Internet in the City of Orange, California
Fiber is available at 28.7% of the 32,734 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Orange, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 95.9%. 37.1% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 58.9% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Orange in California
In the city of Orange, AT&T's copper telephone lines still reach more homes and businesses than fiber does: DSL is reported at 72.4% of locations and fiber at 28.7%. Spectrum's cable network is the only wired 100/20 Mbps option at 57.3%1 of addresses, a higher single-wire share than in any other Orange County city of 100,000 or more.
Who reports service in Orange
Two companies run wired networks across the city. Spectrum reports service at 94.4% of Orange's 32,734 homes and businesses, nearly all of it over cable, and offers 100/20 Mbps at every one of those locations. AT&T reports service at 91.1%, but over three technologies: DSL on its copper telephone lines, fiber, and fixed wireless. AT&T offers 100/20 Mbps or more at only 39.3% of locations; its fiber reaches 27.5%1.
| Spectrum | Fiber Cable | 94.4% | 94.4% | 1 Gbps | 57.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 91.1% | 39.3% | 5 Gbps | 1.5% |
| Verizon | Licensed wireless | 80.3% | 43.7% | 300 Mbps | – |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 78.6% | 20.3% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Cosmo Network Solutions, LLC | Fixed wireless | 50.8% | 44.4% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Cox | Fiber Cable | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2 Gbps | 0.0% |
| GeoLinks | Licensed wireless | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Cityside Fiber | Fiber | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 Gbps | – |
| Astound | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Consolidated Smart Broadband Systems | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 940 Mbps | – |
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 is either wireless or small. Cox reports service at 3.0% of locations, Cityside Fiber at 0.3%. In all, 6 wired providers and 111 land-based providers of any kind, wireless included, report service somewhere in the city. All figures are as reported to the FCC as of June 30, 2026 (file revision of November 10, 2026), for the city limits as drawn for the 2020 Census. "Reported" means the provider says it serves the location or could install service within ten business days; anyone can challenge a listing on the FCC map.
Fiber is the exception
Fiber reaches 28.7% of locations in Orange, the 31st lowest share among the 343 US cities of 100,000 or more, and below Orange County (46.3%), California (47.8%) and the US (62.6%). It is also the lowest fiber share among the Orange County cities below, where Fullerton is highest at 76.8%1.
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 | Fiber available |
|---|---|
| Fullerton | 76.8% |
| Huntington Beach | 69.9% |
| Garden Grove | 66.2% |
| Santa Ana | 53.1% |
| Irvine | 52.3% |
| California | 47.8% |
| Costa Mesa | 47.7% |
| Orange County | 46.3% |
| Anaheim | 36.0% |
| Orange | 28.7% |
The fiber that exists is mostly AT&T's, at 27.5% of locations, where AT&T advertises up to 5 Gbps. Spectrum reports fiber at 1.1%. 6 companies report fiber somewhere in the city, up from 22 in June 2022, but their footprints barely overlap: two or more fiber providers report service at the same location at only 0.3%1.
One fast wire at most addresses
Wired service of 100/20 Mbps or more is reported at 95.9% of locations, so speed at that level is not the gap. Choice is. At 58.9% of locations exactly one wired provider offers 100/20 Mbps, the 48th highest share among large cities; in Orange County as a whole it is 47.4%. On average a location here has 1.331 wired providers at that speed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | 4.1% | 58.9% | 36.7% | 0.4% |
| Anaheim | 4.2% | 54.7% | 41.1% | 0.0% |
| Orange County | 3.1% | 47.4% | 43.7% | 5.8% |
| California | 6.9% | 43.2% | 43.4% | 6.5% |
The two-wire share grew alongside fiber, from 31.1%2 in June 2022 to 37.1%. AT&T is the only fast wire at practically no address (1.5%1), so where there is a second one, it is almost always AT&T beside Spectrum.
