Pennsylvania Internet Coverage & Availability in 2023

Pennsylvania Internet Facts in 2023

  • Pennsylvania currently ranks among states in BroadbandNow’s annual rankings of internet coverage, speed and availability.

  • This means that roughly in ten Pennsylvania residents are not able to purchase an internet plan of at least 25Mbps download and 3Mbps upload.

  • This means that nearly seven in ten residents are not able to purchase broadband at a price of $60/month or less (excluding promotions and government programs).

  • This means that in ten residents are unable to purchase a fiber internet plan.

  • The U.S. has more than 2,966 internet service providers, with most covering very small areas. It is worth searching by zip code to see who is available in your town.

At BroadbandNow, we advocate for a definition of broadband internet to be at least 100Mbps, as opposed to the FCC definition of 25Mbps, which would be considered slow for many internet-intensive activities.

With 95.3% of people having access to 100Mbps broadband, Pennsylvania ranked 14th among all states.

Internet Availability by County

100 Mbps Coverage By County, Highest and Lowest

Highest
Northampton 99.99%
Lehigh 99.92%
Philadelphia 99.63%
Allegheny 99.51%
Monroe 99.43%
Delaware 99.15%
Montgomery 99.14%
Chester 99.12%
Dauphin 98.98%
Bucks 98.79%
Lowest
Susquehanna 30.38%
Fulton 60.34%
Juniata 61.02%
Wayne 62.69%
Snyder 63.71%
Sullivan 66.38%
Montour 73.25%
Warren 73.78%
Bradford 75.76%
Union 76.08%

With 90.5% of people having access to 1G broadband, Pennsylvania ranked 6th among all states.

Internet Coverage by Demographic in Pennsylvania

Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic (includes broadband and non-broadband packages)

Percentage of households with and without any type of internet access

  • With: 86%
  • Without: 14%

Type of internet connection

  • Dialup only: <1%
  • Broadband of any type: 86%
  • Cellular data only: 11%
  • Satellite: 4%

Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic

  • <18: 4%
  • 18-64: 4%
  • 65+ adults: 7%

  • <$20,000: 35%
  • $20,000-$74,999: 17%
  • $75,000+: 4%

  • Black: 7%
  • Native American/Alaska Native: 13%
  • Asian: 4%
  • Mixed race: 4%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 8%
  • White: 4%

  • Employed: 4%
  • Unemployed: 6%

  • Less than high school: 10%
  • Some college or associate degree: 6%
  • Bachelor’s degree: 2%

Internet Speed in Top Pennsylvania Cities

City Avg. Download Speed No. of Providers
Philadelphia 196.5 MBPS 29 Providers
Pittsburgh 199.3 MBPS 31 Providers
Reading 226.8 MBPS 27 Providers
York 110.7 MBPS 14 Providers
Harrisburg 208.9 MBPS 19 Providers

Fastest Major Providers in Pennsylvania

Provider Avg. Download Speed
Verizon Fios 247.7 MBPS
Xfinity 224.2 MBPS
Astound Broadband Powered by RCN 193.3 MBPS
Verizon High Speed Internet 180.3 MBPS
Windstream 50.5 MBPS

Metro & Rural County Coverage

County Name % Broadband Coverage
Centre 91.4%
Clinton 95.3%
Delaware 99.2%
Susquehanna 35.3%
Wyoming 92.3%
Bradford 77.2%
Clarion 90.5%
Erie 96.6%
Lycoming 92.7%
Potter 78.8%
Warren 74.1%
Cameron 98.3%
Crawford 87.3%
Juniata 84.1%
Franklin 93.3%
Bedford 81.7%
Butler 97.7%
Union 80.4%
Westmoreland 98.4%
Carbon 97.6%
Cumberland 96.3%
Lackawanna 88.5%
Montour 73.4%
Schuylkill 93.3%
Allegheny 99.5%
Berks 98.5%
Forest 80.6%
Indiana 82.5%
Philadelphia 99.6%
Blair 89.7%
Clearfield 82.9%
Huntingdon 87.4%
Luzerne 97.3%
McKean 85.6%
Washington 95.3%
Adams 95.5%
Lehigh 99.9%
Mercer 92.4%
Beaver 98.8%
Bucks 98.8%
Greene 87.5%
Snyder 63.7%
Tioga 80.0%
Wayne 62.8%
Dauphin 99.0%
Lebanon 98.5%
Mifflin 90.7%
Montgomery 99.1%
Northampton 100.0%
Chester 99.1%
Columbia 80.5%
Pike 98.6%
York 97.5%
Armstrong 97.9%
Lawrence 97.4%
Monroe 99.4%
Somerset 87.6%
Cambria 91.6%
Fayette 91.0%
Jefferson 92.5%
Northumberland 87.3%
Venango 93.3%
Fulton 78.6%
Perry 88.0%
Elk 97.7%
Lancaster 97.3%
Sullivan 74.2%

