Internet in Irvine, California
Fiber is available at 52.3% of the 60,052 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Irvine, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 97.4%. 51.9% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 45.6% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Irvine in California
Choice in Irvine depends heavily on the address. At 26.7% of its homes and businesses two or more fiber networks compete, against 5.8% across California. At 45.2%1, Cox is the only wired provider offering 100/20 Mbps, though the share of single-wire locations has been falling since 2022.
Cox everywhere, fiber in patches
As of June 30, 2026, Cox reports service at 96.9% of Irvine's 60,052 homes and businesses, the locations the FCC counts inside the city limits drawn for the 2020 Census. Most of that is cable; Cox also reports fiber at 16.8% of locations. Every other wired network covers a part of the city: AT&T reports fiber at 27.8% and DSL over older copper lines at more locations, Google Fiber reports fiber at 36.7%, and Cityside Fiber at 6.9%1.
| Cox | Fiber Cable | 96.9% | 96.9% | 2 Gbps | 45.2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 84.5% | 54.7% | 1 Gbps | – |
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 77.6% | 33.0% | 5 Gbps | 0.3% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 68.5% | 22.9% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Google Fiber | Fiber Fixed wireless | 36.7% | 36.7% | 5 Gbps | 0.1% |
| Cityside Fiber | Fiber | 6.9% | 6.9% | 5 Gbps | – |
| GeoLinks | Licensed wireless | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Frontier | DSL | 0.0% | 0.0% | 115 Mbps | – |
| Astound | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 Gbps | – |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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.
"Reports service" means the provider told the FCC it could connect the location within ten business days with a standard installation. Residents can challenge a listing on the FCC map, which is also the place to check one address.
Where fiber is, it often comes twice
7 companies report fiber in Irvine, a count that ranks tied for 38th highest among large cities, though several of them report only a few dozen locations or fewer. Fiber from any of them reaches 52.3% of locations, above the California figure of 47.8% and below the national 62.6%. What sets Irvine apart is overlap: 26.7% of locations have two or more fiber providers, against 5.8%1 statewide. In the neighboring Orange County cities in the table below, Spectrum is the largest provider and two fiber networks at one address are rare, except in Fullerton.
| Area | Fiber available | Two or more fiber networks | One wired choice | Two or more wired choices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irvine, California | 52.3% | 26.7% | 45.6% | 51.9% |
| Santa Ana, California | 53.1% | 0.2% | 39.4% | 55.7% |
| Anaheim, California | 36.0% | 0.2% | 54.7% | 41.1% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 69.9% | 0.1% | 27.8% | 69.0% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 47.7% | 0.5% | 43.4% | 52.2% |
| Fullerton, California | 76.8% | 23.7% | 20.5% | 77.6% |
| California | 47.8% | 5.8% | 43.2% | 49.9% |
| United States | 62.6% | 12.1% | 36.6% | 55.6% |
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.
Irvine's two-fiber share ranks tied for 72nd highest1 among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more; the strip below places it among them.
