Internet in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Fiber is available at 84.8% of the 136,609 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Virginia Beach, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 97.7%. 83.4% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 14.3% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
Virginia Beach in Virginia
Virginia Beach is a two-wire city. Cox reports cable at almost every address, Verizon reports fiber at 71.9% of homes and businesses, and 83.4%1 can choose between at least two wired providers at 100/20 Mbps. Since 2022 the telephone company's DSL has left the filings, a newer fiber network has arrived, and Cox's faster uploads have moved most of the city into the FCC's gigabit tier.
Cox nearly everywhere, Verizon fiber at most addresses
As of June 30, 2026 (FCC revision of November 10, 2026), the FCC counts 136,609 homes and businesses in Virginia Beach. Cox reports service at 96.4% of them, advertising downloads up to 2 Gbps; nearly all of it is cable, with fiber at 0.6%. Verizon reports fiber at 71.9% of locations and licensed fixed wireless at many of the others. T-Mobile is the third name: fiber at 17.4%1, filed in the FCC's location files under the Lumos brand, and 5G home internet across most of the city.
| Cox | Fiber Cable | 96.4% | 96.4% | 2 Gbps | 13.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber Licensed wireless | 88.1% | 77.7% | 1 Gbps | 1.3% |
| T-Mobile | Fiber DSL Licensed wireless | 87.6% | 37.9% | 5 Gbps | 0.0% |
| AT&T | Licensed wireless | 58.4% | 3.5% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Mediacom | Licensed wireless | 0.1% | 0.0% | 100 Mbps | – |
| ResiBridge LLC | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Xfinity | Cable | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Metronet | Fiber | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 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, Viasat, Starlink) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
A share in this table is the share of locations where the company told the FCC it provides service or could install it within ten business days. Filings can be challenged on the FCC National Broadband Map. The table describes the city, not a single address, and the FCC collects no prices.
Fiber that was already there in 2022
Fiber is reported at 84.8% of Virginia Beach's locations, a share that ranks tied for 115th highest among the 343 cities of 100,000 or more, and well above Virginia's 70.3%. Most of it was already in place at the first national map: the share was 68.2%2 in June 2022, nearly all of it Verizon's. The share has risen +16.5 percentage points since then, including 4.4 percentage points in the six months after December 2025, a gain that ranks tied for 60th highest1 among large cities over that period.
New Bedford, Massachusetts 0.0%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 | Fiber available |
|---|---|
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 100.0% |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 100.0% |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | 99.9% |
| Simi Valley, California | 99.9% |
| Longmont, Colorado | 99.9% |
| Overland Park, Kansas | 99.3% |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | 99.0% |
| Olathe, Kansas | 98.1% |
| Amarillo, Texas | 98.0% |
| Greeley, Colorado | 97.6% |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 97.4% |
| Abilene, Texas | 97.2% |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | 97.0% |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut | 96.8% |
| Sugar Land, Texas | 96.6% |
| Yonkers, New York | 96.3% |
| Independence, Missouri | 96.2% |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | 95.8% |
| Lee's Summit, Missouri | 95.8% |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 95.7% |
| Elizabeth, New Jersey | 95.4% |
| Miami Gardens, Florida | 95.4% |
| Cary, North Carolina | 95.1% |
| Lynn, Massachusetts | 95.0% |
| Palm Coast, Florida | 94.8% |
| Paterson, New Jersey | 94.7% |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 94.7% |
| Davenport, Iowa | 94.3% |
| Kansas City, Kansas | 94.2% |
| Conroe, Texas | 94.1% |
| Cape Coral, Florida | 94.0% |
| San Angelo, Texas | 94.0% |
| Pearland, Texas | 93.9% |
| Menifee, California | 93.8% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 93.7% |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 93.6% |
| Frisco, Texas | 93.5% |
| Stamford, Connecticut | 93.5% |
| Round Rock, Texas | 93.3% |
| Springfield, Missouri | 93.0% |
| Newport News, Virginia | 92.9% |
| West Valley City, Utah | 92.9% |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 92.8% |
