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Optimum in New Jersey: Newark, Trenton and township checks

Newark, Trenton and township names need different checks. Use the local evidence below, and keep a provider directory entry separate from an address-specific offer.

By Pablo Mendoza, Guide author · Reviewed by George Olfson

Published · Updated · Facts checked

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Where does Optimum offer internet in New Jersey?

Optimum's own list for New Jersey has 192 communities (checked Oct 27, 2026). FCC data as of Dec 31, 2025 shows fiber at 778,280 of its 971,601 New Jersey locations, with near-complete reach in Newark, Paterson and Elizabeth.

In a few listed places, including Trenton, FCC shows Optimum at under 4% of homes.

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New Jersey at a glance

Optimum in New Jersey: its list, the FCC map and the state picture
FactValueSource
Communities on Optimum's New Jersey locations page192Listed by OptimumOptimum, Oct 27, 2026
Listed New Jersey communities where FCC data shows Optimum138FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Listed New Jersey communities where FCC data shows Optimum fiber131FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Median share of homes with Optimum across listed New Jersey communities92.9%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Locations with homes where Optimum reports service in New Jersey971,601FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Share of Optimum's New Jersey locations with fiber80.1%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Census places in New Jersey where FCC shows Optimum303FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Census places in New Jersey where FCC shows Optimum fiber268FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Locations with homes where Optimum reports fiber in Paterson19,750FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Locations with homes where Optimum reports fiber in Clifton19,968FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Locations with homes where Optimum reports fiber in Elizabeth16,332FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Homes on the FCC map in New Jersey4,146,970FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
New Jersey homes with fiber from any provider67.3%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
New Jersey homes with cable from any provider96.3%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
New Jersey homes with DSL over copper2.5%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
New Jersey homes with a wired service at 100/20 Mbps or more98.3%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Where Optimum says 8 Gig fiber is currently availablePortions of New York, New Jersey and ConnecticutListed by OptimumOptimum, Oct 27, 2026
Locations with homes where Optimum reports each technology in New Jersey (FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data); many locations are counted in both rows
TechnologyLocationsSource
Fiber778,280FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Cable971,601FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
How New Jersey households connect today (Census ACS 2020-2024)
New Jersey households
3,507,701
Census ACS 2020-2024
New Jersey households with a broadband subscription
92.8%
Census ACS 2020-2024
New Jersey households with cable, fiber or DSL service
80.6%
Census ACS 2020-2024
New Jersey households with no internet subscription
5.4%
Census ACS 2020-2024

