Where Surf Internet is actually available

Surf Internet reports 252,177 residential fiber locations across 3 states and 31 metro areas, in the latest FCC filing. Here is where that footprint actually reaches, and where it does not.

Is Surf Internet available in my area?

Surf Internet is a regional network, not a national one. The honest answer for any given home is that it depends on the street, because fiber networks were built out block by block. The tables below are the closest thing to a straight answer that public federal data allows: every state and metro where Surf Internet has reported service, and how much of each it covers.

Surf Internet coverage by state

Coverage is the share of residential locations in each state where Surf Internet reports it can serve. A low percentage does not mean a bad network. It usually means a network concentrated in a few towns.

StateShare of homes covered
Indiana 4.5%
Michigan 1.3%
Illinois 1.0%

Metro areas Surf Internet serves

Ranked by how much of the metro is covered, not by metro size. The top of this list is where Surf Internet is a realistic option for most homes.

Metro areaShare of homes covered
Sterling, IL Micro Area 46.8%
Plymouth, IN Micro Area 43.6%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metro Area 38.0%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area 34.9%
Dixon, IL Micro Area 34.1%
Peru, IN Micro Area 28.6%
Marion, IN Micro Area 18.2%
Ottawa, IL Micro Area 14.2%
Auburn, IN Micro Area 12.6%
Warsaw, IN Micro Area 12.4%
Sturgis, MI Micro Area 11.1%
Kankakee, IL Metro Area 10.6%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area 10.0%
Niles, MI Metro Area 9.5%
Holland, MI Micro Area 9.2%
Rochelle, IL Micro Area 8.5%
Freeport, IL Micro Area 6.7%
Angola, IN Micro Area 5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN Metro Area 4.0%
Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area 3.4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area 2.5%
Flint, MI Metro Area 2.3%
Muncie, IN Metro Area 1.8%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area 1.3%
Jackson, MI Metro Area 1.3%

Showing the 25 best-covered of 31 metro areas with reported Surf Internet service.

What technology does Surf Internet use?

Surf Air Wireless, LLC reports more than one technology to the FCC, so not every address in its footprint gets the same product:

TechnologyResidential locations reported
Fiber 252,177
Fixed Wireless 1,659

An honest limitation. The FCC publishes each provider's technology mix nationally, but not per city. So we can tell you Surf Internet operates fiber somewhere in a given state and we cannot tell you from this data that your particular street gets fiber rather than one of the others. Check with the provider before signing anything.

How fiber compares

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Common questions

Is Surf Internet available at my address?

Only an address check answers that. Use the state and metro tables above to find out whether Surf Internet operates in your area at all. If your state is not listed, it does not. If it is, coverage within that state is uneven and street-level.

Who owns Surf Internet?

Surf Internet files with the FCC under the holding company name Surf Air Wireless, LLC. This is common, because the name on the bill and the name on the federal filing are frequently different.

How current is this data?

It comes from the FCC Broadband Data Collection, filing period D25, published July 21, 2026. The FCC refreshes it roughly twice a year, and there is a publication lag of several months. We update these pages when new data is released.

Does WhereFiber earn money if I sign up?

Sometimes. Where a provider runs an affiliate program we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. It does not affect which providers appear here, which is decided by FCC data alone. Full detail in our affiliate disclosure.

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