| Columbia, Missouri | 92.6% |
| Temecula, California | 92.6% |
| Fishers, Indiana | 92.5% |
| Murrieta, California | 92.3% |
| Killeen, Texas | 92.3% |
| Lubbock, Texas | 92.2% |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | 92.0% |
| Berkeley, California | 91.6% |
| Lexington, Kentucky | 91.6% |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | 91.6% |
| Garland, Texas | 91.6% |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | 91.6% |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 91.5% |
| Mesquite, Texas | 91.5% |
| High Point, North Carolina | 91.2% |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 91.1% |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | 91.1% |
| Richmond, Virginia | 91.0% |
| Allen, Texas | 91.0% |
| Hillsboro, Oregon | 91.0% |
| Yuma, Arizona | 90.9% |
| Plano, Texas | 90.7% |
| New York, New York | 90.3% |
| Carrollton, Texas | 90.3% |
| Wichita, Kansas | 90.3% |
| Brockton, Massachusetts | 90.1% |
| Oakland, California | 90.1% |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 90.1% |
| Rochester, Minnesota | 90.1% |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 90.0% |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 89.8% |
| Tyler, Texas | 89.8% |
| Norman, Oklahoma | 89.7% |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 89.6% |
| Durham, North Carolina | 89.5% |
| South Fulton, Georgia | 89.5% |
| McKinney, Texas | 89.4% |
| League City, Texas | 89.4% |
| Carmel, Indiana | 89.3% |
| Richardson, Texas | 89.2% |
| West Jordan, Utah | 88.8% |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 88.8% |
| Concord, North Carolina | 88.7% |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | 88.7% |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 88.6% |
| San Mateo, California | 88.3% |
| Buckeye, Arizona | 88.3% |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 88.2% |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 88.2% |
| San Antonio, Texas | 88.2% |
| Tampa, Florida | 87.9% |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | 87.9% |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | 87.8% |
| Provo, Utah | 87.6% |
| Lansing, Michigan | 87.6% |
| Arlington, Texas | 87.4% |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 87.4% |
| Surprise, Arizona | 87.4% |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 87.4% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 87.3% |
| New Haven, Connecticut | 87.2% |
| Pembroke Pines, Florida | 87.2% |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 87.1% |
| Hesperia, California | 87.1% |
| Miramar, Florida | 86.8% |
| Centennial, Colorado | 86.8% |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 86.6% |
| Downey, California | 86.2% |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 86.1% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 86.0% |
| Pueblo, Colorado | 85.0% |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 84.8% |
| Fayetteville, Arkansas | 84.8% |
| Pasadena, Texas | 84.6% |
| Dallas, Texas | 84.4% |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | 84.3% |
| Hialeah, Florida | 83.9% |
| Topeka, Kansas | 83.8% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 83.6% |
| Long Beach, California | 83.6% |
| Fort Collins, Colorado | 83.5% |
| Everett, Washington | 83.0% |
| Thousand Oaks, California | 83.0% |
| Irving, Texas | 82.8% |
| Midland, Texas | 82.8% |
| Lancaster, California | 82.5% |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 82.4% |
| Austin, Texas | 82.4% |
| Port St. Lucie, Florida | 82.1% |
| Victorville, California | 82.0% |
| Houston, Texas | 81.9% |
| Ontario, California | 81.9% |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | 81.8% |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 81.6% |
| Pomona, California | 81.4% |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 81.1% |
| Coral Springs, Florida | 80.9% |
| West Covina, California | 80.7% |
| Gresham, Oregon | 80.7% |
| Lowell, Massachusetts | 80.3% |
| Odessa, Texas | 80.0% |
| Seattle, Washington | 79.9% |
| Portland, Oregon | 79.5% |
| Mobile, Alabama | 79.3% |
| Goodyear, Arizona | 79.2% |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 78.2% |
| Richmond, California | 78.2% |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 78.1% |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 78.1% |
| Tallahassee, Florida | 78.0% |
| Peoria, Illinois | 77.8% |
| Denton, Texas | 77.5% |
| Hollywood, Florida | 77.0% |
| Denver, Colorado | 76.9% |
| Daly City, California | 76.9% |
| Spokane, Washington | 76.9% |
| Miami, Florida | 76.8% |
| Fullerton, California | 76.8% |
| Deltona, Florida | 76.4% |
