What Internet Services Are In My Area

How can you find internet service providers in your area?

Many Americans don't have a whole lot of choice in their internet — around 1 in 4 can only access broadband through one provider — so most of us just go with whichever provider is in our area. But if you're lucky enough to have options, we've analyzed all the nationwide players, comparing speeds, customer service ratings and pricing to discover which deserve the title of best internet providers.

Top 8 recommended internet providers of 2021

Xfinity – Best cable internet provider
AT&T – Best fiber optic speeds
CenturyLink – Most affordable plans
Cox – Best TV and internet bundles
Frontier – Best for no hidden fees
Spectrum – Fast speeds and low fees
Verizon Fios – Best provider overall
HughesNet – Best satellite provider

Where to find the best internet providers

When shopping for a new internet service provider, it's likely you'll discover internet options you previously didn't know were available. It's just as likely, however, that some ISPs you thought were (or hoped would be) available are not. Broadband access can vary significantly even in a single community, where one side of a street has access to fiber optic, for instance, and the other side does not.

If fiber optic internet is available in your area, it will almost always give you the fastest, most reliable speeds for the best value. If you can't get fiber, your next best option is cable internet, but DSL may be a better choice if you're looking for the cheapest plans. Lastly, satellite internet is a common go-to service in rural areas where fiber and cable are not available. Residents of rural areas may want to consider fixed wireless providers since they often have lower latency and higher data allowances than satellite providers.

Internet availability and service areas

Xfinity – Available in 39 states. Primary internet service areas include the Northwest, Great Lakes region and eastern U.S.
Spectrum – Available in 41 states. Primary internet service areas include the South, Midwest and West Coast.
AT&T – Available in 21 states. Primary internet service areas include the South, Midwest and parts of the West Coast.
Verizon – Available in eight states. Primary internet service areas include the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
Cox – Available in 19 states. Primary internet service areas include the Southwest, Central U.S. and the Northeast.
CenturyLink – Available in 35 states. Primary internet service areas include the Northwest, Southwest and Midwest.
Frontier – Available in 25 states. Primary internet service areas include the Midwest, Northeast, parts of the South and Texas.
HughesNet – Available in all 50 states. Primary internet service areas include rural areas across the U.S.

Source: FCC Fixed Broadband Deployment

Don't see your local home internet provider?

The service providers listed above cover most of the U.S. population, but there are hundreds of smaller, regional providers. These providers extend internet coverage to areas where the largest providers do not reach or provide some often much-needed competition in areas where there is already a major internet provider established.

We've listed some of the top regional providers and their service areas below, but there may be other internet options in your area.

Top regional internet service providers and service areas

Atlantic Broadband – Available in 10 states. Primary service areas include eastern Connecticut, Maryland and Virginia, central Pennsylvania and New Hampshire and the Aiken, South Carolina area.
Mediacom – Available in 22 states. Primary service areas include the Midwest, South and communities along the Atlantic coast in Delaware and North Carolina.
Optimum – Available in four states. Primary service areas include Brooklyn, NY and the greater New York City region.
RCN – Available in five states. Primary service areas include Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Manhattan and Queens, NY; Allentown and western Philadelphia, PA and Washington D.C.
Sonic – Available in California. Primary service areas include the greater Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose and Santa Rosa areas.
Starry Internet – Available in four states. Primary service areas include Los Angeles, CA; Denver, CO; Boston, MA; New York, NY and Washington, D.C.
Suddenlink – Available in 14 states. Primary service areas include select rural and suburban parts of Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia.
Windstream – Available in 18 states. Primary service areas include rural and suburban parts of the Eastern, Midwest, Southern and Southwestern U.S.
Ziply Fiber – Available in four states. Primary service areas include regions in the Pacific Northwest formerly served by Frontier.

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