Stockton, California 0.0%Overland Park, Kansas 91.0%
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 | Two or more fiber networks |
|---|---|
| Overland Park, Kansas | 91.0% |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 89.5% |
| Simi Valley, California | 89.2% |
| West Valley City, Utah | 86.4% |
| Amarillo, Texas | 84.1% |
| Cary, North Carolina | 82.2% |
| Olathe, Kansas | 82.1% |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 77.9% |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 77.0% |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 74.0% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 73.5% |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 69.8% |
| Conroe, Texas | 69.4% |
| San Angelo, Texas | 69.3% |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 68.9% |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 68.5% |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 67.6% |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 67.5% |
| Yonkers, New York | 67.5% |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 67.4% |
| Durham, North Carolina | 67.2% |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 64.5% |
| Columbia, Missouri | 63.4% |
| Independence, Missouri | 59.5% |
| Oakland, California | 58.6% |
| Lubbock, Texas | 58.0% |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | 57.8% |
| Killeen, Texas | 53.6% |
| Sugar Land, Texas | 51.9% |
| Richmond, California | 47.5% |
| Tyler, Texas | 47.3% |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 46.2% |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 45.9% |
| Round Rock, Texas | 45.3% |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 44.9% |
| Palm Coast, Florida | 44.1% |
| Springfield, Missouri | 44.0% |
| Lansing, Michigan | 43.8% |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 43.6% |
| Kansas City, Kansas | 43.0% |
| Surprise, Arizona | 42.7% |
| Buckeye, Arizona | 41.8% |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 41.0% |
| Abilene, Texas | 40.4% |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 39.8% |
| Centennial, Colorado | 36.6% |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 36.4% |
| Wichita, Kansas | 35.7% |
| Westminster, Colorado | 35.6% |
| Concord, North Carolina | 34.6% |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 34.5% |
| Gainesville, Florida | 34.2% |
| Fayetteville, Arkansas | 34.2% |
| Lancaster, California | 34.1% |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 33.5% |
| Elk Grove, California | 32.7% |
| Chula Vista, California | 32.1% |
| Pearland, Texas | 32.1% |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 32.0% |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 31.4% |
| Austin, Texas | 31.4% |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 29.8% |
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | 29.3% |
| Hillsboro, Oregon | 28.7% |
| San Mateo, California | 28.5% |
| Berkeley, California | 28.3% |
| Spokane, Washington | 28.2% |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 28.0% |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 27.8% |
| St. George, Utah | 27.6% |
| San Francisco, California | 26.8% |
| Irvine, California | 26.7% |
| Fishers, Indiana | 26.7% |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 26.5% |
| Lee's Summit, Missouri | 26.0% |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 25.6% |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 25.4% |
| New York, New York | 25.2% |
| Norman, Oklahoma | 25.2% |
| San Antonio, Texas | 24.8% |
| Fullerton, California | 23.7% |
| Carmel, Indiana | 23.1% |
| McKinney, Texas | 23.1% |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 22.9% |
| Hayward, California | 22.1% |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 21.9% |
| Meridian, Idaho | 21.5% |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 20.9% |
| Nampa, Idaho | 20.3% |
| Mesa, Arizona | 20.0% |
| Davenport, Iowa | 19.9% |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 19.5% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 19.2% |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 19.1% |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 18.9% |
| Allen, Texas | 18.1% |
| Topeka, Kansas | 18.1% |
| Eugene, Oregon | 18.0% |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 17.9% |
| Sacramento, California | 17.7% |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 17.6% |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 17.3% |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 17.3% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 16.8% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 16.4% |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 15.8% |
| Thornton, Colorado | 15.2% |
| Columbus, Georgia | 15.0% |
| Deltona, Florida | 15.0% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 14.9% |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 14.8% |
| Savannah, Georgia | 14.8% |
| Concord, California | 14.8% |
| Frisco, Texas | 14.4% |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 13.7% |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 13.5% |
| Lakeland, Florida | 13.5% |
| Edinburg, Texas | 13.4% |
