)Springettsbury (27,013)Plum (26,942)Upper Dublin (26,924)Upper Macungie (26,823)Lebanon (26,657)Horsham (Township) (26,599)East Hempfield (26,485)Upper Moreland (26,142)Lower Providence (25,839)Warrington (25,803)Exeter (25,469)Derry (24,816)King of Prussia (24,423)Marple (24,151)Pottstown (23,451)Upper Allen (23,439)West Goshen (23,222)Dover (Township) (22,897)Allison Park (22,701)Palmer (22,357)Chambersburg (22,153)Carlisle (22,097)Muhlenberg (21,944)New Castle (21,756)Unity (21,516)Baldwin (21,266)South Whitehall (21,143)East Pennsboro (21,046)Upper St. Clair (20,987)Coolbaugh (20,943)Murrysville (20,879)Limerick (20,669)Lower Southampton (20,598)Lower Allen (Township) (20,428)Penn (Township) (20,406)Whitpain (20,394)Silver Spring (20,231)Stroud (19,994)Whitemarsh (19,965)Newtown (Township) (19,868)West Whiteland (19,856)Manchester (Township) (19,557)West Chester (19,486)West Mifflin (19,379)West Manchester (19,201)Uwchlan (19,127)Phoenixville (19,072)Ferguson (19,033)Lansdale (18,991)Hatfield (Township) (18,713)Lancaster (Township) (18,587)South Fayette (18,443)East Goshen (18,396)Johnstown (18,233)Towamencin (18,028)Doylestown (Township) (17,998)Windsor (Township) (17,895)East Lampeter (17,745)McKeesport (17,564)Scott (17,437)West Lampeter (17,436)West Hempfield (17,195)Upper Gwynedd (17,159)Upper Saucon (17,054)Butler (Township) (16,992)Colonial Park (16,891)Upper Chichester (16,833)Chestnuthill (16,831)Harborcreek (16,656)Hilltown (16,633)South Middleton (16,444)Fullerton (16,358)West Norriton (16,308)Forks (16,296)Hermitage (16,191)Middle Smithfield (16,173)North Fayette (16,149)Lower Salford (16,027)North Strabane (15,949)Newberry (15,776)North Whitehall (15,745)Horsham (15,683)Cumru (15,621)Robinson (15,483)Franklin Park (15,356)Upper Southampton (15,253)Pine (15,050)Weigelstown (14,960)Whitehall (14,934)Warwick (14,877)East Whiteland (14,802)Cecil (14,791)Greensburg (14,790)Guilford (Township) (14,701)Hershey (14,682)West Bradford (14,659)Skippack (Township) (14,640)Nether Providence (14,460)Caln (Township) (14,451)Dunmore (14,175)Wilkinsburg (14,172)Lower Moreland (14,100)Ardmore (14,075)Plumstead (14,055)East Norriton (14,030)Willow Grove (13,759)Ephrata (13,750)South Park (13,745)Spring Garden (13,680)Derry (Township) (13,526)Hopewell (13,461)Franconia (13,401)New Hanover (13,383)Pottsville (13,358)Kingston (13,349)Carnot-Moon (13,345)Coatesville (13,331)Sharon (13,066)Montgomeryville (13,008)Bloomsburg (12,836)Dingman (12,831)Elizabeth (Township) (12,823)Meadville (12,757)Upper Uwchlan (12,670)St. Marys (12,653)Logan (12,571)Jefferson Hills (12,391)Lower Pottsgrove (12,360)New Britain (Township) (12,343)West Deer (12,258)North Middleton (12,248)Lower Gwynedd (12,187)New Kensington (12,090)North Lebanon (12,067)Rapho (12,058)Yeadon (11,996)Elizabethtown (11,939)Richland (11,811)Mountain Top (11,791)Sandy (Township) (11,787)North