Internet Providers By City in Pennsylvania

Abington 100.0% 13 providers
Aliquippa 99.4% 16 providers
Allentown 100.0% 19 providers
Allison Park 99.9% 15 providers
Altoona 93.7% 14 providers
Ambler 99.7% 13 providers
Ardmore 100.0% 14 providers
Aston 100.0% 14 providers
Bangor 100.0% 14 providers
Beaver 99.5% 16 providers
Beaver Falls 98.7% 16 providers
Belle Vernon 99.4% 15 providers
Bellefonte 97.2% 14 providers
Bensalem 94.3% 15 providers
Berwick 95.8% 13 providers
Bethel Park 98.5% 14 providers
Bethlehem 100.0% 17 providers
Birdsboro 99.8% 15 providers
Bloomsburg 79.6% 17 providers
Blue Bell 99.9% 12 providers
Boyertown 99.4% 14 providers
Bradford 93.2% 13 providers
Bridgeville 99.2% 16 providers
Bristol 100.0% 15 providers
Brookhaven 100.0% 13 providers
Broomall 100.0% 13 providers
Bryn Mawr 99.9% 17 providers
Butler 98.5% 14 providers
Camp Hill 99.5% 18 providers
Canonsburg 99.8% 16 providers
Carbondale 1.2% 15 providers
Carlisle 97.6% 14 providers
Carnegie 99.1% 15 providers
Chalfont 99.9% 14 providers
Chambersburg 97.5% 9 providers
Chester 99.6% 13 providers
Chester Springs 99.9% 14 providers
Clairton 98.8% 14 providers
Clarks Summit 99.1% 13 providers
Clifton Heights 100.0% 13 providers
Coatesville 99.7% 12 providers
Collegeville 91.0% 13 providers
Columbia 99.8% 11 providers
Connellsville 96.5% 14 providers
Conshohocken 100.0% 16 providers
Coopersburg 100.0% 17 providers
Coraopolis 99.0% 17 providers
Cranberry Twp 100.0% 16 providers
Dallas 99.7% 15 providers
Danville 76.5% 18 providers
Darby 99.5% 13 providers
Denver 100.0% 15 providers
Dillsburg 97.9% 17 providers
Douglassville 99.7% 15 providers
Dover 98.3% 18 providers
Downingtown 99.9% 12 providers
Doylestown 98.0% 15 providers
Drexel Hill 100.0% 13 providers
Du Bois 81.0% 13 providers
East Stroudsburg 99.3% 14 providers
Easton 100.0% 18 providers
Elizabethtown 98.1% 12 providers
Elkins Park 100.0% 13 providers
Ellwood City 97.2% 13 providers
Emmaus 100.0% 16 providers
Enola 99.8% 13 providers
Ephrata 98.5% 15 providers
Erie 100.0% 15 providers
Exton 99.0% 13 providers
Feasterville Trevose 98.9% 14 providers
Fleetwood 98.4% 14 providers
Franklin 99.3% 15 providers
Gettysburg 95.3% 10 providers
Gibsonia 99.7% 16 providers
Gilbertsville 99.9% 14 providers
Glen Mills 95.7% 14 providers
Glenshaw 99.9% 12 providers
Glenside 100.0% 13 providers
Greencastle 97.9% 10 providers
Greensburg 98.2% 18 providers
Greenville 86.4% 16 providers
Grove City 95.3% 13 providers
Hanover 99.8% 14 providers
Harleysville 99.9% 12 providers
Harrisburg 99.4% 19 providers
Hatboro 99.2% 14 providers
Hatfield 99.9% 12 providers
Havertown 100.0% 13 providers
Hazleton 97.3% 15 providers
Hermitage 99.7% 11 providers
Hershey 99.8% 11 providers
Hollidaysburg 90.3% 14 providers
Homestead 99.6% 15 providers
Horsham 96.7% 13 providers
Hummelstown 100.0% 13 providers
Huntingdon 91.4% 13 providers
Huntingdon Valley 99.9% 13 providers
Indiana 95.3% 14 providers
Irwin 99.9% 14 providers
Jeannette 99.2% 13 providers
