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Internet Service in North Carolina

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North Carolina Internet Coverage

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Nicknamed the Tar Heel state for its history of producing turpentine and tar from its many pine trees; today, North Carolina is a burgeoning tech hub with 76 internet providers fueling the state's innovation. With average download speeds of 52.95 Mbps, North Carolina is the 27th fastest state for internet speeds in the U.S. In terms of availability, North Carolina has 92 percent cable coverage, making it 17th in the U.S. for that connection type. On the other hand, DSL covers 88 percent of North Carolina, while fiber connections are still on the way with just 9 percent coverage.

When it comes to cost, the average price per month for internet in North Carolina is among the highest in the U.S at $84.30. However, the average price per Mbps is $0.51, just two cents more than the national average. So, all things considered, you should be able to get a fair deal on fast internet speeds in North Carolina.

The widest selection of internet options is in Charlotte, North Carolina's great financial center, with 49 internet providers to choose from, while North Carolina's capital, Raleigh, comes in second with 38 internet providers. Internet speed racers should look to the town of Purlear in the state's western mountains, where they'll find the fastest most available download speed reaches up to 1 Gbps along with uploads speeds up to 50 Mbps. North Carolina has come a long way since the days of tapping trees for tar, but youll find there are lots of internet plans in the state worth sticking to. Below, you'll find data, graphs, and tools we've put together to help you in your search for internet in North Carolina.

Average Price Per Month
$94.38
Average Price Per Mbps
$0.21
Average Download Speed
448 Mbps
Providers
194
How Does North Carolina Compare to the U.S. Averages?
Price
Cheapest State (TN)
$0.18 per Mbps/month
Most Expensive State (AK)
$1.52 per Mbps/month
U.S. Average
$0.45 per Mbps/month
Speed
Slowest State (AK)
90.22 Mbps
Fastest State (TN)
522.31 Mbps
U.S. Average
234.72 Mbps

