Internet in Hayward, California
Fiber is available at 65.1% of the 34,692 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Hayward, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 98.6%. 67.4% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 31.2% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Hayward in California
Hayward's wired market is not the one it had in 2022. Fiber now reaches 65.1% of the city's homes and businesses, up from 46.3%, and the share with three or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps rose from 1.3%2 to 22.9%1, as Sonic's new fiber network joined AT&T's fiber and Xfinity's cable.
Who reports service in Hayward
Two networks reach nearly every address. Xfinity reports service at 98.3% of Hayward's 34,692 homes and businesses, almost entirely over cable, and AT&T at 92.3%. AT&T's listing mixes three technologies: fiber at 58.2% of locations, and old copper DSL or cellular fixed wireless at much of the rest, so it offers 100/20 Mbps at only 65.2%. The third wired name is Sonic, with fiber at 27.2%1 of locations.
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 98.3% | 98.3% | 2 Gbps | 30.8% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 92.3% | 65.2% | 5 Gbps | 0.3% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 75.8% | 20.7% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Tekify Fiber & Wireless | Fiber Fixed wireless | 71.8% | 47.3% | 10 Gbps | 0.0% |
| RobinsonHSS | Fixed wireless | 71.0% | 71.0% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Unwired Ltd | Licensed wireless | 70.9% | 70.9% | 250 Mbps | – |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 61.8% | 26.6% | 300 Mbps | – |
| Etheric Networks | Licensed wireless | 43.5% | 43.5% | 250 Mbps | – |
| Sonic Telecom, LLC | Fiber | 27.2% | 27.2% | 10 Gbps | – |
| Sail Internet | DSL Fixed wireless | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 Gbps | – |
| GeoLinks | Licensed wireless | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 (HughesNet, Starlink, Viasat) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
These are the providers' own filings to the FCC as of June 30, 2026 (file revision of November 10, 2026), for locations inside the city limits as drawn for the 2020 Census. "Available" means a provider says it can install service within ten business days; anyone can challenge a listing on the FCC National Broadband Map. Viasat, HughesNet and Starlink report satellite service at every location, as they do in almost every US city.
A third wire since 2022
In June 2022 Sonic reported no service in Hayward, and only 2 companies reported fiber anywhere in the city. By June 2026 there were 4. Fiber from any provider rose from 46.3% to 65.1% of locations, an increase of 18.9 percentage points, and the share with two or more separate fiber networks went from 1.8%2 to 22.1%1.
Competition at broadband speed moved with it. Locations where three or more wired providers offer 100/20 Mbps went from 1.3% to 22.9%, and those with a single one fell from 45.5% to 31.2%. Over the same years DSL listings shrank from 48.0%2 to 42.4%1 of locations.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three or more wired choices | 1.3% | 22.6% | 22.9% | 21.6 pts |
| Two or more fiber networks | 1.8% | 21.6% | 22.1% | 20.3 pts |
| DSL available | 48.0% | 42.6% | 42.4% | −5.6 pts |
| Wired 100/100 Mbps | 47.4% | 89.2% | 89.8% | 42.4 pts |
Symmetrical wired service of 100/100 Mbps or more, which in Hayward means fiber, is advertised at 89.8% of locations, up from 47.4%. The share where the fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more rose from 18.1%2 to 88.3%. Sonic and Xfinity each list up to 10 Gbps somewhere in the city and AT&T up to 5 Gbps1; these are advertised maximums, not measured speeds. Changes are compared as shares because the FCC's list of locations is revised between releases.
Where Xfinity is still the only fast wire
The new fiber did not reach every location. At 30.8% of locations Xfinity is the only wired provider offering 100/20 Mbps; AT&T is the only one at just 0.3%1. AT&T still reports service at most of those Xfinity-only locations, but not wired service at 100/20 Mbps.