Copper giving way, slowly
The biggest change since the first National Broadband Map is on AT&T's side: less copper, more fiber. DSL was reported at 75.0% of locations as of June 30, 2022 and at 72.4% four years later, a fall of 2.6 percentage points. Fiber rose by 10.1 percentage points over the same period, from 18.5%2. In the latest six months fiber added 1.4 percentage points1, and DSL hardly moved.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSL available | 75.0% | 72.4% | 72.4% | −2.6 pts |
| Fiber available | 18.5% | 27.2% | 28.7% | 10.1 pts |
| Two or more wired choices | 31.1% | 36.1% | 37.1% | 5.9 pts |
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 18.5% | 34.3% | 32.6% | 14.0 pts |
DSL is still reported at a larger share of Orange than of Orange County (47.2%) or California (43.7%1). AT&T's DSL in the city tops out at an advertised 100 Mbps.
Wireless: the carriers and Cosmo
Fast fixed wireless has spread faster than any wire. Licensed fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps or more, which includes 5G home internet, was reported at 9.4%2 of locations in June 2022 and at 56.4% in June 2026. Verizon reports home internet at 80.3% of locations, with 100/20 Mbps at 43.7% and an advertised maximum of 300 Mbps; T-Mobile reports 78.6%, with 100/20 Mbps at 20.3%1.
Cosmo Network Solutions, which uses unlicensed radio spectrum, reported no service in Orange in 2022. It now reports 50.8% of locations, with 100/20 Mbps at 44.4% and an advertised maximum of 1 Gbps1. The unlicensed fixed wireless footprint, which today is Cosmo's, changes from one filing to the next: it covered 77.2%3 of locations as of December 31, 2025.
| Measure | Orange | California | United States | Rank among largest cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed wireless 100/20 | 56.4% | 56.1% | 47.9% | 155th of 343 |
| Unlicensed fixed wireless | 50.8% | 35.3% | 19.7% | 77th of 343 |
| Three or more terrestrial choices | 49.8% | 51.1% | 43.1% | 198th of 343 |
| Fixed wireless only at 100/20 | 3.4% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 14th of 343 |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Rank 1 is the highest value. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
Wireless capacity on a tower sector is shared, so carriers limit sign-ups by address. Fixed wireless is the only option at 100/20 Mbps for just 1,1161 locations.
Gigabit downloads, uneven uploads
A 1 Gbps download is advertised at 96.6% of locations, almost entirely on Spectrum's cable network, which advertises up to 1 Gbps. Uploads are the weaker side. Service of at least 1,000/100 Mbps is advertised at only 32.6% of locations, the 11th lowest share among large cities, and wired service of 100/100 Mbps at 30.5%. The 1,000/100 measure counts any land-based offer, fixed wireless included; it fell by 1.8 percentage points between December 2025 and June 2026 even as fiber grew. The fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more at 29.9%1 of locations. These are advertised maximums, not measured speeds.
Worcester, Massachusetts 0.7%Clarksville, Tennessee 100.0%
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 | Gigabit (1,000/100) |
|---|---|
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 100.0% |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 100.0% |
| West Valley City, Utah | 99.9% |
| Sparks, Nevada | 99.9% |
| Boulder, Colorado | 99.9% |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 99.9% |
| Simi Valley, California | 99.9% |
| Longmont, Colorado | 99.9% |
| Reno, Nevada | 99.8% |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 99.8% |
| Eugene, Oregon | 99.8% |
| Aurora, Illinois | 99.7% |
| Arvada, Colorado | 99.7% |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 99.7% |
| Fishers, Indiana | 99.7% |
| Hillsboro, Oregon | 99.6% |
| Gresham, Oregon | 99.6% |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 99.6% |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 99.6% |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 99.5% |
| Independence, Missouri | 99.5% |
| Hollywood, Florida | 99.5% |
| Centennial, Colorado | 99.5% |
| San Mateo, California | 99.4% |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 99.4% |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 99.4% |
| Fairfield, California | 99.3% |
| Greeley, Colorado | 99.3% |
| Olathe, Kansas | 99.3% |
| Overland Park, Kansas | 99.3% |
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 99.3% |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 99.3% |
| Pasadena, Texas | 99.2% |
| Hialeah, Florida | 99.2% |
| Provo, Utah | 99.2% |
| Visalia, California | 99.2% |
| Miami, Florida | 99.1% |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 99.1% |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 98.9% |
