Sacramento, California Internet Outage Today
Live Sacramento internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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The most recent internet outage report from Sacramento came in on September 18, 2026.
Internet access in Sacramento
93.5% of Sacramento households have broadband, against 91% nationally.
8 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 227,858 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 93.5% of 200,321 households (California 93.5%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 51.5% of 227,858 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 95%. Cable: 98%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Xfinity (99% of homes), UnWired Broadband Holding LLC (91% of homes), AT&T (90% of homes), Succeed.Net (24% of homes), Fidium Fiber (20% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 99.8% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 9th of 20 California cities we track (Fremont highest at 96.8%, Fresno lowest at 88.7%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 80.2%. Cellular data only: 10.6% (US 11.5%). Satellite: 6.5%.
- No internet subscription: 6.3%. No computer or smartphone: 3.4%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) customers averaged 228 minutes without power. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Sacramento County storm record since 2015: 186 reports; power outages named in 35 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Sacramento is 2nd of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento, CA | Xfinity (99%) | 51.5% | 95% | 6.3% |
| Stockton, CA | UnWired Broadband Holding LLC (100%) | 28.6% | 96.1% | 8.2% |
| Oakland, CA | Xfinity (99%) | 81.3% | 95.4% | 8.3% |
| Modesto, CA | UnWired Broadband Holding LLC (100%) | 24.6% | 76.3% | 7.9% |
| San Francisco, CA | Xfinity (98%) | 44% | 73.6% | 6.9% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Sacramento
Share of Sacramento homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Xfinity (99%), UnWired Broadband Holding LLC (91%), AT&T (90%), T-Mobile Home Internet (83%), and Verizon (73%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Sacramento power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Sacramento
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Sacramento. Start with the one on your bill.
Xfinity in Sacramento
Reach: reports service to 99% of Sacramento homes. Network: Cable (with fiber in some areas), run by Comcast.
Where to check: Sign in to the Xfinity app or the Status Center on xfinity.com to see outages reported for your address.
Support: 800-934-6489
AT&T in Sacramento
Reach: reports service to 90% of Sacramento homes. Network: Fiber, DSL/IPBB and AT&T Internet Air (fixed wireless), run by AT&T.
Where to check: Use AT&T's outage check in the Smart Home Manager app or on att.com after signing in.
Support: 800-288-2020
Backup internet options in Sacramento
Xfinity (99% of homes) and UnWired Broadband Holding LLC (91%) each report service to more than half of Sacramento homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from T-Mobile Home Internet (83%) and Verizon (73%) report coverage of Sacramento homes (Verizon’s figure combines Fios fiber and 5G Home). They run over cell towers rather than cable or fiber, so they can work when a wired network is down. Cell coverage by area is 100% for 4G LTE and 99.8% for 5G.
About 10.6% of Sacramento households, roughly 21,200 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Sacramento
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) customers averaged 228 minutes without power in 2024, across 1.43 interruptions each, against 280 minutes for California as a whole. Cable nodes and fiber cabinets run on batteries that last hours, not days, so a long power cut can take internet down even for homes whose own power has returned. See Sacramento power outages when both go out together.
Sacramento County logged 186 storm reports since 2015, most often flood, heavy rain, and thunderstorm wind. Reports peak in January. Power outages were named in 35 of those storm episodes. Wind, ice and flooding damage poles and buried lines, which is how a storm turns into an internet outage as well as a power outage.
Fiber reports reach 51.5% of Sacramento homes, cable 98% and copper lines 47.5%. Where fiber runs to the home, a red or blinking LOS light on the optical terminal points to a line problem that a restart will not fix.
Sacramento internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Sacramento?
For the 10.6% of Sacramento households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 80.2% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Sacramento when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Sacramento by area and 5G 99.8%. Home 5G plans: T-Mobile Home Internet (83%) and Verizon (73%). Where both Xfinity and UnWired Broadband Holding LLC are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Sacramento?
Yes, a long power cut can. Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) customers averaged 228 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 35 storm episodes in Sacramento County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Sacramento?
Fiber is reported at 51.5% of Sacramento homes (US 55.9%, California 40.6%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 95% (US 69.2%).
How many Sacramento households have no home internet?
About 12,600 of 200,321 households, or 6.3%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 10.6% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Sacramento?
Xfinity, at 99% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 51.5% of Sacramento homes and gigabit plans 95%.
ISP outage status for Sacramento
Recent internet reports in Sacramento
- Internet reports in Sacramento, last 24h
- 0
- Most recent internet report here
- September 18, 2026
- Internet reports across California, last 24h
- 0
- City population
- 524,943
Other outage types in Sacramento
Internet Outages in cities near Sacramento
- Stockton, CA 45 mi
- Oakland, CA 68 mi
- Modesto, CA 71 mi
- San Francisco, CA 75 mi
- Fremont, CA 76 mi
- San Jose, CA 89 mi
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