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Cordless Phone at a glance
Electronics Tools
It weighs 1.
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Cordless Phone
Cordless Phone is an electronics item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.
More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.CordlessPhone | Electronics |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Cordless Phone is on 25 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Store Phones | Electronics storage (shelves); Electronics Store (box, cupboard, shelves); Electronics store (second list) (box, cupboard, shelves) | 42% | 4 |
| Gigamart House Electronics | Department storage (shelves); General Store (shelves); GigaMart (shelves); and 2 more places | 11% | 4 |
| Office Desk Home | Bedroom (desk) | 5.0% | 4 |
| Store Shelf Electronics | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 4.3% | 4 |
| Bedroom Sidetable Classy | Bedroom (drawer) | 4.0% | 4 |
| Wardrobe Classy | Any building (cabinet); Bedroom (locker, cabinet) | 3.6% | 4 |
| Bedroom Dresser Classy | Bedroom (drawer) | 3.6% | 4 |
| Living Room Side Table Classy | Living room (drawer) | 3.6% | 4 |
It is on 17 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Trader, Bandit, Private Militia.
Inside bags and cases: Small Protective Case, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 5 recipes: Dismantle Simple Electronic Item, Make Remote Controller (Long-Range), Make Remote Controller (Medium-Range), Make Remote Controller (Short-Range), Make Remote Trigger.
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Crafting and loot tables
Used in 5 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
- Make Remote Controller (Short-Range)
- Make Remote Controller (Medium-Range)
- Make Remote Controller (Long-Range)
- Make Remote Trigger
- Dismantle Simple Electronic Item
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Electronic Store Phones (weight 50)
- Gigamart House Electronics (weight 20)
- Electronic Store Phones (weight 20)
- Electronic Store Phones (weight 20)
- Gigamart House Electronics (weight 10)
- Electronic Store Phones (weight 10)
- Wardrobe Classy (weight 10)
- Bedroom Sidetable Classy (weight 10)
- Bedroom Dresser Classy (weight 10)
- Office Desk Home (weight 8)
- Store Shelf Electronics (weight 8)
- Office Desk Home Classy (weight 8)
- Waiting Room Desk (weight 4)
- Office Desk Secretary (weight 4)
- University Side Table (weight 4)
Counts as: any hasmetal, any miscelectronic.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Cordless Phone weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Cordless Phone?
Base.CordlessPhone.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.