| Lewisville, Texas | 75.9% |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 75.8% |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | 75.2% |
| Meridian, Idaho | 75.1% |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 74.9% |
| Suffolk, Virginia | 74.9% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 74.8% |
| Westminster, Colorado | 74.8% |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | 74.4% |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 74.0% |
| Nampa, Idaho | 74.0% |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 73.7% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 73.3% |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | 73.3% |
| Chula Vista, California | 72.5% |
| Lakewood, Colorado | 72.1% |
| Madison, Wisconsin | 71.6% |
| Edmond, Oklahoma | 71.5% |
| New Braunfels, Texas | 71.3% |
| Elk Grove, California | 70.9% |
| Hampton, Virginia | 70.8% |
| Columbia, South Carolina | 70.4% |
| Moreno Valley, California | 70.0% |
| Huntington Beach, California | 69.9% |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | 69.9% |
| Syracuse, New York | 69.7% |
| Orlando, Florida | 69.7% |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 69.5% |
| Waco, Texas | 69.2% |
| Brownsville, Texas | 69.2% |
| South Bend, Indiana | 69.1% |
| San Bernardino, California | 69.0% |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | 68.9% |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 68.5% |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 67.6% |
| Torrance, California | 67.3% |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 67.2% |
| Santa Maria, California | 67.0% |
| Garden Grove, California | 66.2% |
| Beaumont, Texas | 65.6% |
| Laredo, Texas | 65.2% |
| Hayward, California | 65.1% |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 65.1% |
| St. George, Utah | 64.5% |
| Evansville, Indiana | 63.6% |
| Gainesville, Florida | 62.9% |
| Lakeland, Florida | 62.9% |
| Davie, Florida | 62.7% |
| Springfield, Illinois | 62.6% |
| Sparks, Nevada | 62.6% |
| Palm Bay, Florida | 62.6% |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | 62.5% |
| Savannah, Georgia | 62.2% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 62.1% |
| Dayton, Ohio | 61.8% |
| Boca Raton, Florida | 61.5% |
| Pompano Beach, Florida | 61.4% |
| Columbus, Georgia | 61.3% |
| Roseville, California | 61.1% |
| Oxnard, California | 61.0% |
| San Francisco, California | 60.8% |
| Peoria, Arizona | 60.8% |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 60.7% |
| Sacramento, California | 60.1% |
| El Paso, Texas | 60.0% |
| Buffalo, New York | 59.9% |
| Rockford, Illinois | 58.7% |
| Edinburg, Texas | 58.6% |
| Mesa, Arizona | 58.6% |
| College Station, Texas | 58.3% |
| Athens, Georgia | 57.1% |
| Clearwater, Florida | 57.0% |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 56.9% |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 56.1% |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 55.4% |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 55.1% |
| Akron, Ohio | 55.1% |
| Fort Myers, Florida | 55.0% |
| Thornton, Colorado | 55.0% |
| Reno, Nevada | 54.0% |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 53.5% |
| Rochester, New York | 53.3% |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | 53.2% |
| Santa Ana, California | 53.1% |
| Tacoma, Washington | 53.1% |
| Toledo, Ohio | 52.8% |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | 52.7% |
| Inglewood, California | 52.4% |
| Irvine, California | 52.3% |
| Aurora, Colorado | 52.2% |
| Los Angeles, California | 51.9% |
| Burbank, California | 51.8% |
| Santa Clara, California | 51.7% |
| Glendale, Arizona | 50.9% |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 50.3% |
| Arvada, Colorado | 50.2% |
| Warren, Michigan | 49.8% |
| Sunnyvale, California | 49.7% |
| Macon, Georgia | 49.3% |
| Eugene, Oregon | 49.0% |
| Costa Mesa, California | 47.7% |
| Boulder, Colorado | 45.2% |
| Henderson, Nevada | 44.9% |
| Pasadena, California | 44.8% |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 44.8% |
| San Diego, California | 44.6% |
| Billings, Montana | 44.3% |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | 44.1% |
| San Jose, California | 43.9% |
| McAllen, Texas | 43.7% |
| El Cajon, California | 43.6% |
| North Charleston, South Carolina | 43.2% |
| Vancouver, Washington | 42.9% |
| Vallejo, California | 42.9% |
| Chandler, Arizona | 41.1% |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | 41.1% |
| Aurora, Illinois | 41.1% |
| Dearborn, Michigan | 40.8% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 40.4% |
| Fresno, California | 39.6% |
| Glendale, California | 39.5% |
| Georgetown, Texas | 38.5% |
| Gilbert, Arizona | 38.4% |