CityInternet Availability for the Most Popular Cities in North Carolina View All

City Providers Fastest Download Speed Fastest Upload Speed City Internet Coverage
Charlotte, NC 34 5000 Mbps 10000 Mbps 100 %
Raleigh, NC 22 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Greensboro, NC 21 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Durham, NC 21 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.9 %
Winston Salem, NC 21 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Fayetteville, NC 17 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.7 %
Wilmington, NC 16 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.9 %
Cary, NC 23 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Asheville, NC 19 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
High Point, NC 17 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Greenville, NC 16 1000 Mbps 940 Mbps 61 %
Concord, NC 16 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.9 %
Gastonia, NC 16 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Jacksonville, NC 14 1000 Mbps 940 Mbps 100 %
Chapel Hill, NC 20 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 98.5 %
Hickory, NC 16 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.5 %
Salisbury, NC 17 5000 Mbps 10000 Mbps 100 %
Lexington, NC 16 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Monroe, NC 15 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 98.8 %
Burlington, NC 18 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 98 %
Goldsboro, NC 17 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.4 %
Rocky Mount, NC 14 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 54.3 %
Mooresville, NC 17 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Statesville, NC 15 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 97.3 %
Sanford, NC 15 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.2 %
Matthews, NC 16 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Hendersonville, NC 15 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 93.6 %
New Bern, NC 15 1000 Mbps 940 Mbps 67.4 %
Wilson, NC 17 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.6 %
Apex, NC 17 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.6 %
Morganton, NC 15 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 97.4 %
Clayton, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.9 %
Asheboro, NC 15 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.9 %
Wake Forest, NC 16 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Lumberton, NC 12 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 95 %
Shelby, NC 15 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 98.2 %
Huntersville, NC 17 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Kernersville, NC 18 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.9 %
Kannapolis, NC 13 10000 Mbps 10000 Mbps 100 %
Lenoir, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 97 %
Thomasville, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.7 %
Waxhaw, NC 15 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.4 %
Garner, NC 16 5000 Mbps 10000 Mbps 100 %
Kinston, NC 12 1000 Mbps 940 Mbps 32.7 %
Henderson, NC 15 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 96.9 %
Elizabeth City, NC 15 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.9 %
Reidsville, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 91.9 %
Fuquay Varina, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.2 %
Lincolnton, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.8 %
Mount Airy, NC 14 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.8 %
Raeford, NC 11 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 96.8 %
Hope Mills, NC 12 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 100 %
Boone, NC 15 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.6 %
Indian Trail, NC 15 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Marion, NC 15 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 89.1 %
Graham, NC 15 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.9 %
Holly Springs, NC 16 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 98.9 %
Waynesville, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 95.4 %
Washington, NC 12 1000 Mbps 940 Mbps 57.6 %
Roanoke Rapids, NC 13 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 99.3 %
Leland, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 98.6 %
Clinton, NC 11 1000 Mbps 940 Mbps 83 %
Franklin, NC 13 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 74.2 %
Newton, NC 15 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.5 %
Albemarle, NC 11 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.9 %
Mebane, NC 17 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 94.4 %
Rockingham, NC 12 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 97.8 %
Taylorsville, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 91 %
Kings Mountain, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.8 %
Mocksville, NC 11 2000 Mbps 2000 Mbps 99.2 %
Roxboro, NC 14 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 94 %
Laurinburg, NC 13 5000 Mbps 300 Mbps 93.9 %
Clemmons, NC 15 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Oxford, NC 11 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 82.4 %
Dunn, NC 12 1000 Mbps 940 Mbps 91.1 %
Candler, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.9 %
Cornelius, NC 17 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Hillsborough, NC 16 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 97.6 %
Louisburg, NC 7 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 86.4 %
Eden, NC 13 5000 Mbps 940 Mbps 99.7 %
Winterville, NC 12 1000 Mbps 940 Mbps 62.8 %
Havelock, NC 14 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.9 %
Knightdale, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.9 %
Smithfield, NC 15 5000 Mbps 940 Mbps 99.4 %
Conover, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.8 %
Morrisville, NC 20 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Zebulon, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 98.4 %
Camp Lejeune, NC 10 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 95.9 %
Tarboro, NC 12 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 73.6 %
Newport, NC 10 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 100 %
North Wilkesboro, NC 12 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.7 %
Fort Bragg, NC 12 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 100 %
Forest City, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 97 %
Rutherfordton, NC 16 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 81.8 %
Belmont, NC 15 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Granite Falls, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.4 %
Spring Lake, NC 14 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 99.9 %
Mount Holly, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Weaverville, NC 17 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.6 %
Whiteville, NC 13 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 98.3 %
Wendell, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.7 %
Lillington, NC 13 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 93.7 %
Brevard, NC 13 2000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 95.5 %
Arden, NC 16 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Murphy, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 81.1 %
Pittsboro, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 92.7 %
Denver, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
King, NC 13 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.9 %
Siler City, NC 11 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 90.9 %
Cameron, NC 13 10000 Mbps 10000 Mbps 94.3 %
Angier, NC 14 10000 Mbps 10000 Mbps 96.6 %
Hampstead, NC 12 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.2 %
Canton, NC 14 5000 Mbps 35 Mbps 96.4 %
Mount Olive, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 56 %
Nashville, NC 16 1000 Mbps 940 Mbps 72.3 %
Selma, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.1 %
Randleman, NC 15 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 98.3 %
Burnsville, NC 12 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 53.4 %
Dallas, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.9 %
Fletcher, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.8 %
Harrisburg, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Southport, NC 11 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Sylva, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 72.5 %
Pinehurst, NC 11 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 100 %
Jamestown, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Youngsville, NC 13 5000 Mbps 940 Mbps 99.7 %
Hubert, NC 11 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 100 %
Carthage, NC 13 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 87.4 %
Willow Spring, NC 13 5000 Mbps 10000 Mbps 99 %
Williamston, NC 12 1000 Mbps 940 Mbps 53 %
Richlands, NC 10 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 96.1 %
Trinity, NC 12 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 97.4 %
Maxton, NC 13 5000 Mbps 100 Mbps 65.4 %
Pembroke, NC 13 5000 Mbps 100 Mbps 98.6 %
Davidson, NC 15 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Carrboro, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Benson, NC 12 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 91.5 %
Morehead City, NC 13 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 100 %
Yadkinville, NC 13 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 99.5 %
China Grove, NC 12 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.8 %
Elon, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 92 %
Advance, NC 12 2000 Mbps 2000 Mbps 100 %
La Grange, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 62.7 %
Stanley, NC 12 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Summerfield, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Southern Pines, NC 12 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 99.3 %
Cherryville, NC 11 5000 Mbps 35 Mbps 100 %
Bessemer City, NC 11 5000 Mbps 35 Mbps 100 %
Franklinton, NC 11 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 96.1 %
Black Mountain, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 94.4 %
Wilkesboro, NC 13 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Red Springs, NC 12 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 91.2 %
Snow Hill, NC 12 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 64.3 %
Hamlet, NC 12 5000 Mbps 35 Mbps 98.1 %
Edenton, NC 9 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 93 %
Gibsonville, NC 13 5000 Mbps 35 Mbps 98.3 %
Connellys Springs, NC 14 5000 Mbps 940 Mbps 96.2 %
Wadesboro, NC 12 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 96.7 %
Four Oaks, NC 13 5000 Mbps 940 Mbps 80.3 %
Creedmoor, NC 15 940 Mbps 35 Mbps 95.7 %
Hudson, NC 16 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.9 %
Saint Pauls, NC 11 5000 Mbps 940 Mbps 96.3 %
Ahoskie, NC 12 1000 Mbps 950 Mbps 94.6 %
Hertford, NC 15 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 91.3 %
Maiden, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.4 %
Lewisville, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Dudley, NC 11 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Pikeville, NC 12 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 98.6 %
Aberdeen, NC 12 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 98.7 %
Supply, NC 11 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Marshall, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 88.1 %
Beaufort, NC 10 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 99.9 %
Swansboro, NC 11 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 100 %
Leicester, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 89.6 %
Cullowhee, NC 11 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 85.9 %
Madison, NC 13 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99 %
Burgaw, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 69.7 %
Pfafftown, NC 11 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Kill Devil Hills, NC 8 940 Mbps 940 Mbps 99.9 %
Fairmont, NC 11 5000 Mbps 35 Mbps 48 %
Elizabethtown, NC 10 1000 Mbps 100 Mbps 95.1 %
Shallotte, NC 10 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Spruce Pine, NC 14 5000 Mbps 35 Mbps 54.6 %
Walnut Cove, NC 11 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Rockwell, NC 12 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.4 %
Elkin, NC 17 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 100 %
Windsor, NC 7 1000 Mbps 100 Mbps 75.5 %
Swannanoa, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.7 %
Ayden, NC 11 1000 Mbps 100 Mbps 51.3 %
Liberty, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 91.3 %
Marshville, NC 13 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 98.4 %
Browns Summit, NC 13 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 99.6 %
Vale, NC 14 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 92.9 %
Butner, NC 11 940 Mbps 35 Mbps 100 %
Moyock, NC 12 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 97.6 %
Wallace, NC 11 5000 Mbps 100 Mbps 85.2 %
Clyde, NC 12 5000 Mbps 35 Mbps 80.8 %
Claremont, NC 14 5000 Mbps 35 Mbps 99.4 %
Rocky Point, NC 10 5000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 89.5 %
Tabor City, NC 12 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps 96.5 %
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CityNorth Carolina Internet Availability by Zip Code View All

