Internet in Garden Grove, California
Fiber is available at 66.2% of the 34,148 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Garden Grove, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 97.4%. 69.4% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 28.0% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Garden Grove in California
Garden Grove is where two fiber territories meet. Spectrum's network reaches 96.0% of the city's homes and businesses, AT&T reports fiber at 49.8% and Frontier at 15.7%1, and the two fiber networks almost never pass the same address. Most locations therefore have two fast wires, and practically none has three.
Spectrum everywhere, then AT&T or Frontier
The FCC counts 34,148 homes and businesses in Garden Grove as of June 30, 2026 (file revision of November 10, 2026). Spectrum reports service at 96.0% of them, over cable with advertised downloads up to 1 Gbps, and over fiber at a small 0.7%. The second wired network depends on the address. AT&T reports service at 84.8% of locations: fiber at 49.8%, advertised up to 5 Gbps, and DSL or licensed fixed wireless at much of the rest. Frontier reports 15.7%, nearly all of it fiber advertised up to 7 Gbps1.
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 Gbps | 26.6% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 84.8% | 57.2% | 5 Gbps | 1.3% |
| Cosmo Network Solutions, LLC | Fixed wireless | 81.0% | 68.3% | 350 Mbps | – |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 68.3% | 8.3% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 66.8% | 38.1% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Frontier | Fiber | 15.7% | 15.7% | 7 Gbps | 0.0% |
| GeoLinks | Licensed wireless | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 Gbps | – |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Share of the area's broadband serviceable locations where the provider reports service as of June 30, 2026. "Only wired option" is the share of locations where it is the single wired provider at 100/20 Mbps. Provider-reported and challengeable; speeds are advertised maximums, not measured; no prices. Satellite providers (Starlink, HughesNet, Viasat) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
Everyone else on the list reports a wireless service or a few business addresses. A provider lists a location when it could install standard service there within ten business days of a request. Each report can be challenged on the FCC National Broadband Map, which is also where to look up a single address.
Two fiber networks that rarely meet
Fiber reaches 66.2% of Garden Grove's locations, above California (47.8%), Orange County (46.3%) and the US (62.6%). What sets the city apart is that the fiber comes from two companies with separate footprints. AT&T's fiber share (49.8%), Frontier's (15.7%) and Spectrum's (0.7%) add up to almost exactly the city total, because two different fiber providers report service at the same location at only 0.1%, or 18 locations. Statewide that overlap is 5.8%1.
Its neighbors each lean on one fiber company. In Santa Ana most fiber is AT&T's (51.9% of locations); in Huntington Beach nearly all of it is Frontier's (69.3%). Garden Grove has substantial footprints from both. Two fiber networks at the same address are far more common in Irvine (26.7%) and Fullerton (23.7%1).
| Garden Grove, California | 66.2% | 0.1% | 38.7% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Ana, California | 53.1% | 0.2% | 49.7% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 69.9% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Anaheim, California | 36.0% | 0.2% | 62.4% |
| Irvine, California | 52.3% | 26.7% | 33.1% |
| Fullerton, California | 76.8% | 23.7% | 53.6% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 47.7% | 0.5% | 58.4% |
| Orange, California | 28.7% | 0.3% | 72.4% |
| Orange County, California | 46.3% | 6.6% | 47.2% |
| California | 47.8% | 5.8% | 43.7% |
| United States | 62.6% | 12.1% | 36.2% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
Two fast wires, almost never three
A wired connection of 100/20 Mbps or more is reported at 97.4% of locations, tied for 107th lowest share among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more. At 69.4% of locations exactly two wired providers offer that speed: Spectrum and either AT&T or Frontier. At 28.0% Spectrum is the only one. Three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps are reported at 0.0% of locations, against 6.5%1 across California.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Different wired providers (fiber, cable or DSL; FCC provider IDs) reporting 100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up or more at the same location. Fixed wireless and satellite are not counted.
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| Area | None | One | Two | Three or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Grove | 2.6% | 28.0% | 69.4% | 0.0% |
| Orange County | 3.1% | 47.4% | 43.7% | 5.8% |
| California | 6.9% | 43.2% | 43.4% | 6.5% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
On average a location has 1.67 wired providers at 100/20 Mbps. The two-wire share, 69.4%, is above Orange County's 49.5% and California's 49.9%1. What Garden Grove lacks is the third wire.