| Riverside, California | 38.3% |
| Fremont, California | 38.2% |
| Antioch, California | 37.7% |
| Stockton, California | 37.2% |
| Concord, California | 37.0% |
| Avondale, Arizona | 37.0% |
| Palmdale, California | 36.9% |
| Chicago, Illinois | 36.6% |
| Boise, Idaho | 36.1% |
| Anaheim, California | 36.0% |
| Carlsbad, California | 36.0% |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | 36.0% |
| Bakersfield, California | 35.5% |
| Santa Rosa, California | 35.5% |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | 35.3% |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 35.2% |
| Bend, Oregon | 35.2% |
| Clovis, California | 34.9% |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 34.0% |
| Tucson, Arizona | 34.0% |
| Augusta, Georgia | 34.0% |
| El Monte, California | 33.8% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 31.4% |
| Salinas, California | 31.2% |
| Chico, California | 30.7% |
| Fontana, California | 30.5% |
| Modesto, California | 29.7% |
| Orange, California | 28.7% |
| Joliet, Illinois | 27.8% |
| Jurupa Valley, California | 27.8% |
| Detroit, Michigan | 27.4% |
| Bellevue, Washington | 27.4% |
| Visalia, California | 27.3% |
| Elgin, Illinois | 27.3% |
| Salem, Oregon | 26.9% |
| Oceanside, California | 26.7% |
| Tracy, California | 24.2% |
| Ventura, California | 23.8% |
| Fargo, North Dakota | 22.6% |
| Tempe, Arizona | 22.3% |
| Sterling Heights, Michigan | 22.0% |
| Fairfield, California | 21.8% |
| Rancho Cucamonga, California | 21.7% |
| Rialto, California | 20.7% |
| Spokane Valley, Washington | 20.6% |
| Vacaville, California | 18.6% |
| Santa Clarita, California | 18.3% |
| Naperville, Illinois | 18.0% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 16.7% |
| Kent, Washington | 15.9% |
| Escondido, California | 15.6% |
| Corona, California | 13.0% |
| Renton, Washington | 10.5% |
| Quincy, Massachusetts | 9.0% |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 6.2% |
| Albany, New York | 2.0% |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 0.5% |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts | 0.0% |
The newer fiber is T-Mobile's. It advertises up to 5 Gbps with equal uploads, while Verizon's fiber filings here advertise downloads just under 1 Gbps. Where two fiber networks meet, a home has two fiber providers; that is the case at 5.1%1 of locations, up from 0.8%2 in June 2022.
Two wired choices, rarely three
Wired service of 100/20 Mbps or faster is reported at 97.7% of locations. Exactly two wired providers offer it at 78.8%, a share that ranks tied for 56th highest among large cities: at most addresses the choice is Cox or Verizon. Three or more are reported at 4.6%1, up from 0.1%2 in 2022; in the FCC's location files, almost every one of those locations is on T-Mobile's fiber.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach | 2.3% | 14.3% | 78.8% | 4.6% |
| Virginia | 8.1% | 33.0% | 55.8% | 3.2% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Cox is the only wired option at 100/20 for 13.0% of locations. The share of locations with a single wired choice fell from 31.3%2 in June 2022 to 14.3%, against 33.0%1 across Virginia.
A gigabit jump that came from uploads
The FCC's gigabit tier requires 1,000 Mbps down and at least 100 Mbps up. In June 2022 it was reported at 0.4%2 of Virginia Beach's locations; in June 2026, at 71.8%. The rise of +71.4 percentage points ranks 84th highest1 among large cities, yet fiber did not spread nearly that far. In the FCC's location files, Cox's 2022 cable records advertised 1 Gbps downloads with uploads well under 100 Mbps; most of its 2026 records advertise 2 Gbps downloads with 100 Mbps uploads. Verizon's fiber, just under 1 Gbps in its filings, falls below the line, so the tier rests mainly on Cox's cable and T-Mobile's 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 96.4% |
| Virginia | 4.5% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 35.3% | 56.2% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
The same Cox filings explain why wired service of at least 100 Mbps in both directions is reported at 94.4% of locations, up 26.2 percentage points since 2022: here that measure counts cable as well as fiber. A 1 Gbps download from any wired provider is advertised at 96.5%1 of locations. All of these are advertised maximums, not measured speeds.
The copper network left the map
In June 2022, DSL over telephone lines was reported at 25.0%2 of the city's locations, all of it in Verizon's filings and none of it advertised at 25/3 Mbps or faster. In June 2026 the DSL share is 0.0%, tied for the lowest among large cities, against 8.7%1 statewide. The FCC data record what is filed, not why a filing ends.