ZIP Code Providers Fiber Cable DSL
28269 in Charlotte, NC 35 89.8 % 100 % 92 %
27610 in Raleigh, NC 28 75.7 % 100 % 92.7 %
27406 in Greensboro, NC 30 52.9 % 100 % 94.2 %
27713 in Durham, NC 32 78.1 % 99.8 % 99.2 %
27107 in Winston Salem, NC 25 47 % 100 % 90.7 %
28314 in Fayetteville, NC 21 15.4 % 100 % 98.9 %
28403 in Wilmington, NC 29 48.4 % 100 % 79.2 %
27513 in Cary, NC 32 90.9 % 100 % 96.4 %
28806 in Asheville, NC 26 55.8 % 100 % 92.8 %
27265 in High Point, NC 26 7.5 % 99.8 % 97.1 %
27858 in Greenville, NC 21 37.1 % 97.9 % 99.5 %
28027 in Concord, NC 28 78 % 100 % 94.2 %
28054 in Gastonia, NC 26 67 % 100 % 97.5 %
28540 in Jacksonville, NC 21 26.7 % 99.9 % 97.5 %
27516 in Chapel Hill, NC 25 76.2 % 98.2 % 98.1 %
28601 in Hickory, NC 25 11.4 % 99.3 % 97.6 %
28146 in Salisbury, NC 24 18.9 % 99.9 % 64.9 %
27292 in Lexington, NC 23 89.6 % 99.8 % 95 %
28110 in Monroe, NC 27 9.3 % 98.3 % 97.9 %
27215 in Burlington, NC 28 47.3 % 100 % 87.3 %
27530 in Goldsboro, NC 27 26.5 % 99.8 % 92.4 %
27804 in Rocky Mount, NC 21 25.6 % 96.7 % 97.6 %
28117 in Mooresville, NC 31 41.4 % 100 % 95 %
28625 in Statesville, NC 36 4.7 % 90 % 91.2 %
27330 in Sanford, NC 27 31.4 % 88.4 % 98.7 %
28105 in Matthews, NC 25 41.6 % 100 % 87.8 %
28792 in Hendersonville, NC 26 80 % 0.6 % 95.8 %
28562 in New Bern, NC 23 29.2 % 97.3 % 98.1 %
27893 in Wilson, NC 24 84.8 % 99.8 % 98.7 %
27502 in Apex, NC 26 87.7 % 99.1 % 96 %
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Technology Coverage Rank (By State)
Fiber 43 % #25
Cable 87.2 % #21
DSL 94.4 % #10

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