From copper to fiber since 2022
In the first National Broadband Map, as of June 30, 2022, DSL over telephone copper was reported at 48.8% of Garden Grove's locations. Four years later it is 38.7%, a fall of 10.1 percentage points, against a statewide fall of 15.3 percentage points. Fiber rose from 56.4% to 66.2%, and the share of locations with two wired choices at 100/20 Mbps from 62.0% to 69.4%. The number of companies reporting wired service in the city went from 42 to 31.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Shares of broadband serviceable locations in each FCC release (latest revision of each); the small number is the change in percentage points since June 30, 2022. The FCC's count of locations is updated with each release, so shares are compared rather than counts.
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| Measure | June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiber available | 56.4% | 66.5% | 66.2% | 9.8 pts |
| DSL available | 48.8% | 38.8% | 38.7% | −10.1 pts |
| Two or more wired choices | 62.0% | 69.8% | 69.4% | 7.4 pts |
| Wired 100/100 Mbps | 56.4% | 69.6% | 66.2% | 9.8 pts |
These are shares of each release's location list, which the FCC revises; the filings record what was reported, not why a provider changed its network.
Upload speeds dipped in the latest release
Not every measure kept rising. Between December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2026, gigabit service with uploads of at least 100 Mbps (the FCC's 1,000/100 tier) went from 71.1% of locations to 67.4%, a change of −3.7 percentage points that ranks 23rd lowest among large cities. Symmetrical wired 100/100 Mbps went from 69.6%3 to 66.2%. Fiber itself moved by only −0.3 percentage points1. In December 2025 the 100/100 share was higher than the fiber share; in June 2026 the two are equal.
Downloads tell a different story. At every location the fastest advertised download is close to a gigabit or more: 32.9% of locations top out in the 1 Gbps range and 64.6%1 have a 2 Gbps or faster plan advertised, all of it on fiber.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Maximum advertised download speed (Mbps) of any wired or fixed wireless offer at the location, as reported by providers to the FCC; satellite excluded. Advertised, not measured.
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| Area | Under 25 Mbps or none | 25–99 | 100–249 | 250–499 | 500–939 | 940–1,999 | 2,000 or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Grove | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 32.9% | 64.6% |
| Orange County | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 31.2% | 65.7% |
| California | 1.7% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 30.7% | 62.5% |
All speeds here are maximums that providers advertise, not measurements.
Wireless: a newcomer grows, then shrinks
Cosmo Network Solutions, which runs fixed wireless on unlicensed radio spectrum, reported nothing in Garden Grove in June 2022. Unlicensed fixed wireless then covered 99.8% of locations in December 2025 and 81.0% in June 2026. Cosmo advertises up to 350 Mbps and 100/20 Mbps at 68.3% of locations. Over the same six months, the share of locations with three or more land-based providers at 100/20 Mbps, wired or wireless, fell from 83.4%3 to 66.9%1.
The mobile carriers report 100/20 Mbps at many more locations than in 2022, though their total footprint shrank slightly: licensed fixed wireless of any speed went from 91.9% to 90.1%. Licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps or more, which includes 5G home internet, went from 7.6%2 of locations to 44.4%. Verizon reports service at 66.8% and 100/20 Mbps at 38.1%; T-Mobile also reports 68.3%, but 100/20 Mbps at only 8.3%. GeoLinks reports fixed wireless at 1.5%1. A tower sector's capacity is shared, so a wireless share shows where service is reported, not where every home could sign up at once.
Households on a phone plan alone
The Census Bureau's American Community Survey measures households and what they pay for, not locations and what is offered. In 2025, 16.8% of Garden Grove households relied only on a cellular data plan for internet (margin of error ±3.8 percentage points), tied for 40th highest among large cities by point estimate; the California figure is 12.9%4. The city's margin is wide and the two ranges overlap slightly, so this survey does not establish that the city differs from the state.
Boca Raton, Florida 5.2%Miami Gardens, Florida 32.7%
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables. Each dot is a city. Period: 2025.
