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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
$107.38
Average Price Per Mbps
$0.12
Average Download Speed
877 Mbps
Providers
188
How Does North Carolina Compare to the U.S. Averages?
Price
Cheapest State (TN)
$0.11 per Mbps/month
Most Expensive State (AK)
$0.47 per Mbps/month
U.S. Average
$0.19 per Mbps/month
Speed
Slowest State (PR)
226.13 Mbps
Fastest State (TN)
1.01 Gbps
U.S. Average
541.32 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 42 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 98.6 %
Raleigh, NC 33 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 96.7 %
Greensboro, NC 26 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 96.9 %
Durham, NC 27 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 98 %
Winston Salem, NC 24 6 Gbps 6 Gbps 96.8 %
Fayetteville, NC 20 5.1 Gbps 5.1 Gbps 98.6 %
Wilmington, NC 18 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 97.2 %
Cary, NC 26 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 99.8 %
Asheville, NC 23 7 Gbps 7 Gbps 97.4 %
Concord, NC 22 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 99.4 %
High Point, NC 19 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 97.3 %
Gastonia, NC 21 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.4 %
Chapel Hill, NC 24 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 90.8 %
Greenville, NC 14 5.1 Gbps 5.1 Gbps 94.3 %
Jacksonville, NC 14 5.1 Gbps 5.1 Gbps 97.3 %
Mooresville, NC 21 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 99.8 %
Apex, NC 18 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 98.5 %
Burlington, NC 16 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 96.9 %
Hickory, NC 16 5.1 Gbps 5.1 Gbps 98.1 %
Salisbury, NC 25 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 99.1 %
Monroe, NC 16 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 97.4 %
Clayton, NC 15 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.4 %
Matthews, NC 22 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 99.2 %
Lexington, NC 23 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.4 %
Wake Forest, NC 17 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 99.1 %
Sanford, NC 15 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 94.2 %
Statesville, NC 19 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 94.7 %
Hendersonville, NC 18 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 95.8 %
Goldsboro, NC 18 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 92.8 %
Rocky Mount, NC 17 5.1 Gbps 5.1 Gbps 98.1 %
Huntersville, NC 18 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 99.1 %
New Bern, NC 15 5.1 Gbps 5.1 Gbps 98.1 %
Waxhaw, NC 14 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 98.9 %
Wilson, NC 15 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 99.2 %
Kernersville, NC 16 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.5 %
Fuquay Varina, NC 15 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99 %
Asheboro, NC 13 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 97 %
Morganton, NC 17 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 89 %
Kannapolis, NC 15 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 99.7 %
Garner, NC 21 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 99.9 %
Shelby, NC 17 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 96.6 %
Thomasville, NC 15 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 99.5 %
Lenoir, NC 15 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 95.9 %
Lumberton, NC 14 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 89.3 %
Holly Springs, NC 15 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 99.3 %
Raeford, NC 12 5.1 Gbps 5.1 Gbps 96.1 %
Elizabeth City, NC 13 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 94.8 %
Henderson, NC 13 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 95.1 %
Indian Trail, NC 16 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.9 %
Leland, NC 21 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 94.3 %
Morrisville, NC 22 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 99.6 %
Lincolnton, NC 16 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 97.7 %
Kinston, NC 11 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 93.2 %
Reidsville, NC 13 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 91.2 %
Hope Mills, NC 10 5.1 Gbps 5.1 Gbps 99.9 %
Mount Airy, NC 14 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 99 %
Boone, NC 18 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 84.1 %
Mebane, NC 16 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 93.8 %
Knightdale, NC 14 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 99.4 %
Graham, NC 16 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.6 %
Cornelius, NC 17 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 98.7 %
Clemmons, NC 17 6 Gbps 6 Gbps 99.9 %
Marion, NC 16 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 93.3 %
Waynesville, NC 15 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 95.5 %
Franklin, NC 16 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 87.8 %
Hillsborough, NC 16 7 Gbps 7 Gbps 94.3 %
Winterville, NC 13 5.1 Gbps 5.1 Gbps 99.7 %
Candler, NC 17 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.9 %
Kings Mountain, NC 15 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.4 %
