<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This Financial Data Schedule contains summary financial information
extracted from The Woodbury Telephone Company's Financial Statements
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1995
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                   20,322,127
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                    611,785
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                       5,555,291
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       480,209
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                 353,744
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              27,323,156
<COMMON>                                     1,922,768
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                    1,475,394
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                          9,403,574
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>              12,801,736
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                         9,000,000
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                        0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>               5,521,420
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>               27,323,156
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                   12,592,857
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                         1,175,726
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   9,246,232
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                  10,421,958
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                      2,170,899
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                             487,922
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>               2,658,821
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       827,011
<NET-INCOME>                                 1,831,810
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                1,831,810
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                     1,169,042
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                      810,000
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                       3,540,557
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     2.38
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     2.38