Is Verizon Fios available in my area?
Verizon Fios 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 Verizon Fios has reported service, and how much of each it covers.
Verizon Fios coverage by state
Coverage is the share of residential locations in each state where Verizon Fios reports it can serve. A low percentage does not mean a bad network. It usually means a network concentrated in a few towns.
| State | Share of homes covered |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 93.0% |
| Rhode Island | 88.2% |
| Delaware | 83.8% |
| New Jersey | 82.0% |
| Maryland | 80.2% |
| New York | 79.8% |
| Massachusetts | 72.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 70.0% |
| Florida | 66.9% |
| Virginia | 66.8% |
| Ohio | 63.1% |
| Illinois | 61.3% |
| North Carolina | 61.1% |
| Texas | 60.7% |
| South Carolina | 59.9% |
| Utah | 59.5% |
| Indiana | 59.1% |
| Arkansas | 58.9% |
| Tennessee | 58.9% |
| Nebraska | 57.0% |
| Colorado | 56.2% |
| Georgia | 55.7% |
| California | 55.6% |
| Kansas | 55.3% |
| Kentucky | 54.5% |
| Oklahoma | 54.2% |
| Michigan | 54.1% |
| Alabama | 53.9% |
| Minnesota | 53.8% |
| Wisconsin | 52.9% |
| Washington | 52.3% |
| Arizona | 52.3% |
| Missouri | 52.2% |
| North Dakota | 50.2% |
| Louisiana | 50.1% |
| Connecticut | 49.5% |
| Oregon | 49.2% |
| Iowa | 48.6% |
| New Mexico | 46.1% |
| Nevada | 45.4% |
| Wyoming | 41.6% |
| South Dakota | 41.4% |
| Montana | 41.0% |
| Idaho | 40.7% |
| West Virginia | 38.9% |
| New Hampshire | 32.6% |
| Mississippi | 29.2% |
| Vermont | 25.4% |
| Maine | 24.3% |
Metro areas Verizon Fios serves
Ranked by how much of the metro is covered, not by metro size. The top of this list is where Verizon Fios is a realistic option for most homes.
| Metro area | Share of homes covered |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area | 88.6% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area | 88.6% |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area | 87.9% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area | 85.5% |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area | 85.2% |
| Lebanon, PA Metro Area | 83.9% |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area | 83.5% |
| Van Wert, OH Micro Area | 81.5% |
| Bloomington, IL Metro Area | 81.1% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area | 80.1% |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area | 79.1% |
| Lincoln, NE Metro Area | 78.7% |
| Wapakoneta, OH Micro Area | 78.5% |
| Panama City, FL Metro Area | 78.3% |
| Findlay, OH Micro Area | 78.1% |
| Dayton-Kettering, OH Metro Area | 77.8% |
| Amarillo, TX Metro Area | 77.7% |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area | 77.5% |
| Muscatine, IA Micro Area | 77.2% |
| Syracuse, NY Metro Area | 77.2% |
| Springfield, OH Metro Area | 76.6% |
| Enid, OK Metro Area | 76.3% |
| Richmond, VA Metro Area | 76.0% |
| Lima, OH Metro Area | 75.9% |
| Columbus, IN Metro Area | 75.5% |
Showing the 25 best-covered of 909 metro areas with reported Verizon Fios service.
What technology does Verizon Fios use?
Verizon Communications Inc. reports more than one technology to the FCC, so not every address in its footprint gets the same product:
| Technology | Residential locations reported |
|---|---|
| Fixed Wireless | 57,585,966 |
| Fiber | 9,364,253 |
An honest limitation. The FCC publishes each provider's technology mix nationally, but not per city. So we can tell you Verizon Fios 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
Fiber vs cable explains what actually differs between the delivery methods, and when the difference is worth paying for.
Verizon Fios compared to other providers
Providers that overlap with Verizon Fios in enough places to be a real choice:
- Verizon Fios vs Optimum (both available in 136 metro areas)
- Verizon Fios vs Spectrum (both available in 505 metro areas)
- Verizon Fios vs Xfinity (both available in 353 metro areas)
Common questions
Is Verizon Fios available at my address?
Only an address check answers that. Use the state and metro tables above to find out whether Verizon Fios 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 Verizon Fios?
Verizon Fios files with the FCC under the holding company name Verizon Communications Inc.. 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?
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