Internet Outages in Pennsylvania by City
89.7% of Pennsylvania households have broadband, below the 91% national figure.
Internet access in Pennsylvania
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 89.7% of 5,274,853 households (US 91%), 34th of 50 states (1 = highest).
- How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 75.8%; cellular data only 11.2% (US 11.5%); satellite 4.5%; no subscription 10%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 58.4% of 6,356,781 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 29th of 50 states (1 = highest). Gigabit plans: 66.3%. Cable: 90.3%.
- Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 62.7% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 15th of 50 states (1 = widest); fixed wireless home internet reaches 86.9% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Cities we track: broadband is highest in Pittsburgh (90.4%) and lowest in Harrisburg (85.6%) of 8 Pennsylvania cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber by city: Philadelphia has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (86.8% of homes); Lancaster the narrowest (16.1%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Power behind the network: Pennsylvania electric customers averaged 336 minutes without power in 2024. Outages that long outlast the backup batteries in cable nodes and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Pittsburgh leads; Harrisburg trails. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Pennsylvania is 4th of 7 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Pennsylvania, city by city
Listed for Pennsylvania: Verizon Fios, Xfinity. Call the one on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an internet outage in Pennsylvania right now?
Possibly: 1 report from Pennsylvania on this site in the last 24 hours. Open your city to see where.
How many homes in Pennsylvania can get fiber internet?
FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 58.4% of 6,356,781 homes and businesses in Pennsylvania, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 66.3%.
What share of Pennsylvania households has no internet?
Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 10% of Pennsylvania households without any internet subscription, and 11.2% online only through a cellular data plan.
Which Pennsylvania city has the highest broadband rate?
Among the Pennsylvania cities on this site, Pittsburgh has the highest share of households with broadband (90.4%) and Harrisburg the lowest (85.6%).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works