Wired service at 100/20 Mbps reaches 98.6% of locations, a share that ranks tied for 167th lowest among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more. The remaining 490 locations have no wire at that speed. Almost all of them (459) are covered at 100/20 by fixed wireless alone, which makes Hayward's fixed-wireless-only share of 1.3% rank tied for 59th highest among large cities, though still below California's 4.0%. Only 31 locations rely on satellite alone.
Chattanooga, Tennessee 0.0%Tempe, Arizona 8.6%
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Each dot is a city. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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| Area | Fixed wireless only at 100/20 |
|---|---|
| Tempe, Arizona | 8.6% |
| Mesa, Arizona | 7.0% |
| Tucson, Arizona | 6.0% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 5.7% |
| Glendale, Arizona | 4.5% |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 4.3% |
| College Station, Texas | 4.2% |
| McAllen, Texas | 4.1% |
| Chandler, Arizona | 4.1% |
| Avondale, Arizona | 3.7% |
| Anaheim, California | 3.5% |
| Surprise, Arizona | 3.5% |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 3.5% |
| Orange, California | 3.4% |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 3.4% |
| Edmond, Oklahoma | 3.2% |
| Denton, Texas | 3.2% |
| Bakersfield, California | 3.1% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 3.0% |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 2.9% |
| Georgetown, Texas | 2.8% |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | 2.8% |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 2.8% |
| Reno, Nevada | 2.7% |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 2.7% |
| Sparks, Nevada | 2.6% |
| Midland, Texas | 2.6% |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 2.6% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 2.5% |
| Buckeye, Arizona | 2.5% |
| Peoria, Arizona | 2.3% |
| Henderson, Nevada | 2.3% |
| Santa Ana, California | 2.2% |
| Lubbock, Texas | 2.1% |
| Escondido, California | 2.1% |
| Billings, Montana | 2.1% |
| Garden Grove, California | 2.1% |
| San Angelo, Texas | 2.1% |
| Edinburg, Texas | 2.1% |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 2.0% |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 2.0% |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 1.9% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 1.9% |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 1.9% |
| Lee's Summit, Missouri | 1.8% |
| Waco, Texas | 1.8% |
| Wichita, Kansas | 1.7% |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 1.7% |
| Boulder, Colorado | 1.7% |
| Richardson, Texas | 1.6% |
| New Braunfels, Texas | 1.6% |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 1.5% |
| Orlando, Florida | 1.5% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 1.5% |
| Pasadena, California | 1.5% |
| Albany, New York | 1.4% |
| Clovis, California | 1.4% |
| Fullerton, California | 1.4% |
| Evansville, Indiana | 1.3% |
| Hayward, California | 1.3% |
| Abilene, Texas | 1.3% |
| Burbank, California | 1.3% |
| Fresno, California | 1.3% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 1.2% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 1.2% |
| Glendale, California | 1.2% |
| Macon, Georgia | 1.2% |
| Dallas, Texas | 1.2% |
| Long Beach, California | 1.1% |
| San Bernardino, California | 1.1% |
| Los Angeles, California | 1.1% |
| Torrance, California | 1.1% |
| Carrollton, Texas | 1.1% |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1.1% |
| Gainesville, Florida | 1.1% |
| Round Rock, Texas | 1.1% |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 1.1% |
| Austin, Texas | 1.1% |
| Santa Clara, California | 1.1% |
| Irving, Texas | 1.0% |
| Ventura, California | 1.0% |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 1.0% |
| Plano, Texas | 1.0% |
| Visalia, California | 1.0% |
| Beaumont, Texas | 1.0% |
| Inglewood, California | 1.0% |
| Arlington, Texas | 1.0% |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 1.0% |
| San Jose, California | 0.9% |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 0.9% |
| El Paso, Texas | 0.9% |
| Sunnyvale, California | 0.9% |
| San Francisco, California | 0.9% |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 0.9% |
| Suffolk, Virginia | 0.9% |
| Tampa, Florida | 0.9% |
| Garland, Texas | 0.9% |
| Oceanside, California | 0.9% |
| Elk Grove, California | 0.9% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 0.9% |
| Downey, California | 0.9% |
| Roseville, California | 0.9% |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 0.8% |
| Rochester, New York | 0.8% |
| Pomona, California | 0.8% |
| Columbia, Missouri | 0.8% |
| Nampa, Idaho | 0.8% |
| McKinney, Texas | 0.8% |
| Salinas, California | 0.8% |
| San Diego, California | 0.8% |