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 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | −25.0 pts |
| Fiber available | 68.2% | 80.4% | 84.8% | 16.5 pts |
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 0.4% | 67.6% | 71.8% | 71.4 pts |
5G home internet and the carriers
Licensed fixed wireless, which includes 5G home internet, is reported at 93.2% of locations. T-Mobile reports it at the most locations; Verizon offers it mainly where it has no fiber. AT&T, which reported nothing in the city in 2022, now reports fixed wireless at 58.4%, with 100/20 Mbps at 3.5% and an advertised maximum of 100 Mbps1. Wireless capacity is shared by everyone on a tower sector, so these shares show where carriers report service, not where every household could sign up at once.
The few addresses without a fast wire
At 3,152 locations, 2.3% of the total, no wired provider reports 100/20 Mbps. Fixed wireless is the only 100/20 option at 748 of them, and 102 locations are reported with satellite service only. Small as they are, those shares are higher than in most large cities, and 2771 locations count as unserved under the BEAD program's definition: no wired or licensed fixed wireless service at 25/3 Mbps.
| Measure | Virginia Beach | Virginia | United States | Rank among largest cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wired choice | 2.3% | 8.1% | 7.8% | tied 127th of 343 |
| Fixed wireless only at 100/20 | 0.6% | 1.5% | 3.6% | tied 159th of 343 |
| Satellite only | 0.1% | 1.7% | 0.8% | tied 50th of 343 |
| Unserved | 0.2% | 4.2% | 2.4% | tied 67th 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.
Beside Chesapeake and Norfolk
The neighboring cities share Cox's cable network but had different fiber histories. Chesapeake had fiber at 61.9%2 of locations in 2022, a little below Virginia Beach, and T-Mobile's fiber now reaches 21.8% of its locations. Norfolk's gigabit share, 98.0%1, is well above those of its two neighbors.
| Area | Fiber available | One wired choice | Two or more fiber networks | Gigabit (1,000/100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 84.8% | 14.3% | 5.1% | 71.8% |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | 88.2% | 13.0% | 12.0% | 67.5% |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 89.6% | 13.6% | 12.6% | 98.0% |
| Newport News, Virginia | 92.9% | 7.5% | 0.6% | 77.2% |
| Hampton, Virginia | 70.8% | 30.3% | 0.3% | 73.2% |
| Virginia | 70.3% | 33.0% | 4.7% | 60.1% |
| United States | 62.6% | 36.6% | 12.1% | 72.3% |
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.
What households subscribe to
In the Census Bureau's 2025 survey, 86.0% of Virginia Beach households subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL (margin of error ±1.6 percentage points), the 33rd highest share among large cities. 9.2% relied only on a cellular data plan and 3.3% had no internet subscription (±0.8 percentage points4), down from 7.2% (±1.1 percentage points5) in 2019. These are survey estimates for households, while 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) | 97.7% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 86.0% | ±1.6 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 9.2% | ±1.1 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 3.3% | ±0.8 |
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Questions about internet service in Virginia Beach
What internet providers are available in Virginia Beach?
Cox reports service at 96.4% of the city's locations, almost all over cable. Verizon reports 88.1%: fiber at 71.9% and licensed fixed wireless at much of the rest. T-Mobile reports 87.6%, fiber at 17.4% and 5G home internet elsewhere, and AT&T reports fixed wireless at 58.4%1.
Is fiber internet available in Virginia Beach?
At least one provider reports fiber at 84.8% of locations, against 70.3% across Virginia and 62.6% nationally. Verizon's network accounts for most of it; T-Mobile's fiber reaches 17.4%. Two fiber networks overlap at 5.1%1.
How many internet providers are there in Virginia Beach?
6 wired providers report service somewhere in the city and 8 if fixed wireless is counted, but most of the wired ones report a handful of buildings. At a typical address the choice is Cox and one other: a location has on average 1.861 wired providers offering 100/20 Mbps.
Is 5G home internet available in Virginia Beach?
T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T report licensed fixed wireless, which includes 5G home internet, at 93.2% of locations. Fixed wireless at 100/20 Mbps or faster is reported at 28.4%1. Carriers limit sign-ups on each tower sector, so eligibility at an address is the carrier's decision.
Checking one address in Virginia Beach
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 Virginia
The state picture, county by county: internet in Virginia. Other large cities in the state: Chesapeake, Richmond, Norfolk, Newport News, Alexandria, Hampton and Suffolk. Compare Virginia Beach 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.