Jenkintown 100.0% 14 providers
Johnstown 94.2% 15 providers
Kennett Square 99.8% 14 providers
King Of Prussia 99.8% 15 providers
Kingston 100.0% 15 providers
Kittanning 99.2% 14 providers
Kutztown 87.5% 17 providers
Lancaster 99.7% 17 providers
Langhorne 99.2% 16 providers
Lansdale 99.4% 14 providers
Lansdowne 100.0% 13 providers
Latrobe 95.1% 16 providers
Lebanon 99.2% 12 providers
Lehighton 100.0% 12 providers
Levittown 97.5% 12 providers
Lewisburg 80.9% 15 providers
Lewistown 97.0% 16 providers
Lititz 98.9% 16 providers
Lock Haven 94.1% 12 providers
Macungie 100.0% 18 providers
Malvern 99.9% 13 providers
Manheim 99.3% 14 providers
Marcus Hook 98.4% 14 providers
Mars 98.0% 14 providers
Mc Donald 99.2% 15 providers
Mc Kees Rocks 100.0% 16 providers
Mckeesport 99.5% 14 providers
Meadville 99.9% 12 providers
Mechanicsburg 99.3% 16 providers
Media 98.6% 14 providers
Middletown 98.9% 13 providers
Milford 99.6% 14 providers
Monroeville 99.3% 17 providers
Morrisville 99.8% 16 providers
Mount Joy 99.2% 12 providers
Mount Pleasant 96.9% 14 providers
Mountain Top 98.8% 17 providers
Myerstown 98.2% 10 providers
Nazareth 100.0% 15 providers
New Castle 99.6% 15 providers
New Cumberland 99.5% 19 providers
New Holland 95.6% 16 providers
New Hope 99.6% 14 providers
New Kensington 99.7% 16 providers
Newtown 99.7% 13 providers
Newtown Square 96.9% 13 providers
Norristown 99.5% 15 providers
North Wales 99.9% 14 providers
Northampton 100.0% 15 providers
Oil City 98.0% 12 providers
Oxford 97.3% 16 providers
Palmyra 100.0% 14 providers
Perkasie 99.2% 14 providers
Philadelphia 99.6% 29 providers
Phoenixville 98.4% 13 providers
Pittsburgh 99.6% 31 providers
Pittston 98.8% 16 providers
Plymouth Meeting 97.0% 15 providers
Pottstown 99.8% 15 providers
Pottsville 94.6% 13 providers
Punxsutawney 86.7% 10 providers
Quakertown 99.7% 15 providers
Reading 99.3% 27 providers
Red Lion 97.7% 15 providers
Royersford 99.9% 15 providers
Schwenksville 99.9% 14 providers
Scranton 98.9% 14 providers
Selinsgrove 82.1% 15 providers
Sewickley 99.8% 17 providers
Shippensburg 87.7% 11 providers
Slippery Rock 94.3% 14 providers
Somerset 94.7% 13 providers
Souderton 100.0% 12 providers
Southampton 99.9% 14 providers
Springfield 100.0% 14 providers
State College 98.1% 17 providers
Stroudsburg 99.9% 13 providers
Sunbury 87.7% 13 providers
Telford 99.6% 12 providers
Tobyhanna 99.3% 12 providers
Uniontown 94.2% 15 providers
Upper Darby 99.6% 14 providers
Verona 100.0% 13 providers
Warminster 99.2% 12 providers
Warren 92.2% 13 providers
Warrington 99.5% 14 providers
Washington 97.6% 18 providers
Wayne 95.3% 14 providers
Waynesboro 96.5% 10 providers
Waynesburg 83.7% 11 providers
West Chester 99.4% 15 providers
West Grove 99.5% 12 providers
West Mifflin 99.6% 16 providers
Wexford 99.9% 16 providers
Whitehall 100.0% 16 providers
Wilkes Barre 100.0% 19 providers
Williamsport 99.2% 17 providers
Willow Grove 99.8% 14 providers
Wynnewood 99.9% 14 providers
York 98.6% 14 providers