| Lewisville, Texas | 0.8% |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | 0.8% |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 0.8% |
| Richmond, California | 0.8% |
| Fayetteville, Arkansas | 0.8% |
| Hesperia, California | 0.8% |
| Boise, Idaho | 0.8% |
| Amarillo, Texas | 0.8% |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 0.8% |
| New York, New York | 0.7% |
| San Antonio, Texas | 0.7% |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 0.7% |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 0.7% |
| Stockton, California | 0.7% |
| Chula Vista, California | 0.7% |
| Mesquite, Texas | 0.7% |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 0.7% |
| Provo, Utah | 0.7% |
| Chico, California | 0.7% |
| Norman, Oklahoma | 0.7% |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 0.7% |
| Fremont, California | 0.7% |
| Ontario, California | 0.7% |
| Corona, California | 0.7% |
| Murrieta, California | 0.7% |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 0.6% |
| Topeka, Kansas | 0.6% |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 0.6% |
| Fairfield, California | 0.6% |
| Thousand Oaks, California | 0.6% |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 0.6% |
| Rancho Cucamonga, California | 0.6% |
| Victorville, California | 0.6% |
| El Monte, California | 0.6% |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 0.6% |
| Vacaville, California | 0.6% |
| Oakland, California | 0.6% |
| Kansas City, Kansas | 0.6% |
| Buffalo, New York | 0.6% |
| El Cajon, California | 0.6% |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 0.6% |
| Syracuse, New York | 0.6% |
| Athens, Georgia | 0.6% |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 0.6% |
| Riverside, California | 0.6% |
| Killeen, Texas | 0.6% |
| West Covina, California | 0.6% |
| Tracy, California | 0.6% |
| Sacramento, California | 0.6% |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 0.6% |
| Yonkers, New York | 0.6% |
| Temecula, California | 0.5% |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 0.5% |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 0.5% |
| Carlsbad, California | 0.5% |
| Fort Myers, Florida | 0.5% |
| Springfield, Missouri | 0.5% |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 0.5% |
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | 0.5% |
| Frisco, Texas | 0.5% |
| South Bend, Indiana | 0.5% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 0.5% |
| Irvine, California | 0.5% |
| Lancaster, California | 0.5% |
| High Point, North Carolina | 0.5% |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 0.5% |
| West Jordan, Utah | 0.5% |
| Fontana, California | 0.5% |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 0.5% |
| Tyler, Texas | 0.5% |
| Moreno Valley, California | 0.4% |
| Joliet, Illinois | 0.4% |
| Oxnard, California | 0.4% |
| Odessa, Texas | 0.4% |
| St. George, Utah | 0.4% |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 0.4% |
| Greeley, Colorado | 0.4% |
| Clearwater, Florida | 0.4% |
| Rialto, California | 0.4% |
| Akron, Ohio | 0.4% |
| Laredo, Texas | 0.4% |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 0.4% |
| Meridian, Idaho | 0.4% |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 0.4% |
| Allen, Texas | 0.4% |
| Santa Clarita, California | 0.4% |
| Columbus, Georgia | 0.4% |
| Newport News, Virginia | 0.4% |
| Davenport, Iowa | 0.4% |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 0.4% |
| Hampton, Virginia | 0.4% |
| Independence, Missouri | 0.4% |
| Menifee, California | 0.4% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 0.3% |
| Cary, North Carolina | 0.3% |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 0.3% |
| Lakeland, Florida | 0.3% |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | 0.3% |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 0.3% |
| Antioch, California | 0.3% |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 0.3% |
| Jurupa Valley, California | 0.3% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 0.3% |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 0.3% |
| Detroit, Michigan | 0.3% |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 0.3% |
| Denver, Colorado | 0.3% |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 0.3% |
| Palmdale, California | 0.3% |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 0.3% |
| Modesto, California | 0.3% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 0.3% |
| Durham, North Carolina | 0.3% |
| Mobile, Alabama | 0.3% |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 0.3% |
| Vallejo, California | 0.3% |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 0.3% |
| Kent, Washington | 0.3% |
| Salem, Oregon | 0.2% |
| Augusta, Georgia | 0.2% |
| Houston, Texas | 0.2% |
| Pearland, Texas | 0.2% |
| Berkeley, California | 0.2% |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 0.2% |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 0.2% |