| Miramar, Florida | 98.8% |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 98.7% |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 98.7% |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 98.6% |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 98.6% |
| Frisco, Texas | 98.6% |
| Allen, Texas | 98.6% |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 98.5% |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 98.5% |
| McKinney, Texas | 98.5% |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 98.5% |
| Peoria, Illinois | 98.5% |
| Amarillo, Texas | 98.4% |
| Sugar Land, Texas | 98.4% |
| Conroe, Texas | 98.3% |
| League City, Texas | 98.3% |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 98.2% |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 98.2% |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 98.1% |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 98.0% |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 98.0% |
| Clovis, California | 98.0% |
| Fremont, California | 97.9% |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 97.9% |
| Pearland, Texas | 97.9% |
| Stockton, California | 97.8% |
| Mesquite, Texas | 97.7% |
| Arlington, Texas | 97.7% |
| San Angelo, Texas | 97.6% |
| Sacramento, California | 97.5% |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 97.5% |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 97.4% |
| West Jordan, Utah | 97.4% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 97.2% |
| Abilene, Texas | 97.2% |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 97.2% |
| Rochester, New York | 97.1% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 97.0% |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 97.0% |
| Plano, Texas | 97.0% |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | 97.0% |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 96.9% |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 96.9% |
| Dallas, Texas | 96.9% |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 96.9% |
| Vancouver, Washington | 96.9% |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 96.9% |
| Richardson, Texas | 96.9% |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 96.9% |
| Oakland, California | 96.9% |
| Spokane, Washington | 96.8% |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 96.8% |
| Lee's Summit, Missouri | 96.8% |
| Henderson, Nevada | 96.8% |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 96.7% |
| Westminster, Colorado | 96.7% |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 96.6% |
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 96.6% |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 96.6% |
| Garland, Texas | 96.5% |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | 96.4% |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 96.4% |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 96.3% |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 96.3% |
| Wichita, Kansas | 96.2% |
| San Jose, California | 96.2% |
| Carrollton, Texas | 96.2% |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 96.2% |
| Buckeye, Arizona | 96.1% |
| Denver, Colorado | 96.0% |
| Yonkers, New York | 96.0% |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 96.0% |
| Houston, Texas | 95.9% |
| Norman, Oklahoma | 95.9% |
| Irving, Texas | 95.9% |
| Lewisville, Texas | 95.9% |
| Oceanside, California | 95.8% |
| Boca Raton, Florida | 95.8% |
| Seattle, Washington | 95.7% |
| Naperville, Illinois | 95.7% |
| Davenport, Iowa | 95.6% |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 95.6% |
| Everett, Washington | 95.4% |
| Chula Vista, California | 95.4% |
| Cary, North Carolina | 95.1% |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 95.0% |
| Thornton, Colorado | 94.9% |
| Irvine, California | 94.9% |
| Palm Coast, Florida | 94.8% |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 94.8% |
| Surprise, Arizona | 94.6% |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 94.6% |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 94.5% |
| Warren, Michigan | 94.4% |
| Kansas City, Kansas | 94.2% |
| Daly City, California | 94.2% |
| Roseville, California | 94.2% |
| Vallejo, California | 94.2% |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 93.9% |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 93.8% |
| Menifee, California | 93.8% |
| Vacaville, California | 93.6% |
| Bellevue, Washington | 93.5% |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 93.5% |
| Hayward, California | 93.4% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 93.3% |
| Concord, California | 93.3% |
| Round Rock, Texas | 93.2% |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 92.9% |
| Fayetteville, Arkansas | 92.8% |
| Peoria, Arizona | 92.7% |
| Temecula, California | 92.6% |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 92.4% |
| Murrieta, California | 92.3% |
| Berkeley, California | 92.3% |
| Columbia, Missouri | 92.3% |
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | 92.3% |
