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?
Possibly: 1 report from Iowa on this site in the last 24 hours. Open your city to see where.
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