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| Area | Households relying only on a cellular data plan |
|---|---|
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 32.7% |
| Springfield, Illinois | 23.5% |
| High Point, North Carolina | 23.0% |
| Garland, Texas | 22.8% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 22.0% |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 21.8% |
| Irving, Texas | 21.4% |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 21.4% |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 21.3% |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 21.2% |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 21.1% |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 20.9% |
| Detroit, Michigan | 20.8% |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 20.1% |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 20.1% |
| South Bend, Indiana | 20.0% |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 19.9% |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 19.9% |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 19.6% |
| Antioch, California | 19.5% |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 19.1% |
| Syracuse, New York | 18.8% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 18.7% |
| Newport News, Virginia | 18.7% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 18.5% |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 18.4% |
| Modesto, California | 18.4% |
| Odessa, Texas | 18.1% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 18.0% |
| Savannah, Georgia | 17.8% |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 17.7% |
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 17.6% |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 17.3% |
| Fort Myers, Florida | 17.3% |
| Rochester, New York | 17.2% |
| Hollywood, Florida | 17.2% |
| San Mateo, California | 17.0% |
| Glendale, Arizona | 16.9% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 16.9% |
| Houston, Texas | 16.8% |
| Tucson, Arizona | 16.8% |
| Columbus, Georgia | 16.8% |
| Garden Grove, California | 16.8% |
| Elgin, Illinois | 16.7% |
| Miami, Florida | 16.6% |
| Vallejo, California | 16.6% |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 16.5% |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 16.5% |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 16.5% |
| Warren, Michigan | 16.5% |
| El Monte, California | 16.5% |
| New York, New York | 16.4% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 16.4% |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 16.4% |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 16.4% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 16.4% |
| Yonkers, New York | 16.3% |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 16.2% |
| Anaheim, California | 16.2% |
| Riverside, California | 16.1% |
| Hayward, California | 16.0% |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 15.9% |
| Independence, Missouri | 15.9% |
| Stockton, California | 15.8% |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 15.8% |
| Hialeah, Florida | 15.7% |
| Santa Rosa, California | 15.7% |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 15.7% |
| El Paso, Texas | 15.6% |
| Buffalo, New York | 15.6% |
| Davenport, Iowa | 15.6% |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 15.5% |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 15.5% |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 15.5% |
| Santa Ana, California | 15.4% |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 15.3% |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 15.3% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 15.3% |
| Rialto, California | 15.3% |
| Sacramento, California | 15.2% |
| Santa Maria, California | 15.2% |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 15.1% |
| Bakersfield, California | 15.1% |
| Dearborn, Michigan | 15.1% |
| San Angelo, Texas | 15.1% |
| Aurora, Colorado | 15.0% |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 15.0% |
| Akron, Ohio | 15.0% |
| Macon, Georgia | 14.9% |
| West Covina, California | 14.9% |
| Chicago, Illinois | 14.8% |
| Concord, California | 14.7% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 14.6% |
| Fresno, California | 14.6% |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 14.6% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 14.6% |
| Oceanside, California | 14.6% |
| Rockford, Illinois | 14.6% |
| College Station, Texas | 14.6% |
| Evansville, Indiana | 14.6% |
| El Cajon, California | 14.6% |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 14.5% |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 14.5% |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 14.5% |
| Peoria, Arizona | 14.5% |
| Pasadena, California | 14.5% |
| Los Angeles, California | 14.4% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 14.4% |
| Fontana, California | 14.4% |
| Salem, Oregon | 14.4% |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 14.3% |
| Conroe, Texas | 14.3% |
| Escondido, California | 14.2% |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 14.2% |
| Dallas, Texas | 14.1% |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 14.1% |
| Lubbock, Texas | 14.1% |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 14.1% |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 14.1% |
| Palmdale, California | 14.1% |
| Lewisville, Texas | 14.1% |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 14.1% |
| San Antonio, Texas | 14.0% |
| Fairfield, California | 14.0% |
| West Jordan, Utah | 14.0% |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 14.0% |
| Fayetteville, Arkansas | 14.0% |
| Chico, California | 14.0% |
| Richmond, California | 13.9% |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 13.8% |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 13.8% |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 13.8% |
| Sterling Heights, Michigan | 13.8% |