| Thornton, Colorado | 0.2% |
| Lansing, Michigan | 0.2% |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 0.2% |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 0.2% |
| Eugene, Oregon | 0.2% |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 0.2% |
| Renton, Washington | 0.2% |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 0.2% |
| Pasadena, Texas | 0.2% |
| Springfield, Illinois | 0.2% |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 0.2% |
| Bellevue, Washington | 0.2% |
| West Valley City, Utah | 0.2% |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 0.2% |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 0.2% |
| Carmel, Indiana | 0.2% |
| Chicago, Illinois | 0.2% |
| Aurora, Colorado | 0.2% |
| Spokane, Washington | 0.2% |
| Concord, North Carolina | 0.2% |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 0.1% |
| League City, Texas | 0.1% |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 0.1% |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 0.1% |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 0.1% |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 0.1% |
| Portland, Oregon | 0.1% |
| Concord, California | 0.1% |
| Peoria, Illinois | 0.1% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 0.1% |
| Aurora, Illinois | 0.1% |
| Daly City, California | 0.1% |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 0.1% |
| Santa Rosa, California | 0.1% |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Westminster, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Elgin, Illinois | 0.1% |
| Everett, Washington | 0.1% |
| Santa Maria, California | 0.1% |
| Tacoma, Washington | 0.1% |
| Vancouver, Washington | 0.1% |
| Arvada, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Dearborn, Michigan | 0.1% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 0.1% |
| Seattle, Washington | 0.1% |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 0.1% |
| Fishers, Indiana | 0.1% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 0.1% |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 0.1% |
| Palm Coast, Florida | 0.1% |
| Centennial, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 0.1% |
| Richmond, Virginia | 0.1% |
| Hialeah, Florida | 0.1% |
| Olathe, Kansas | 0.1% |
| Savannah, Georgia | 0.1% |
| Rockford, Illinois | 0.1% |
| Warren, Michigan | 0.1% |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| Conroe, Texas | 0.1% |
| Davie, Florida | 0.1% |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 0.1% |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| Overland Park, Kansas | 0.1% |
| Hillsboro, Oregon | 0.1% |
| Boca Raton, Florida | 0.1% |
| Deltona, Florida | 0.1% |
| Miami, Florida | 0.0% |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 0.0% |
| Hollywood, Florida | 0.0% |
| Naperville, Illinois | 0.0% |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 0.0% |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 0.0% |
| Gresham, Oregon | 0.0% |
| Sugar Land, Texas | 0.0% |
| San Mateo, California | 0.0% |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 0.0% |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 0.0% |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 0.0% |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 0.0% |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 0.0% |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 0.0% |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Bend, Oregon | 0.0% |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 0.0% |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 0.0% |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 0.0% |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 0.0% |
| Sterling Heights, Michigan | 0.0% |
| Longmont, Colorado | 0.0% |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 0.0% |
| Miramar, Florida | 0.0% |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 0.0% |
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 0.0% |
| Yuma, Arizona | 0.0% |
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 0.0% |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 0.0% |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 0.0% |
| Simi Valley, California | 0.0% |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 0.0% |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
Local radio networks on the provider list
Hayward's provider list is long because of fixed wireless. Besides the mobile carriers, four regional radio networks report service across large parts of the city: RobinsonHSS at 71.0% of locations, Tekify Fiber & Wireless at 71.8%, Unwired at 70.9% and Etheric Networks at 43.5%. All four list 100/20 Mbps or faster at most of their locations. T-Mobile reports home internet at 75.8% of locations and Verizon at 61.8%, but they list 100/20 at only 20.7% and 26.6%1.
Licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps is reported at 80.4% of locations, the 41st highest1 share among large cities. Radio capacity is shared by everyone on a sector, so availability in the filings is not a guarantee that a provider will accept a new customer at a given address.
Hayward beside other East Bay cities
Fiber grew more in Hayward than across California, which gained 13.8 percentage points1, and the cities around it changed in different ways. Next door, Fremont added fiber but almost no second fiber network. Oakland already had fiber at most locations in 2022. Richmond's gain in three-provider locations was larger than Hayward's, Concord's somewhat smaller.
| Area | Fiber available | Fiber available: change since June 30, 2022 | Three or more wired choices | Three or more wired choices: change since June 30, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward, California | 65.1% | 18.9 pts | 22.9% | 21.6 pts |
| Fremont, California | 38.2% | 12.0 pts | 0.4% | 0.3 pts |
| Oakland, California | 90.1% | 3.9 pts | 62.2% | 3.7 pts |
| Concord, California | 37.0% | 17.6 pts | 42.9% | 15.1 pts |
| Richmond, California | 78.2% | 12.6 pts | 48.9% | 48.7 pts |
| San Jose, California | 43.9% | 13.1 pts | 7.6% | 7.6 pts |
| California | 47.8% | 13.8 pts | 6.5% | 3.1 pts |
| United States | 62.6% | 25.4 pts | 11.1% | 7.1 pts |
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.
Almost every household subscribes
In the Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey, 97.0% of Hayward households had a broadband subscription of some kind (margin of error ±1.4 percentage points), and 2.9% had none, down from 10.7% in the 2019 survey (margin ±2.8 percentage points5). The wired subscription rate is lower, 77.4% (margin ±2.9 percentage points), and 16.0%4 relied only on a cellular data plan. These are survey estimates of households over a year; the FCC figures count locations on one date.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables. Availability is a share of locations as of June 30, 2026 (FCC); subscriptions are a share of households from the American Community Survey, 2025 (whiskers: 90% margin of error). Different units and dates: read the gap as a sign, not an exact number.
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| Measure | Share | MOE |
|---|---|---|
| Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations) | 98.6% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 77.4% | ±2.9 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 16.0% | ±4.0 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 2.9% | ±1.4 |
Hayward is in Alameda County; the California page compares every county in the state.
Questions and answers
What internet providers are available in Hayward, California?
Xfinity reports service at 98.3% of locations, mainly over cable, and AT&T at 92.3%, with fiber at 58.2% and DSL or fixed wireless at many of the rest. Sonic reports fiber at 27.2%1. T-Mobile, Verizon and several local radio networks (RobinsonHSS, Tekify, Unwired, Etheric) report fixed wireless service. Figures are as of June 30, 2026.
Does Hayward have fiber internet?
At 65.1% of locations as of June 30, 2026, against 47.8% across California and 62.6% nationally. AT&T and Sonic provide most of it, and 22.1%1 of locations have two or more separate fiber networks.
How many internet providers are there in Hayward?
11 companies report wired or fixed wireless service somewhere in the city, 5 of them over wires and 4 over fiber. At a given address the number offering wired 100/20 Mbps is smaller: one at 31.2% of locations, two at 44.5%, three or more at 22.9%1.
Checking one address in Hayward
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 2019 1-year detailed tables; 2019. 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.