| Peoria, Arizona | 13.3% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 13.1% |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 12.6% |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 12.5% |
| Plano, Texas | 12.5% |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 12.4% |
| Laredo, Texas | 12.1% |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 12.0% |
| Rockford, Illinois | 11.9% |
| Ontario, California | 11.8% |
| Odessa, Texas | 11.5% |
| West Jordan, Utah | 11.1% |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 11.1% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 11.0% |
| Santa Rosa, California | 11.0% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 10.7% |
| Rochester, New York | 10.6% |
| Springfield, Illinois | 10.2% |
| Edmond, Oklahoma | 10.1% |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 10.0% |
| Denton, Texas | 9.9% |
| Billings, Montana | 9.9% |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 9.3% |
| Vallejo, California | 9.2% |
| Salem, Oregon | 8.9% |
| Glendale, Arizona | 8.4% |
| New Braunfels, Texas | 8.4% |
| Henderson, Nevada | 8.2% |
| Palmdale, California | 8.1% |
| Arlington, Texas | 7.6% |
| Buffalo, New York | 7.6% |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 7.3% |
| Fort Myers, Florida | 7.3% |
| San Jose, California | 7.0% |
| Avondale, Arizona | 6.9% |
| Bend, Oregon | 6.8% |
| Dearborn, Michigan | 6.7% |
| Chicago, Illinois | 6.6% |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 6.4% |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 6.2% |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 6.2% |
| Chandler, Arizona | 6.2% |
| Arvada, Colorado | 6.1% |
| High Point, North Carolina | 6.1% |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | 6.1% |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 5.9% |
| McAllen, Texas | 5.9% |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 5.6% |
| Longmont, Colorado | 5.4% |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 5.3% |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 5.3% |
| Orlando, Florida | 5.3% |
| Yuma, Arizona | 5.1% |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 5.1% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 5.1% |
| Houston, Texas | 5.0% |
| Chico, California | 4.7% |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 4.3% |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 4.3% |
| South Bend, Indiana | 4.1% |
| Peoria, Illinois | 4.0% |
| Menifee, California | 4.0% |
| Santa Maria, California | 4.0% |
| Torrance, California | 3.9% |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 3.9% |
| Macon, Georgia | 3.8% |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 3.5% |
| Aurora, Colorado | 3.5% |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 3.5% |
| Suffolk, Virginia | 3.5% |
| Sparks, Nevada | 3.4% |
| Georgetown, Texas | 3.4% |
| El Cajon, California | 3.4% |
| Midland, Texas | 3.3% |
| Temecula, California | 3.3% |
| Mesquite, Texas | 3.2% |
| Oceanside, California | 3.1% |
| Naperville, Illinois | 3.1% |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 3.0% |
| Akron, Ohio | 2.8% |
| Clovis, California | 2.4% |
| Kent, Washington | 2.4% |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 2.2% |
| Escondido, California | 2.2% |
| El Paso, Texas | 2.2% |
| Seattle, Washington | 2.1% |
| Boca Raton, Florida | 2.1% |
| Bakersfield, California | 2.1% |
| Davie, Florida | 2.1% |
| Fontana, California | 1.9% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 1.9% |
| Reno, Nevada | 1.9% |
| Daly City, California | 1.9% |
| Greeley, Colorado | 1.8% |
| Athens, Georgia | 1.8% |
| Dallas, Texas | 1.7% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 1.6% |
| El Monte, California | 1.5% |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 1.4% |
| Boise, Idaho | 1.4% |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 1.4% |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 1.3% |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 1.3% |
| Waco, Texas | 1.3% |
| Sterling Heights, Michigan | 1.3% |
| Irving, Texas | 1.2% |
| San Diego, California | 1.2% |
| Rialto, California | 1.2% |
| Aurora, Illinois | 1.1% |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 1.1% |
| Joliet, Illinois | 1.1% |
| Jurupa Valley, California | 1.1% |
| Hollywood, Florida | 0.9% |
| Carlsbad, California | 0.9% |
| Santa Clara, California | 0.9% |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 0.9% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 0.8% |
| Moreno Valley, California | 0.8% |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 0.8% |
| Tempe, Arizona | 0.8% |
| Murrieta, California | 0.7% |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 0.7% |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 0.7% |
| Provo, Utah | 0.7% |
| Sunnyvale, California | 0.7% |
| Rancho Cucamonga, California | 0.6% |
| Tucson, Arizona | 0.6% |
| Newport News, Virginia | 0.6% |
| Roseville, California | 0.5% |
| League City, Texas | 0.5% |
| Denver, Colorado | 0.5% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 0.5% |
| Everett, Washington | 0.5% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 0.5% |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 0.5% |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 0.5% |