| Carlsbad, California | 13.8% |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 13.7% |
| Spokane, Washington | 13.7% |
| Long Beach, California | 13.6% |
| San Bernardino, California | 13.6% |
| Pasadena, Texas | 13.6% |
| Visalia, California | 13.6% |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 13.6% |
| Greeley, Colorado | 13.6% |
| Wichita, Kansas | 13.5% |
| Moreno Valley, California | 13.5% |
| West Valley City, Utah | 13.5% |
| Kent, Washington | 13.5% |
| Bend, Oregon | 13.5% |
| Mesa, Arizona | 13.4% |
| Tempe, Arizona | 13.4% |
| Glendale, California | 13.3% |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 13.3% |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 13.3% |
| Orange, California | 13.2% |
| Clovis, California | 13.2% |
| Gresham, Oregon | 13.2% |
| Springfield, Missouri | 13.1% |
| Vacaville, California | 13.1% |
| Daly City, California | 13.1% |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 13.0% |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 13.0% |
| Mobile, Alabama | 13.0% |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 12.9% |
| Killeen, Texas | 12.9% |
| Salinas, California | 12.9% |
| Nampa, Idaho | 12.9% |
| Sparks, Nevada | 12.9% |
| Inglewood, California | 12.9% |
| Midland, Texas | 12.8% |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 12.8% |
| Jurupa Valley, California | 12.7% |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | 12.7% |
| Reno, Nevada | 12.6% |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 12.6% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 12.5% |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 12.5% |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 12.5% |
| Beaumont, Texas | 12.5% |
| San Francisco, California | 12.4% |
| Oakland, California | 12.4% |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 12.4% |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 12.4% |
| Allen, Texas | 12.4% |
| Albany, New York | 12.4% |
| Edmond, Oklahoma | 12.4% |
| Richmond, Virginia | 12.3% |
| Amarillo, Texas | 12.3% |
| Vancouver, Washington | 12.3% |
| Thornton, Colorado | 12.3% |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 12.3% |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | 12.3% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 12.2% |
| Arvada, Colorado | 12.2% |
| Downey, California | 12.2% |
| Augusta, Georgia | 12.0% |
| Pomona, California | 12.0% |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 12.0% |
| Tyler, Texas | 12.0% |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 11.9% |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 11.9% |
| Edinburg, Texas | 11.9% |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 11.8% |
| Arlington, Texas | 11.8% |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 11.8% |
| Aurora, Illinois | 11.8% |
| Peoria, Illinois | 11.8% |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 11.7% |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 11.7% |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 11.7% |
| Joliet, Illinois | 11.7% |
| Topeka, Kansas | 11.7% |
| Rancho Cucamonga, California | 11.6% |
| Fishers, Indiana | 11.6% |
| Oxnard, California | 11.5% |
| Lancaster, California | 11.5% |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 11.5% |
| Burbank, California | 11.5% |
| Avondale, Arizona | 11.5% |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 11.4% |
| Boise, Idaho | 11.4% |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 11.4% |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 11.4% |
| Hampton, Virginia | 11.4% |
| San Jose, California | 11.3% |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 11.3% |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 11.3% |
| New Braunfels, Texas | 11.3% |
| Lansing, Michigan | 11.3% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 11.2% |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 11.2% |
| Simi Valley, California | 11.2% |
| Westminster, Colorado | 11.2% |
| Denver, Colorado | 11.1% |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 11.1% |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 11.1% |
| Gainesville, Florida | 11.1% |
| Yuma, Arizona | 11.1% |
| Clearwater, Florida | 11.0% |
| St. George, Utah | 11.0% |
| Chula Vista, California | 10.9% |
| Corona, California | 10.9% |
| Billings, Montana | 10.9% |
| Portland, Oregon | 10.8% |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | 10.8% |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 10.8% |
| Buckeye, Arizona | 10.8% |
| Lakeland, Florida | 10.7% |
| Menifee, California | 10.7% |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 10.6% |
| Tampa, Florida | 10.5% |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 10.5% |
| Waco, Texas | 10.5% |
| Abilene, Texas | 10.5% |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 10.5% |
| Ventura, California | 10.5% |
| Tacoma, Washington | 10.4% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 10.3% |
| Laredo, Texas | 10.3% |
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | 10.3% |
| Victorville, California | 10.3% |
| Norman, Oklahoma | 10.3% |
| San Diego, California | 10.2% |
| Austin, Texas | 10.2% |
| Henderson, Nevada | 10.2% |
| Ontario, California | 10.2% |
| Eugene, Oregon | 10.2% |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 10.2% |
| McAllen, Texas | 10.2% |
| Renton, Washington | 10.2% |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 10.1% |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 10.1% |
| Hesperia, California | 10.1% |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 10.0% |
| Naperville, Illinois | 10.0% |
| Columbia, Missouri | 10.0% |
| Longmont, Colorado | 10.0% |
| Thousand Oaks, California | 9.9% |
| Kansas City, Kansas | 9.8% |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 9.8% |
| Davie, Florida | 9.8% |
| Denton, Texas | 9.7% |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 9.7% |
| Orlando, Florida | 9.6% |
| Santa Clara, California | 9.6% |
