Annandale, Minnesota
Kinetic in Annandale, Minnesota: listed for fiber, reported as DSL
Fiber is scarce in Annandale in the Dec 31, 2025 FCC data. Midco's cable is the most widely reported wired service, and Kinetic's lines are DSL in both federal and state data.
By Pablo Mendoza, Guide author · Reviewed by George Olfson
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Is Kinetic available in Annandale, MN?
Kinetic lists Annandale, Minnesota, as a Kinetic Fiber community (checked Oct 27, 2026).
But the FCC's broadband map shows Kinetic DSL at 1,261 Annandale locations and Kinetic fiber at none (FCC-reported, data as of Dec 31, 2025). Fiber from any company is reported at only 9.91% of Annandale's residential units, and Midco reports cable at 1,472 locations.
Annandale at a glance
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population (July 1, 2024 estimate) | 3,487 peopleLast verified: data as of Jul 1, 2024; may be out of date | Census estimate, July 2024 |
| Kinetic's listing | Kinetic Fiber communityListed by Kinetic | Kinetic, Oct 27, 2026 |
| Residential units in the FCC's town count | 1,948 units | FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data |
| Technology Kinetic reports here | copper DSL onlyFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data |
| Locations where Kinetic reports copper DSL | 1,261 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data |
| Kinetic on Minnesota's Oct 2023 provider list (as Windstream) | DSL at 977 residential locations | Minnesota DEED, Oct 31, 2023 |
| Share with fiber from any provider | 9.91%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data |
| Fiber share compared with Minnesota statewide (54.87%) | 45.0 points lowerFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data |
| Share with cable from any provider | 91.63%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data |
| Home internet providers (wired or fixed wireless) | 7 providersFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data |
| Wright County locations where Kinetic reports any service | 9,056 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data |
| Wright County locations where Kinetic reports fiber | 650 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data |
| State broadband grant project next to town (announced Nov 21, 2017) | Midco "Annandale East": 40 unserved and 531 underserved households, plus 7 underserved businesses | Minnesota announcement, Nov 21, 2017 |
| Fiber tiers on Kinetic's page for this town | 100 Mbps, 300 Mbps, 1 Gig, 2 Gig and Fiber Max 2 GigListed by KineticLast verified: data as of Sep 23, 2026; may be out of date | Kinetic, Oct 27, 2026 |
What Kinetic offers in Annandale
In Annandale, Kinetic (Windstream in its FCC filings) reports one service: DSL, at 1,261 locations.
Minnesota's Oct 31, 2023 provider list shows the same. The state built it from earlier FCC filings, and it has Windstream with DSL at 977 residential locations and no Windstream fiber.
Kinetic's Annandale page still names five fiber tiers, from 100 Mbps to Fiber Max 2 Gig (checked Sep 23, 2026).
Kinetic does report fiber elsewhere in Wright County: 650 locations, out of 9,056 locations where it reports any service. None of it falls inside Annandale.
Other ways Annandale homes connect
Midco's cable is the most widely reported wired service in town: Midco reports it at 1,472 locations, and cable is reported at 91.63% of the town's residential units.
Fiber is rare: 9.91% of residential units, 45.0 points lower than the Minnesota share. Three companies file it, each at a small count: Meeker Cooperative Light & Power at 70 locations, Midco at 45 locations and Broadband Corp at 10 locations.
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon report licensed fixed wireless at 87.01% of residential units. With Kinetic, Midco and the two other fiber filers, 7 providers report service in all.
Minnesota's Oct 2023 provider list for Annandale counts only services that meet the state's 25/3 speed floor. It named six companies:
- Midcontinent Communications (Midco): cable and fiber.
- Windstream (Kinetic): DSL.
- Consolidated Communications (Fidium): DSL.
- Verizon: fixed wireless.
- T-Mobile: fixed wireless.
- Xtratyme Technologies: fixed wireless.
Consolidated and Xtratyme do not appear in the FCC's Dec 2025 filings for the town. AT&T, Meeker Cooperative and Broadband Corp were not on the 2023 list.
For a side-by-side list of plans, compare every provider in Annandale on Konecteaze.
| Technology | Locations | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cable: Midco | 1,472 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data |
| DSL: Kinetic | 1,261 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data |
| Fiber: Meeker Cooperative | 70 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data |
| Fiber: Midco | 45 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data |
| Fiber: Broadband Corp | 10 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data |
| Fixed wireless: T-Mobile | 1,378 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data |
| Fixed wireless: Verizon | 1,357 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data |
| Fixed wireless: AT&T | 654 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data |
How to check your address and read the result
- Check the Annandale address and read the product name. Kinetic's FCC filings here are DSL, not fiber.
- Look up Midco cable for the same address, since cable is the wired service reported across most of town.
- Live near Bass Lake or Clearwater Lake, northeast of town? Check the exact address: Midco's 2017 grant project targeted that area.
How sure is each claim on this page?
- L1: ZIP estimate. A ZIP code covers many streets. We do not publish ZIP pages.