| Visalia, California | 0.5% |
| Lewisville, Texas | 0.5% |
| College Station, Texas | 0.5% |
| Richardson, Texas | 0.5% |
| Long Beach, California | 0.5% |
| Ventura, California | 0.4% |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 0.4% |
| Bellevue, Washington | 0.4% |
| Evansville, Indiana | 0.4% |
| Los Angeles, California | 0.4% |
| Fremont, California | 0.3% |
| Orange, California | 0.3% |
| Carrollton, Texas | 0.3% |
| Portland, Oregon | 0.3% |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 0.3% |
| Tampa, Florida | 0.3% |
| Santa Clarita, California | 0.3% |
| Garland, Texas | 0.3% |
| Vancouver, Washington | 0.3% |
| Downey, California | 0.3% |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 0.3% |
| Pomona, California | 0.3% |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 0.3% |
| Hampton, Virginia | 0.3% |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | 0.3% |
| Fresno, California | 0.2% |
| Riverside, California | 0.2% |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 0.2% |
| Syracuse, New York | 0.2% |
| Anaheim, California | 0.2% |
| Santa Ana, California | 0.2% |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 0.2% |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 0.2% |
| Mobile, Alabama | 0.2% |
| Oxnard, California | 0.2% |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 0.2% |
| Hesperia, California | 0.2% |
| Miami, Florida | 0.2% |
| Gresham, Oregon | 0.2% |
| West Covina, California | 0.2% |
| San Bernardino, California | 0.1% |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 0.1% |
| Pasadena, California | 0.1% |
| Boulder, Colorado | 0.1% |
| Inglewood, California | 0.1% |
| Hialeah, Florida | 0.1% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 0.1% |
| Miramar, Florida | 0.1% |
| Burbank, California | 0.1% |
| Glendale, California | 0.1% |
| Clearwater, Florida | 0.1% |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 0.1% |
| Corona, California | 0.1% |
| Pasadena, Texas | 0.1% |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 0.1% |
| Garden Grove, California | 0.1% |
| Victorville, California | 0.1% |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 0.1% |
| Tacoma, Washington | 0.0% |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Salinas, California | 0.0% |
| Thousand Oaks, California | 0.0% |
| Beaumont, Texas | 0.0% |
| Albany, New York | 0.0% |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Detroit, Michigan | 0.0% |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 0.0% |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 0.0% |
| Richmond, Virginia | 0.0% |
| Augusta, Georgia | 0.0% |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 0.0% |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 0.0% |
| Fairfield, California | 0.0% |
| Antioch, California | 0.0% |
| Renton, Washington | 0.0% |
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Tracy, California | 0.0% |
| Stockton, California | 0.0% |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 0.0% |
| Modesto, California | 0.0% |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 0.0% |
| Warren, Michigan | 0.0% |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 0.0% |
| Elgin, Illinois | 0.0% |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
| Vacaville, California | 0.0% |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
Nearly half the city has one fast wire
Overlapping fiber is only one side of the city. At 51.9% of locations two or more wired providers offer 100/20 Mbps, and at 20.5% three or more do. At 45.6% exactly one does, a share that ranks 78th highest among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more, and at almost all of those the single wire is Cox. Across California the single-wire share is 43.2%1.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irvine | 2.6% | 45.6% | 31.4% | 20.5% |
| California | 6.9% | 43.2% | 43.4% | 6.5% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Google Fiber is almost never the only fast wire: it is the sole wired 100/20 provider at 0.1% of locations, so nearly everywhere it reports fiber, another wired provider offers 100/20 Mbps too. AT&T is the sole option at 0.3%1.
How the picture moved since 2022
In the first FCC map, as of June 30, 2022, fiber reached 36.2% of Irvine's locations and 68.2% had a single wired provider at 100/20 Mbps. By June 30, 2026, fiber had risen by 16.1 percentage points and the single-wire share had fallen by 22.7 percentage points. Of the fiber gain, 5.6 percentage points came in the six months after December 31, 2025. Cityside Fiber, absent from the 2022 data, now reports 4,136 locations. Over the same period, the share with cable fell from 89.0% to 80.2% and the share with DSL from 37.0%2 to 33.1%1.
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 | 36.2% | 46.7% | 52.3% | 16.1 pts |
| Two or more fiber networks | 16.8% | 25.8% | 26.7% | 9.9 pts |
| Two or more wired choices | 31.6% | 45.6% | 51.9% | 20.3 pts |
| DSL available | 37.0% | 33.2% | 33.1% | −3.9 pts |
Shares, not counts, are compared here: the FCC's list of locations changes between releases, and Irvine's changed by +2,7431 since 2022.