Albemarle, NC 13 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 97.9 %
Zebulon, NC 14 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 98 %
Mocksville, NC 14 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 94.3 %
Newton, NC 16 5.1 Gbps 5.1 Gbps 98 %
Camp Lejeune, NC 9 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 2 %
Belmont, NC 17 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 96.6 %
Cameron, NC 15 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 70.1 %
Washington, NC 10 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 96 %
Roanoke Rapids, NC 11 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 98.3 %
Denver, NC 17 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.9 %
Roxboro, NC 14 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 92.3 %
Clinton, NC 14 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 84.6 %
Taylorsville, NC 12 6 Gbps 6 Gbps 90 %
Hampstead, NC 12 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.3 %
Smithfield, NC 15 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 98.7 %
Laurinburg, NC 14 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 85.4 %
Wendell, NC 15 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 99.1 %
Oxford, NC 13 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 81.8 %
Rockingham, NC 14 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 96.6 %
Louisburg, NC 9 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 85.4 %
Mount Holly, NC 16 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99 %
Spring Lake, NC 11 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 98.5 %
Arden, NC 22 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.9 %
Dunn, NC 13 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 89.5 %
Eden, NC 10 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 99 %
Conover, NC 15 5.1 Gbps 5.1 Gbps 99.7 %
Fort Bragg, NC 10 2 Gbps 940 Mbps
Southport, NC 14 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.6 %
Weaverville, NC 18 7 Gbps 7 Gbps 99.3 %
Newport, NC 10 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 97.9 %
Pittsboro, NC 13 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 88 %
Harrisburg, NC 15 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.5 %
Davidson, NC 22 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 91.8 %
Angier, NC 14 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 97.6 %
Lillington, NC 13 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 86.5 %
North Wilkesboro, NC 9 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 92.9 %
Havelock, NC 13 5.1 Gbps 5.1 Gbps 82.3 %
Forest City, NC 16 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 94.7 %
Murphy, NC 17 2.5 Gbps 2.5 Gbps 87.6 %
Granite Falls, NC 15 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 98.9 %
Dallas, NC 15 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.7 %
Fletcher, NC 19 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 98.5 %
Youngsville, NC 14 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 98.6 %
Brevard, NC 15 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 91.8 %
Pinehurst, NC 10 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 100 %
Tarboro, NC 10 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 92.9 %
Richlands, NC 10 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 96.7 %
Rutherfordton, NC 16 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 77.2 %
Carthage, NC 14 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 84.4 %
Willow Spring, NC 14 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 98.5 %
Siler City, NC 12 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 84.8 %
Canton, NC 13 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 97.4 %
Selma, NC 13 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 98.2 %
Randleman, NC 12 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 95.1 %
King, NC 15 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 98.4 %
Whiteville, NC 13 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 98.1 %
Hubert, NC 10 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 99.9 %
Nashville, NC 15 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 83.6 %
Franklinton, NC 12 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 97.2 %
Elon, NC 13 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 72.4 %
Benson, NC 12 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 90.2 %
Sylva, NC 18 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 83.8 %
Southern Pines, NC 11 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 98.3 %
Burnsville, NC 17 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 99.2 %
Jamestown, NC 13 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 98.2 %
Summerfield, NC 13 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.8 %
China Grove, NC 16 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 98.8 %
Trinity, NC 13 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 97.1 %
Advance, NC 15 6 Gbps 6 Gbps 98.6 %
Morehead City, NC 11 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 98.4 %
Stanley, NC 15 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 98.8 %
Carrboro, NC 19 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 99.8 %
Mount Olive, NC 15 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 56 %
Yadkinville, NC 13 6 Gbps 6 Gbps 94.3 %
Black Mountain, NC 19 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 87.9 %