Union (11,693)Lower Burrell (11,679)Center (11,678)Emmaus (11,669)Loyalsock (11,524)Salisbury (11,480)New Garden (11,421)Rostraver (11,398)Progress (11,364)Willistown (11,294)Shiloh (11,290)Somerset (Township) (11,274)Westtown (11,191)Wyomissing (11,134)Lower Saucon (11,082)Lansdowne (11,062)Waynesboro (11,048)Easttown (11,021)Pocono (10,964)East Cocalico (10,903)West Hanover (10,894)Upper Providence (10,823)College (10,792)Mount Joy (Township) (10,774)South Union (10,727)Ephrata (Township) (10,700)Darby (10,666)Broomall (10,663)Munhall (10,649)East Bradford (10,645)Nanticoke (10,629)Worcester (10,522)South Lebanon (10,505)Woodlyn (10,347)Marshall (10,237)Milford (10,234)Hazle (10,208)Penn Forest (10,100)Mount Pleasant (Township) (10,087)Harrison (10,046)Roslyn (10,011)East Brandywine (10,000)Brentwood (9,982)North Versailles (9,955)Plains (Township) (9,897)Bristol (9,862)Uniontown (9,828)Coal (9,801)Neshannock (9,791)Morrisville (9,787)Lower Swatara (9,766)Croydon (9,752)Canonsburg (9,715)South Strabane (9,666)Sunbury (9,660)Willow Street (9,640)Lititz (9,561)South Abington (9,537)Mechanicsburg (9,524)Oil City (9,518)Glenshaw (9,418)Moore (9,354)Quakertown (9,337)West Manheim (9,289)Conshohocken (9,276)Aliquippa (9,198)Millersville (9,188)O'Hara (9,182)Darby (Township) (9,182)Maidencreek (9,171)North Codorus (9,145)Audubon (9,141)Perkasie (9,136)Dallas (Township) (9,118)Fairless Hills (9,109)Northwest Harborcreek (9,054)Economy (9,045)Breinigsville (9,035)Bala Cynwyd (9,020)West Donegal (9,017)East Nottingham (8,992)Harleysville (8,992)Perkiomen (8,978)Park Forest Village (8,962)Collier (8,957)Chartiers (8,944)Beaver Falls (8,934)North Londonderry (8,927)West Caln (8,925)Upper Leacock (8,924)London Grove (8,911)East Stroudsburg (8,881)Kulpsville (8,876)Collingdale (8,865)Upper Makefield (8,860)East York (8,853)Sanatoga (8,829)South Londonderry (8,824)Carbondale (8,819)North Cornwall (8,792)Schuylkill (8,790)Kennett (8,742)Jeannette (8,720)Solebury (8,702)East Donegal (8,666)Village Green-Green Ridge (8,652)Kennedy (8,625)Upper Hanover (8,609)Lock Haven (8,594)Bushkill (8,593)Old Forge (8,542)Lewistown (8,537)Folsom (8,535)West Earl (8,520)Swissvale (8,510)Gettysburg (8,509)North Coventry (8,429)East Manchester (8,422)East Pikeland (8,404)Pleasant Hills (8,399)Tobyhanna (8,385)Honey Brook (Township) (8,316)Castle Shannon (8,305)Doylestown (8,295)Slippery Rock (Township) (8,289)Brookhaven (8,268)Upper Nazareth (8,245)Hatboro (8,243)Bellevue (8,236)Parkville (8,226)Wilson (8,224)Downingtown (8,180)Camp Hill (8,164)Dormont (8,138)Villanova (8,081)Carnegie (8,034)Latrobe (8,020)Chippewa (7,982)Buffalo (7,974)Leola (7,945)Upper Milford (7,913)Conewago (7,907)Grove City (7,884)Palmyra (7,782)East Fallowfield (7,730)Glenside (7,726)South Heidelberg (7,703)East Huntingdon (7,658)West Cocalico (7,621)Pittston (7,608)Robeson (7,593)Ellwood City (7,571)New