Internet Outages in Virginia by City
91% of Virginia households have broadband, below the 91% national figure.
Internet access in Virginia
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 91% of 3,365,732 households (US 91%), 21st of 50 states (1 = highest).
- How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 75.8%; cellular data only 11.3% (US 11.5%); satellite 6.4%; no subscription 8.9%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 63.1% of 4,083,985 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 20th of 50 states (1 = highest). Gigabit plans: 54.8%. Cable: 81.1%.
- Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 43.1% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 33rd of 50 states (1 = widest); fixed wireless home internet reaches 81.9% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Cities we track: broadband is highest in Virginia Beach (94.4%) and lowest in Roanoke (85.7%) of 8 Virginia cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber by city: Chesapeake has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (77.2% of homes); Alexandria the narrowest (42.8%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Power behind the network: Virginia electric customers averaged 418 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.
Virginia Beach leads; Roanoke trails. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Virginia is 4th of 6 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Virginia, city by city
Listed for Virginia: 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 Virginia right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Virginia in the last 24 hours.
How many homes in Virginia can get fiber internet?
FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 63.1% of 4,083,985 homes and businesses in Virginia, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 54.8%.
What share of Virginia households has no internet?
Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 8.9% of Virginia households without any internet subscription, and 11.3% online only through a cellular data plan.
Which Virginia city has the highest broadband rate?
Among the Virginia cities on this site, Virginia Beach has the highest share of households with broadband (94.4%) and Roanoke the lowest (85.7%).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works