Williamston, NC 10 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 84.1 %
Pembroke, NC 13 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 81.2 %
Cherryville, NC 14 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 98.2 %
Creedmoor, NC 13 2 Gbps 115 Mbps 92.1 %
Swansboro, NC 10 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 99.7 %
Gibsonville, NC 11 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 94 %
Aberdeen, NC 12 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 96.7 %
Bessemer City, NC 13 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 99.5 %
Four Oaks, NC 12 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 79.6 %
La Grange, NC 13 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 76.8 %
Lewisville, NC 17 6 Gbps 6 Gbps 100 %
Leicester, NC 14 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 97.6 %
Maiden, NC 13 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.1 %
Supply, NC 14 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.9 %
Wilkesboro, NC 10 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 93.6 %
Snow Hill, NC 10 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 37.5 %
Sneads Ferry, NC 10 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 99.6 %
Pikeville, NC 13 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 94.9 %
Browns Summit, NC 14 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 94.8 %
Pineville, NC 23 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 99.8 %
Pfafftown, NC 14 6 Gbps 6 Gbps 99.8 %
Maxton, NC 15 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 62.3 %
Cullowhee, NC 12 2 Gbps 500 Mbps 57.5 %
Kill Devil Hills, NC 10 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 100 %
Moyock, NC 11 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 99.3 %
Edenton, NC 10 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 95.8 %
Hudson, NC 15 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.6 %
Connellys Springs, NC 13 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 95.4 %
Calabash, NC 13 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 100 %
Hamlet, NC 14 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 95.5 %
Hertford, NC 12 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 95.8 %
Whitsett, NC 13 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 98.8 %
Marshall, NC 15 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 97.8 %
Beaufort, NC 10 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 99.1 %
Saint Pauls, NC 11 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 88.5 %
Shallotte, NC 13 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.8 %
Red Springs, NC 13 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 90.2 %
Rocky Point, NC 13 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 90.4 %
Rockwell, NC 15 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 96.7 %
Madison, NC 10 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 94.3 %
Mc Leansville, NC 12 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 98.7 %
Ahoskie, NC 11 2 Gbps 2 Gbps 93.7 %
Spruce Pine, NC 17 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 80.1 %
Liberty, NC 15 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 88.7 %
Dudley, NC 12 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 99.3 %
Clyde, NC 13 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 81 %
Troutman, NC 19 8 Gbps 8 Gbps 99.6 %
Wadesboro, NC 12 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 91.8 %
Swannanoa, NC 18 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 96.9 %
Burgaw, NC 14 5 Gbps 5 Gbps 66.7 %
Holly Ridge, NC 10 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 96.2 %
Marshville, NC 13 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 90.2 %
Vale, NC 14 2 Gbps 35 Mbps 89.8 %
Claremont, NC 14 2 Gbps 940 Mbps 98.1 %
Ayden, NC 9 5.1 Gbps 5.1 Gbps 77.5 %
Elkin, NC 14 2 Gbps 1 Gbps 96.7 %

CityNorth Carolina Internet Availability by Zip Code View All

ZIP Code Providers Fiber Cable DSL
28269 in Charlotte, NC 17 76.7 % 93.7 %
27610 in Raleigh, NC 17 73.5 % 89.4 %
27406 in Greensboro, NC 16 55.4 % 88 %
27703 in Durham, NC 18 73.5 % 31.2 %
27107 in Winston Salem, NC 15 44.9 % 82.1 %
28314 in Fayetteville, NC 14 81.6 % 61.2 %
28412 in Wilmington, NC 15 49.9 % 83.9 %
27519 in Cary, NC 16 89.2 % 91.7 %
28806 in Asheville, NC 16 50.5 % 72.8 %
28027 in Concord, NC 18 60 % 59.9 %
27265 in High Point, NC 16 99 % 3.7 %
28054 in Gastonia, NC 14 58 % 90.5 %
27516 in Chapel Hill, NC 17 60 % 93.3 %
27834 in Greenville, NC 19 49.8 % 36.7 %
28540 in Jacksonville, NC 15 45.1 % 91.3 %
28117 in Mooresville, NC 16 59 % 47.2 %
27502 in Apex, NC 18 87.1 % 95.9 %
27215 in Burlington, NC 15 51 % 76.8 %
28601 in Hickory, NC 21 33.6 % 100 %
28146 in Salisbury, NC 17 20 % 48 %
28110 in Monroe, NC 18 27.4 % 59.2 %
27520 in Clayton, NC 18 56.4 % 56.7 %
28105 in Matthews, NC 17 59.5 % 55.7 %
27292 in Lexington, NC 17 99.2 % 25.5 %
27587 in Wake Forest, NC 20 35.4 % 58.6 %
27330 in Sanford, NC 20 21 % 57.8 %
28625 in Statesville, NC 17 16 % 75 %
28792 in Hendersonville, NC 23 24.6 % 67.2 %
27530 in Goldsboro, NC 16 42.4 % 79.2 %
27804 in Rocky Mount, NC 19 91.4 % 59.8 %

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Technology Coverage Rank (By State)
Fiber 43.5 % #28
Cable 89.9 % #19
DSL 84.5 % #18

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