Cumberland (7,554)Lower Windsor (7,551)East Marlborough (7,544)White Oak (7,537)West Brandywine (7,487)East Buffalo (7,486)Blandon (7,484)Lawrence (7,469)DuBois (7,464)East Vincent (7,452)Frankstown (Township) (7,404)Ancient Oaks (7,363)Lower Allen (7,350)Archbald (7,316)Indiana (7,278)Ridley Park (7,244)South Hanover (7,229)Souderton (7,227)Glenolden (7,198)East Coventry (7,183)Ohio (7,149)Maxatawny (Township) (7,148)Kingston (Township) (7,123)New Sewickley (7,112)Shenango (7,104)Middlesex (7,089)Lower Nazareth (7,082)Cumberland (7,063)Tunkhannock (7,056)Providence (6,996)Richboro (6,983)Huntingdon (6,978)Elkins Park (6,973)Ambridge (6,937)Connellsville (6,920)Tamaqua (6,917)Clay (Township) (6,908)Shamokin (6,897)Clifton Heights (6,829)West Vincent (6,829)Monessen (6,825)Wescosville (6,799)Linglestown (6,786)Shrewsbury (Township) (6,778)Ambler (6,775)Folcroft (6,769)Oakmont (6,765)East Earl (Township) (6,757)Plymouth Meeting (6,756)Homeacre-Lyndora (6,750)Lionville (6,724)Bullskin (6,658)Blakely (6,646)Maple Glen (6,637)West View (6,605)Milton (6,583)Dunbar (Township) (6,581)Rutherford (6,571)Catasauqua (6,520)Swarthmore (6,516)Red Lion (6,501)North East (Township) (6,501)Chestnut Hill (6,493)Findlay (6,470)Arlington Heights (6,444)Upper Mount Bethel (6,433)Blue Bell (6,428)Stowe (6,353)Forest Hills (6,350)Lower Heidelberg (6,320)Fort Washington (6,312)Georges (6,278)Wilkins (6,277)Exton (6,272)Steelton (6,268)South Williamsport (6,235)Charlestown (6,194)Corry (6,163)Penn Wynne (6,127)Oreland (6,123)Paoli (6,121)Hellertown (6,117)Clairton (6,106)Bellefonte (6,071)Ligonier (Township) (6,041)Churchville (6,041)Nazareth (6,028)Dickson City (6,026)East Hanover (6,025)Crafton (6,020)Somerset (6,005)Sharon Hill (5,987)Enola (5,986)Stroudsburg (5,970)Moosic (5,968)Oxford (5,960)Harris (5,953)Kennett Square (5,937)Hellam (5,932)Chanceford (5,927)Upper Pottsgrove (5,925)Gilbertsville (5,923)St. Thomas (5,922)Norwood (5,921)Media (5,872)Newtown Grant (5,850)McKees Rocks (5,843)Sierra View (5,826)East Rockhill (5,823)New London (5,814)Plymouth (5,763)New Holland (5,752)Montgomery (5,746)Cambria (5,745)Wright (5,733)Schlusser (5,725)Mount Carmel (5,711)Campbelltown (5,705)Wyndmoor (5,698)Selinsgrove (5,697)Punxsutawney (5,679)Paradise (Township) (5,672)Leacock (5,663)Palmerton (5,652)West Pennsboro (5,629)Pequea (5,622)New Brighton (5,604)Hollidaysburg (5,597)Greenville (5,574)Longswamp (5,572)Monaca (5,563)Shippensburg (5,513)Bryn Mawr (5,508)Boothwyn (5,506)Coraopolis (5,485)East Caln (5,484)Paxtonia (5,480)North Sewickley (5,473)Luzerne (5,468)Shillington (5,466)Sayre (5,466)West Rockhill (5,445)Lower Oxford (5,433)Chesterbrook (5,428)Merion Station (5,393)South Huntingdon (5,392)Olyphant (5,386)Dickinson (5,359)Lewisburg (5,338)Collegeville (5,329)Lehighton (5,293)Vernon (5,290)Fox Chapel (5,279)
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