Internet Outages in Iowa by City
Fiber reaches 73% of homes and businesses in Iowa, one of the highest shares in the country (US 55.9%).
Internet access in Iowa
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 88.9% of 1,315,707 households (US 91%), 41st of 50 states (1 = highest).
- How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 71.4%; cellular data only 12.5% (US 11.5%); satellite 7.5%; no subscription 10.9%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 73% of 1,661,913 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 5th highest of 50 states. Gigabit plans: 79.1%. Cable: 69%.
- Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 76.6% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 3rd widest of 50 states; fixed wireless home internet reaches 86.4% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Cities we track: broadband is highest in Cedar Rapids (91.2%) and lowest in Sioux City (86.9%) of 4 Iowa cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber by city: Davenport has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (87.4% of homes); Cedar Rapids the narrowest (34.2%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Power behind the network: Iowa electric customers averaged 167 minutes without power in 2024. Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Cedar Rapids leads; Sioux City trails. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Iowa is 2nd of 7 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Iowa, city by city
Listed for Iowa: CenturyLink, Mediacom. Call the one on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an internet outage in Iowa right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Iowa in the last 24 hours.
How many homes in Iowa can get fiber internet?
FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 73% of 1,661,913 homes and businesses in Iowa, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 79.1%.
What share of Iowa households has no internet?
Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 10.9% of Iowa households without any internet subscription, and 12.5% online only through a cellular data plan.
Which Iowa city has the highest broadband rate?
Among the Iowa cities on this site, Cedar Rapids has the highest share of households with broadband (91.2%) and Sioux City the lowest (86.9%).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works