| Santa Clara, California | 92.2% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 92.1% |
| Lubbock, Texas | 92.1% |
| Topeka, Kansas | 91.8% |
| Fresno, California | 91.8% |
| Lansing, Michigan | 91.8% |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 91.6% |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 91.6% |
| Augusta, Georgia | 91.5% |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 91.4% |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 91.2% |
| Glendale, Arizona | 91.2% |
| High Point, North Carolina | 91.2% |
| El Cajon, California | 91.1% |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 91.0% |
| Rockford, Illinois | 91.0% |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 90.7% |
| Davie, Florida | 90.6% |
| Edmond, Oklahoma | 90.5% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 90.4% |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 90.4% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 90.3% |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 90.3% |
| Yuma, Arizona | 90.0% |
| Elk Grove, California | 90.0% |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 90.0% |
| Killeen, Texas | 89.9% |
| Carmel, Indiana | 89.9% |
| Elgin, Illinois | 89.8% |
| Tyler, Texas | 89.6% |
| Durham, North Carolina | 89.5% |
| Chandler, Arizona | 89.3% |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 88.9% |
| Richmond, California | 88.8% |
| Avondale, Arizona | 88.8% |
| Concord, North Carolina | 88.7% |
| Antioch, California | 88.6% |
| Mobile, Alabama | 88.4% |
| Denton, Texas | 88.2% |
| San Antonio, Texas | 88.2% |
| Tampa, Florida | 87.8% |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 87.6% |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 87.4% |
| Gainesville, Florida | 87.2% |
| Hesperia, California | 87.1% |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 86.9% |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 86.6% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 86.4% |
| New York, New York | 86.3% |
| Downey, California | 86.2% |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 86.0% |
| Odessa, Texas | 85.9% |
| Macon, Georgia | 85.9% |
| Portland, Oregon | 85.8% |
| Tacoma, Washington | 85.7% |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 85.5% |
| Tucson, Arizona | 85.4% |
| Mesa, Arizona | 85.3% |
| Aurora, Colorado | 85.3% |
| Escondido, California | 85.1% |
| Tempe, Arizona | 84.7% |
| Salinas, California | 84.7% |
| Long Beach, California | 83.9% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 83.7% |
| Modesto, California | 83.5% |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 83.1% |
| Fort Myers, Florida | 83.0% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 82.8% |
| Thousand Oaks, California | 82.8% |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 82.7% |
| Joliet, Illinois | 82.7% |
| Midland, Texas | 82.6% |
| Lancaster, California | 82.5% |
| Austin, Texas | 82.4% |
| Salem, Oregon | 82.2% |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 82.1% |
| Victorville, California | 82.0% |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 81.8% |
| Ontario, California | 81.5% |
| Pomona, California | 81.4% |
| Savannah, Georgia | 81.4% |
| West Covina, California | 80.7% |
| San Francisco, California | 79.6% |
| Santa Maria, California | 79.5% |
| South Bend, Indiana | 79.1% |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 78.7% |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 78.6% |
| Detroit, Michigan | 78.6% |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 78.1% |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 78.0% |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 77.9% |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 77.8% |
| Fullerton, California | 77.7% |
| Newport News, Virginia | 77.2% |
| Sunnyvale, California | 76.8% |
| Deltona, Florida | 76.4% |
| Nampa, Idaho | 75.8% |
| New Braunfels, Texas | 75.1% |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 74.4% |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 73.3% |
| Hampton, Virginia | 73.2% |
| Torrance, California | 72.7% |
| Springfield, Illinois | 72.7% |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 72.3% |
| Dearborn, Michigan | 72.2% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 72.1% |
| Meridian, Idaho | 72.0% |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 71.8% |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 71.6% |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 71.6% |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 70.4% |
| Moreno Valley, California | 70.0% |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 69.9% |
| Suffolk, Virginia | 69.7% |
| Orlando, Florida | 69.5% |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 69.5% |
| Waco, Texas | 69.2% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 69.2% |
