Internet Providers in Your Area

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated September 25, 2026.

Enter a city or zip code to see the internet providers, coverage, and advertised speeds for any city, zip code, or neighborhood in the US:

Home Internet Coverage in the US

About 71% of US residents live where at least one provider sells fiber internet, according to BestNeighborhood’s analysis of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Broadband Data Collection as of December 31, 2025. Fiber is the fastest wired connection sold to homes. Among the 91 US cities with at least 250,000 residents, fiber reaches 97.3% of residents in New York, NY and 16.5% in Anchorage, AK.

Where fiber is missing, most homes rely on cable, which offers fast downloads but slower uploads. Fixed wireless and satellite service fill the gaps that neither wire reaches.

Big Cities With the Most and Least Fiber Internet

These lists rank the 91 US cities with at least 250,000 residents by the share of residents who can order fiber at home. Each link opens that city’s internet page, which lists every provider with its coverage and advertised speeds by zip code.

10 big cities with the most fiber

  1. New York, NY: 97.3%
  2. Kansas City, MO: 97.1%
  3. Lincoln, NE: 97.0%
  4. Philadelphia, PA: 95.9%
  5. Jersey City, NJ: 95.2%
  6. San Antonio, TX: 95.0%
  7. Cincinnati, OH: 94.2%
  8. Plano, TX: 94.2%
  9. Long Beach, CA: 94.2%
  10. Tampa, FL: 93.9%

10 big cities with the least fiber

  1. Anchorage, AK: 16.5%
  2. Baltimore, MD: 17.3%
  3. Albuquerque, NM: 22.2%
  4. Detroit, MI: 28.7%
  5. North Las Vegas, NV: 38.0%
  6. Chicago, IL: 39.5%
  7. Phoenix, AZ: 39.9%
  8. Stockton, CA: 40.4%
  9. Tucson, AZ: 40.8%
  10. Glendale, AZ: 42.2%

The spread is wide. In Anchorage and Baltimore, fewer than one resident in five can order fiber at home. Chicago and Phoenix, two of the five largest US cities, both sit below 40%.

Fiber in the 20 largest cities

New York, Philadelphia, and San Antonio lead the 20 largest cities, each at 95% or higher. Chicago and Phoenix trail at about 40%.

Share of residents living where at least one provider offers fiber internet, 20 most populous US cities, with the national share in gray. Source: BestNeighborhood analysis of the FCC Broadband Data Collection as of December 31, 2025.

Types of Home Internet

The speed column shows the fastest download plan providers advertise, averaged over the US residents who can buy each type. It comes from the same FCC data. Actual speeds depend on the plan chosen and on network load.

Type
How it connects
Top advertised download, US average
Trade-offs
Fiber
Glass strands carry light to the home
4,377 Mbps
Upload speeds usually match download speeds. Availability depends on whether a provider has built in the area.
Cable
The coaxial line used for cable TV
1,419 Mbps
Wide availability in cities and suburbs. Upload speeds are far lower than download speeds.
Fixed wireless
A receiver at the home links to a nearby tower, including 5G home internet
331 Mbps
No wire to the home. Speeds vary with signal strength and network load.
DSL
Telephone lines
62 Mbps
Speed drops with distance from the provider’s equipment. Many providers are retiring DSL.
Satellite
A dish links to satellites in orbit
Varies by service
Available almost anywhere with a clear view of the sky. Monthly prices run higher than wired service.

How to Check Service at an Address

Each city page lists the providers that report service in that city, with coverage and advertised speeds by zip code. To confirm service at a single address, enter it on the FCC National Broadband Map or on the provider’s own site.

Providers report the locations where they offer service or could install it within 10 business days. So the map can show service at an address before a provider has run a line to the building.

Coverage pages for the largest national providers:

Where These Numbers Come From

Coverage figures come from the FCC’s Broadband Data Collection as of December 31, 2025, the most recent release available as of September 2026. Every internet provider must report, location by location, where it offers service, which technology it uses, and its fastest advertised speeds. BestNeighborhood rolls those locations up to neighborhoods, cities, and states, weighted by population.

These are availability figures. They show where a provider says it sells service and the fastest plan it advertises. They are not speed tests, and delivered speeds can fall below the advertised top speed.

The city figures above follow each city’s legal limits, built from the neighborhoods that sit mostly inside them. For several of the largest cities, the linked city page describes the whole metro area, so its figures differ from the ones above.

Internet Providers by State

Sources

  1. Federal Communications Commission, Broadband Data Collection, availability data as of December 31, 2025. fcc.gov
  2. Federal Communications Commission, National Broadband Map. broadbandmap.fcc.gov

Compiled by the BestNeighborhood data science team from FCC Broadband Data Collection filings.