- L2: FCC-reported (used on this page). Providers report the technology at each location to the FCC National Broadband Map.
- L3: Provider-coverage (used on this page). Kinetic names the place on its own locations page (shown as "Listed by Kinetic").
- L4: Provider-confirmed address. Only the address check reaches this level. It returns the offer for your street address and unit.
- L5: User-confirmed orderable. We never claim this level. You confirm it when you place the order.
Is Kinetic the right fit in Annandale?
Midco cable and Kinetic DSL dominate the dated Annandale filings; check their current offers and any fiber service at the address.
| If the result shows | What the FCC data says | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Kinetic DSL | Kinetic reports DSL at 1,261 locations and no fiber | Compare Midco cable at the same address before you order. |
| Midco cable | Cable is reported at 91.63% of residential units | Check whether Kinetic DSL is offered at the same address. |
| Fiber from Meeker Cooperative, Midco or Broadband Corp | Fiber is reported at 9.91% of the town | Ask which of the three reaches the street; Meeker Cooperative files the most, at 70 locations. |
| Fixed wireless only | AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon report it at 87.01% of residential units | Check all three; T-Mobile files the most, at 1,378 locations. For AT&T, Order now. For T-Mobile, Order now. For Verizon, Order now. |
If you are moving to Annandale, check internet before a move covers ordering Midco or Kinetic ahead of move-in day.
Weighing Midco cable against Kinetic DSL? Fiber, cable and 5G in practice explains the trade-offs. The household internet needs tool shows whether a DSL speed covers your devices.
Kinetic near Annandale
- South Haven
5.2 miles away, where other companies' fiber is reported at 97.87% and Kinetic reports DSL at 92 locations.
- Roscoe
27.7 miles away, a very small town where Kinetic's lines are DSL, at 62 locations, and Arvig files the fiber.
- Paynesville
30.3 miles away in Stearns County, where fiber is reported at 98.58% and Kinetic reports DSL at 976 locations.
- Kinetic in Minnesota
The state guide. Kinetic lists 33 Minnesota communities and marks 4 of them for fiber.
Common questions
Does Kinetic offer fiber in Annandale?
Kinetic reports no fiber in Annandale, Minnesota, in the FCC map; its only service there is copper DSL, at 1,261 locations (data as of Dec 31, 2025). Minnesota's Oct 2023 provider list also showed its lines as DSL. Kinetic still lists Annandale as a Kinetic Fiber community (checked Oct 27, 2026).
Which wired internet companies serve Annandale?
Four companies file a wired service with the FCC for Annandale, Minnesota (data as of Dec 31, 2025). Midco's cable is the most widely reported, at 1,472 locations. Meeker Cooperative Light & Power, Midco and Broadband Corp split a small amount of fiber, reported at 9.91% of residential units, and Kinetic's lines are DSL.
What was Midco's Annandale East broadband project?
Minnesota announced Midco's Annandale East project on Nov 21, 2017, as one of 39 Border-to-Border grant projects. Midco planned to extend the system it built in Annandale to 40 unserved and 531 underserved households, plus 7 underserved businesses, near Bass Lake and Clearwater Lake. Inside town in the Dec 31, 2025 FCC data, Midco reports cable at 1,472 locations.
How many Annandale households pay for broadband?
In Annandale, Minnesota, 94.7% of the town's 1,347 households have a broadband subscription of some kind, 3.1 points higher than Minnesota as a whole, and 95.3% have a computer at home (Census ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates).
Sources and scope
- U.S. Census Bureau — City and town population estimates Checked · Data as of July 1, 2024 (Vintage 2024) · Supports: population
- Kinetic — Kinetic locations in Minnesota Checked · Data as of Oct 27, 2026 · Supports: Kinetic's listing
- Federal Communications Commission — National Broadband Map data: fixed broadband availability Checked · Data as of Dec 31, 2025 (released 2026) · Supports: technology shares, provider counts and provider-reported technologies
- Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Office of Broadband Development — Minnesota broadband providers by incorporated city Checked · Data as of Oct 31, 2023 · Supports: Kinetic on Minnesota's Oct 2023 provider list (as Windstream)
- Office of Governor Mark Dayton, archived by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library — Border-to-Border broadband grant projects announced November 21, 2017 Checked · Data as of Nov 21, 2017 · Supports: State broadband grant project next to town (announced Nov 21, 2017)
- Kinetic — Kinetic in Annandale, MN: city page Checked · Data as of Oct 27, 2026 · Supports: Fiber tiers on Kinetic's page for this town
- U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-year estimates: internet subscriptions (B28002) and computers (B28001) in household Checked · Data as of 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Supports: Households, Households with a broadband subscription, Broadband subscription share compared with Minnesota (91.6%), Households with a computer
- U.S. Census Bureau — 2026 Gazetteer files: places Checked · Data as of 2026 Gazetteer · Supports: land area and distances between towns
- U.S. Census Bureau — 2020 Census block assignment files Checked · Data as of 2020 Census geography · Supports: county