| San Bernardino, California | 69.1% |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 68.9% |
| Santa Rosa, California | 68.7% |
| Chicago, Illinois | 68.4% |
| Kent, Washington | 68.0% |
| Sterling Heights, Michigan | 67.9% |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 67.5% |
| Garden Grove, California | 67.4% |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 67.2% |
| Beaumont, Texas | 65.6% |
| Renton, Washington | 65.3% |
| Laredo, Texas | 65.2% |
| Evansville, Indiana | 63.6% |
| St. George, Utah | 63.4% |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 63.4% |
| Tracy, California | 63.3% |
| San Diego, California | 63.1% |
| Lakeland, Florida | 62.9% |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 62.6% |
| El Paso, Texas | 62.0% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 61.8% |
| Columbus, Georgia | 61.3% |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 60.7% |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 60.5% |
| Oxnard, California | 60.2% |
| Edinburg, Texas | 58.6% |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 57.8% |
| Athens, Georgia | 57.4% |
| Clearwater, Florida | 57.0% |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 56.2% |
| Akron, Ohio | 55.1% |
| College Station, Texas | 55.1% |
| Santa Ana, California | 54.8% |
| Chico, California | 54.6% |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 53.5% |
| Los Angeles, California | 53.3% |
| Inglewood, California | 52.9% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 52.8% |
| Burbank, California | 52.5% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 49.4% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 46.1% |
| Pasadena, California | 45.6% |
| Springfield, Missouri | 45.5% |
| Billings, Montana | 44.3% |
| McAllen, Texas | 43.7% |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | 42.9% |
| Glendale, California | 40.2% |
| Buffalo, New York | 40.1% |
| Bakersfield, California | 40.1% |
| Riverside, California | 38.3% |
| Anaheim, California | 37.9% |
| Georgetown, Texas | 37.4% |
| Boise, Idaho | 37.2% |
| Palmdale, California | 36.9% |
| Carlsbad, California | 36.0% |
| Bend, Oregon | 35.1% |
| El Monte, California | 34.1% |
| Richmond, Virginia | 32.9% |
| Orange, California | 32.6% |
| Fontana, California | 30.5% |
| Jurupa Valley, California | 27.8% |
| Ventura, California | 23.8% |
| Rancho Cucamonga, California | 21.8% |
| Rialto, California | 20.7% |
| Santa Clarita, California | 18.4% |
| Corona, California | 13.6% |
| Albany, New York | 1.6% |
| Syracuse, New York | 1.3% |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 0.7% |
Hardly any unserved addresses
The FCC data show 6 unserved locations in the city and 21 where satellite is the only option. Gaps in Orange are about how many wired providers compete, not whether a wire arrives.
What households subscribe to
In the Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey, 81.0% of Orange households subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±3.2 percentage points), 13.2% used only a cellular data plan (±4.0 percentage points) and 3.2% had no internet subscription (±1.4 percentage points4). The survey's 2019 estimate of households without a subscription was 6.8% (±2.2 percentage points5); the two ranges touch, so the drop is suggestive rather than certain. The five-year estimate for 2020–2024, based on a larger sample, puts the share at 4.7% (±0.9 percentage points6).
The city, not the county
This page covers the city of Orange only. Orange County has 723,690 locations and fiber at 46.3%1 of them; its cities have their own pages, among them Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine and Fullerton. The California page maps every county.
Questions and answers
What internet providers are available in Orange, California?
Spectrum reports service at 94.4% of locations, mostly over cable, and AT&T at 91.1%, mostly over DSL with fiber at 27.5%. Verizon (80.3%), T-Mobile (78.6%) and Cosmo Network Solutions (50.8%) report fixed wireless home internet. Cox reports service at 3.0%1. Satellite is reported everywhere. These are FCC figures as of June 30, 2026.
Is fiber internet available in Orange, CA?
At 28.7% of locations, almost all of it from AT&T, which reports fiber at 27.5%; Spectrum reports fiber at 1.1%. Orange County as a whole is at 46.3% and California at 47.8%1.
How many internet providers are there in Orange?
6 wired providers report service somewhere in the city, but most of them report service at small shares of locations only. At a typical address the choice of wired 100/20 Mbps service is one provider (58.9% of locations) or two (36.7%); three or more is reported at 0.4%1.
Checking one address in Orange
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 Orange 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
- 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.