Uploads caught up with downloads
The largest shift in Irvine since 2022 is in advertised upload speeds. Wired service of at least 100/100 Mbps was reported at 36.2% of locations in June 2022 and at 94.7% in June 2026. Fiber reaches only 52.3%, so most of the rest is Cox's cable network reporting uploads of 100 Mbps or more. That is unusual nearby: in Anaheim, Santa Ana and Costa Mesa, where Spectrum is the main cable company, the 100/100 share matches the fiber share almost exactly. Gigabit service with uploads of 100 Mbps or more (the FCC's 1,000/100 tier) went from 30.4%2 to 94.9%, against 67.4% statewide, and the fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more at 95.5%1 of locations. These are maximums the providers advertise, not measured speeds.
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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| Area | Wired 100/100 Mbps |
|---|---|
| Irvine | 94.7% |
| Fullerton | 76.8% |
| United States | 73.7% |
| Huntington Beach | 69.7% |
| California | 65.5% |
| Santa Ana | 53.1% |
| Costa Mesa | 47.7% |
| Anaheim | 36.0% |
Verizon and T-Mobile over the air
Licensed fixed wireless, the category that includes 5G home internet, is reported at 92.0% of locations. Verizon reports it at 84.5%, with plans of 100/20 Mbps or more at 54.7% and advertised downloads up to 1 Gbps. T-Mobile reports 68.5%, with 100/20 Mbps at 22.9%. Licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps or more was reported at 4.4%2 of locations in June 2022 and at 63.7% in June 2026. GeoLinks, a fixed wireless company, reports 1.8%1, and AT&T also reports fixed wireless alongside its wired lines. A tower sector's capacity is shared, so these are areas where the carriers say they can serve, not a promise that every home can sign up.
The gaps are small but real. 1,562 locations have no wired provider at 100/20 Mbps, 288 have only fixed wireless, and 221 have only satellite.
Almost every household subscribes
Availability and subscription are measured differently: the FCC counts locations on one date, and the Census Bureau's American Community Survey estimates households over a year. In the 2025 survey, 98.1% of Irvine households had a broadband subscription of some kind (margin of error ±0.8 percentage points), tied for 16th highest among large cities by point estimate. 87.7% subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL and 8.8% relied only on a cellular data plan. The share with no internet subscription was 1.7% (margin of error ±0.7 percentage points4), down from 4.4% (margin of error ±1.2 percentage points5) in the 2019 survey.
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) | 97.4% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 87.7% | ±1.4 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 8.8% | ±2.2 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 1.7% | ±0.7 |
Irvine is in Orange County; the California page maps every county in the state.
Questions and answers
What internet providers are available in Irvine, California?
Cox reports the widest wired service, at 96.9% of locations over cable and fiber. AT&T reports 77.6% (fiber, DSL and fixed wireless), Google Fiber 36.7% and Cityside Fiber 6.9%. Verizon (84.5%) and T-Mobile (68.5%1) report fixed wireless home internet. Figures are as of June 30, 2026.
Does Irvine have fiber internet?
At 52.3% of locations as of June 30, 2026, up from 36.2%2 in June 2022. Google Fiber reports fiber at 36.7% of locations, AT&T at 27.8%, Cox at 16.8% and Cityside Fiber at 6.9%1. Their areas overlap, so the shares do not add up.
How many internet providers are there in Irvine?
8 wired providers report service somewhere in the city and 11 counting fixed wireless. At a single address the number is much smaller: the average location has 1.70 wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps, and 45.6%1 of locations have exactly one.
Is 5G home internet available in Irvine?
Verizon reports fixed wireless home internet at 84.5% of locations and T-Mobile at 68.5%1. Figures are as of June 30, 2026. Both services are capacity-limited, so the carriers decide eligibility address by address.
Checking one address in Irvine
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.
More on internet in California
The state picture, county by county: internet in California. Other large cities in the state: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach, Oakland, Bakersfield, Anaheim, Stockton and Riverside. Compare Irvine with any other city or state in the comparison tool.
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.