Seattle, Washington Internet Outage Today
Live Seattle internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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No internet outage reports in Seattle, Washington in the last 24 hours
The most recent internet outage report from Seattle came in on September 23, 2026. Over the past 90 days, Seattle residents filed 2 internet outage reports here on 2 separate days; the busiest was September 23, with 1.
Internet access in Seattle
Fiber reaches 77.1% of homes in Seattle, well above the 55.9% national figure, so a single cable outage leaves most households with a wired backup option.
7 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 401,923 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 94.5% of 363,466 households (Washington 93.6%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 77.1% of 401,923 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 95.7%. Cable: 97.7%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Xfinity (96% of homes), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (78% of homes), AT&T (66% of homes), Astound (43% of homes), Google Fiber (6% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 96.5% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 3rd of 9 Washington cities we track (Bellevue highest at 96.8%, Yakima lowest at 89.2%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 85.8%. Cellular data only: 6.9% (US 11.5%). Wired lines are more common here than nationally.
- No internet subscription: 5.5%. No computer or smartphone: 1.8%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Seattle City Light customers averaged 324 minutes without power. Outages that long outlast the batteries in street-side cable and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- King County storm record since 2015: 11 reports; power outages named in 2 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Seattle is 3rd of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | Xfinity (96%) | 77.1% | 95.7% | 5.5% |
| Bellevue, WA | Xfinity (99%) | 36.7% | 92% | 3% |
| Renton, WA | Xfinity (99%) | 12.3% | 57.6% | 5.6% |
| Kent, WA | Xfinity (99%) | 10.9% | 56.8% | 4.4% |
| Tacoma, WA | Xfinity (99%) | 41.3% | 80.9% | 7.1% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Seattle
Share of Seattle homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Xfinity (96%), T-Mobile Home Internet (84%), CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (78%), Verizon (76%), and AT&T (66%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Seattle power outages.
Router checks: internet outage guide. Nationwide: US internet outages.
Who to check first in Seattle
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Seattle. Start with the one on your bill.
Xfinity in Seattle
Reach: reports service to 96% of Seattle 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
CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber in Seattle
Reach: reports service to 78% of Seattle homes. Network: DSL and fiber (Quantum Fiber), run by Lumen.
Where to check: Sign in to the CenturyLink app or centurylink.com to check for a service outage at your address.
AT&T in Seattle
Reach: reports service to 66% of Seattle 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 Seattle
Xfinity (96% of homes) and CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber (78%) each report service to more than half of Seattle homes. At an address that can get both, they run on separate lines.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from T-Mobile Home Internet (84%) and Verizon (76%) report coverage of Seattle 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 96.5% for 5G.
About 6.9% of Seattle households, roughly 25,100 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Seattle
Seattle City Light customers averaged 324 minutes without power in 2024, across 1.12 interruptions each, against 624 minutes for Washington 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 Seattle power outages when both go out together.
King County logged 11 storm reports since 2015, most often heavy rain. Power outages were named in 2 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 77.1% of Seattle homes, cable 97.7% and copper lines 25.4%. 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.
Seattle internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Seattle?
For the 6.9% of Seattle households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 85.8% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Seattle when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Seattle by area and 5G 96.5%. Home 5G plans: T-Mobile Home Internet (84%) and Verizon (76%). Where both Xfinity and CenturyLink / Quantum Fiber are available, the second wired line is a backup.
Can a power outage take internet down in Seattle?
Yes, a long power cut can. Seattle City Light customers averaged 324 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 2 storm episodes in King County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Seattle?
Fiber is reported at 77.1% of Seattle homes (US 55.9%, Washington 37.8%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 95.7% (US 69.2%).
How many Seattle households have no home internet?
About 20,000 of 363,466 households, or 5.5%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 6.9% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Seattle?
Xfinity, at 96% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 77.1% of Seattle homes and gigabit plans 95.7%.
ISP outage status for Seattle
Recent internet reports in Seattle
- Internet reports in Seattle, last 24h
- 0
- Most recent internet report here
- September 23, 2026
- Internet reports across Washington, last 24h
- 0
- City population
- 737,015
Other outage types in Seattle
Internet Outages in cities near Seattle
- Bellevue, WA 6 mi
- Renton, WA 10 mi
- Kent, WA 16 mi
- Tacoma, WA 25 mi
- Everett, WA 26 mi
- Yakima, WA 110 mi
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