| Georgetown, Texas | 9.6% |
| Sunnyvale, California | 9.5% |
| Suffolk, Virginia | 9.5% |
| Seattle, Washington | 9.4% |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 9.4% |
| Fullerton, California | 9.3% |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 9.3% |
| Palm Coast, Florida | 9.3% |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 9.2% |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 9.2% |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 9.2% |
| Elk Grove, California | 9.1% |
| Chandler, Arizona | 9.0% |
| Everett, Washington | 9.0% |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 8.9% |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 8.9% |
| Irvine, California | 8.8% |
| Pearland, Texas | 8.7% |
| Meridian, Idaho | 8.5% |
| Hillsboro, Oregon | 8.5% |
| Lee's Summit, Missouri | 8.5% |
| Surprise, Arizona | 8.4% |
| Boulder, Colorado | 8.4% |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 8.4% |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 8.3% |
| Fremont, California | 8.3% |
| Durham, North Carolina | 8.2% |
| Santa Clarita, California | 8.2% |
| Mesquite, Texas | 8.2% |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 8.1% |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 8.1% |
| McKinney, Texas | 8.0% |
| Overland Park, Kansas | 7.9% |
| Roseville, California | 7.9% |
| Carmel, Indiana | 7.8% |
| Provo, Utah | 7.7% |
| Tracy, California | 7.7% |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 7.6% |
| Torrance, California | 7.6% |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 7.5% |
| Olathe, Kansas | 7.4% |
| Round Rock, Texas | 7.3% |
| Athens, Georgia | 7.3% |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 7.1% |
| League City, Texas | 7.0% |
| Deltona, Florida | 7.0% |
| Berkeley, California | 6.9% |
| Plano, Texas | 6.8% |
| Frisco, Texas | 6.6% |
| Bellevue, Washington | 6.5% |
| Temecula, California | 6.5% |
| Centennial, Colorado | 6.4% |
| Concord, North Carolina | 6.2% |
| Richardson, Texas | 6.1% |
| Cary, North Carolina | 5.8% |
| Murrieta, California | 5.7% |
| Boca Raton, Florida | 5.2% |
Cable, fiber or DSL subscriptions were reported by 73.0% of households (margin of error ±4.7 percentage points); the five-year estimate for 2020–2024, with a tighter margin, is 74.7% (±1.5 percentage points5). Households with no internet subscription were 6.5% (±2.4 percentage points4). On the FCC map a fast wired network is reported at nearly every location, so households without a wired subscription are not explained by missing networks.
Cities of a similar size
The table compares Garden Grove with the cities closest to it in population.
| Area | Fiber available | Gigabit (1,000/100) | Two or more wired choices | Fiber networks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield, Missouri | 93.0% | 45.5% | 92.6% | 4 |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 87.1% | 98.5% | 86.9% | 4 |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 83.5% | 98.1% | 84.5% | 4 |
| Lancaster, California | 82.5% | 82.5% | 80.7% | 5 |
| Denton, Texas | 77.5% | 88.2% | 72.2% | 12 |
| Garden Grove, California | 66.2% | 67.4% | 69.4% | 3 |
| Roseville, California | 61.1% | 94.2% | 62.1% | 4 |
| Oceanside, California | 26.7% | 95.8% | 28.5% | 6 |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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Garden Grove internet questions
What internet providers are available in Garden Grove?
Spectrum reports service at 96.0% of locations, almost all of it cable. AT&T reports 84.8%, over fiber, DSL or fixed wireless, and Frontier 15.7%, almost all fiber. Cosmo Network Solutions (81.0%), Verizon (66.8%) and T-Mobile (68.3%1) report fixed wireless. These are FCC figures as of June 30, 2026.
Is fiber internet available in Garden Grove?
Fiber is reported at 66.2% of the city's 34,148 homes and businesses, against 47.8% across California and 62.6% nationally. Which company provides it depends on the part of the city: AT&T at 49.8% of locations, Frontier at 15.7%, Spectrum at 0.7%1.
How many internet providers are there in Garden Grove?
7 providers report land-based service somewhere in the city and 3 of them use a wire. At one address the count of wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps is one or two: two at 69.4% of locations, one at 28.0%1.
Is 5G home internet available in Garden Grove?
Verizon reports fixed wireless home internet at 66.8% of locations and advertises 100/20 Mbps or more at 38.1%. T-Mobile reports 68.3%, with 100/20 Mbps at 8.3%1. Carriers confirm eligibility address by address.
Checking one address in Garden Grove
The figures on this page describe the whole area. Which providers report service at a single home or apartment is shown only on the FCC's own map: search the address at broadbandmap.fcc.gov. If a provider is listed there but cannot actually connect you within ten business days, or the location is missing or misplaced, the map has a button to file a challenge; providers must respond, and corrections flow into later releases. Prices and plans are not part of the FCC data: each provider must show them on its broadband facts label at the point of sale.
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Sources
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Availability as of June 30, 2026; released November 10, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; Availability as of June 30, 2022; released May 10, 2024. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; Availability as of December 31, 2025; released November 3, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables; 2025 (calendar-year sample); released October 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables; 2020-2024; released January 29, 2026. api.census.gov
Margins of error (±) are at the 90% confidence level. A difference is called significant only when it passes the Census Bureau's test at that level. How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.