Where Optimum lists service in New Jersey

Every community on Optimum's New Jersey page (checked Oct 27, 2026), with the technology FCC data shows for Optimum inside each place (data as of Dec 31, 2025)
CityCountyPopulationListed by OptimumFCC-reported technology
AllendaleBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
AllentownMonmouth CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
AndoverSussex CountyNot availableListedCable
Asbury ParkMonmouth CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Basking RidgeSomerset CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
BayonneHudson CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
BedminsterSomerset CountyNot availableListedCable
BelmarMonmouth CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
BergenfieldBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
BlairstownWarren CountyNot availableListedCable
BloomingdalePassaic CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
BogotaBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
BoontonMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Bound BrookSomerset CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Bradley BeachMonmouth CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
BranchvilleSussex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
BridgewaterNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
BrielleMonmouth CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Budd LakeMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
ButlerMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Byram TownshipNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
CarteretMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Cedar GroveNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
Cedar KnollsMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
ChathamMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
CliftonPassaic CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
ClosterBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Colts NeckNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
ColumbiaWarren CountyNot availableListedCable
CresskillBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
DenvilleNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
DoverMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Downtown EdisonNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
DumontBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
DunellenMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
East BrunswickNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
East HanoverNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
EdisonNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
ElizabethUnion CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
ElizabethportNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
Elmwood ParkBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
EmersonBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
EnglishtownMonmouth CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Fair LawnBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
FarmingdaleMonmouth CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
FlandersMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Florham ParkMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
FranklinSussex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Franklin LakesBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
FreeholdMonmouth CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
GarfieldBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Glen RockBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
GlenwoodNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
HackensackBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
HackettstownWarren CountyNot availableListedCable
HaledonPassaic CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
HamburgSussex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
HamiltonNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
Hasbrouck HeightsBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
HaskellNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
HawthornePassaic CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
HewittPassaic CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Highland LakesSussex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Highland ParkMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
HillsdaleBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
HobokenHudson CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
HopatcongSussex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
HopelawnMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedCable
HowellNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
JacksonNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
KeansburgMonmouth CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
KeasbeyMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedNone reported inside the town
KeyportMonmouth CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
LafayetteNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
Lake HiawathaMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Lake HopatcongMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
LakewoodOcean CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
LandingMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
LavalletteOcean CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
LedgewoodMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Lincoln ParkMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Little FallsNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
LodiBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
MadisonMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
MahwahNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
ManalapanNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
ManasquanMonmouth CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
ManvilleSomerset CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
MarlboroCumberland CountyNot availableListedNone reported inside the town
MatawanMonmouth CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
MaywoodBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
MetuchenMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
MiddlesexMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Midland ParkBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Millstone TownshipNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
MilltownMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
MontagueNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
MontclairNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
MontvaleBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
MontvilleNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
MorganvilleMonmouth CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Morris PlainsMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
MorristownMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Mount ArlingtonMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
NeptuneNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
New BrunswickMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
New DurhamNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
New MilfordBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
NewarkEssex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
NewtonSussex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
North BergenNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
North BrunswickNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
NorthvaleBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
NorwoodBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
NutleyNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
Oak RidgeMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
OakhurstMonmouth CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
OaklandBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
OceanNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
Ocean GroveMonmouth CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Old BridgeMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
OradellBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
ParamusBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Park RidgeBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
ParlinNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
ParsippanyMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
PassaicPassaic CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
PatersonPassaic CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
PequannockNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
PerrinevilleNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
Perth AmboyMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Pine BrookMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
PiscatawayNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
Pompton LakesPassaic CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Pompton PlainsMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Port ReadingMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
RamseyBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
RandolphNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
RaritanSomerset CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
RidgewoodBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
RingwoodPassaic CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
River EdgeBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
RiverdaleMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
RobbinsvilleNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
Rochelle ParkNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
RockawayMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Saddle BrookNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
Saddle RiverBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
SayrevilleMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Sea GirtMonmouth CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Seaside HeightsOcean CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Seaside ParkOcean CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
SewarenMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedNone reported inside the town
SomervilleSomerset CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
South AmboyMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
South Bound BrookSomerset CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
South OrangeNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
South PlainfieldMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
South RiverMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedCable
SpartaNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
Spring LakeMonmouth CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
StanhopeSussex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
StockholmNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
SuccasunnaMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
SussexSussex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
TeaneckNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
TenaflyBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
TotowaPassaic CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
TowacoMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Township of WashingtonNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
TrentonMercer CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Union CityHudson CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
VernonNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
WaldwickBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Wall TownshipNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
WanaquePassaic CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
WarrenNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
WatchungSomerset CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
WayneNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
WeehawkenNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
West MilfordNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
West New YorkHudson CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
West OrangeNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
WestwoodBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
WhartonMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
WhippanyMorris CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
WhitingNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place
Wood RidgeBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
WoodbridgeMiddlesex CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Woodcliff LakeBergen CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
Woodland ParkPassaic CountyNot availableListedFiber, Cable
WyckoffNot availableNot availableListedNot a Census place

City notes

Newark

Newark, in Essex County, has more Optimum locations than any other New Jersey city: 34,657, and 34,000 of them report fiber. They reach 95.2% of the city's homes.

The FCC map counts 125,997 homes in Newark, each apartment once. Optimum's figure counts buildings, so the two numbers do not divide. In all, 6 companies report wired or fixed wireless service in the city.

Newark facts
FactValueSource
Locations with homes where Optimum reports service in Newark34,657FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Locations with homes where Optimum reports fiber in Newark34,000FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Share of Newark homes where FCC shows Optimum95.2%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Homes on the FCC map in Newark125,997FCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Wired and fixed wireless providers reporting service in Newark6FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data

Hoboken, Union City and West New York

These three Hudson County cities show small Optimum location counts but high reach, because one location can be a large building. FCC shows 4,863 Optimum locations in Hoboken and 6,061 in Union City, at 98% and 95.8% of homes.

West New York shows the same pattern, at 97.6% of homes. When you check an address here, include the unit number.

Hoboken, Union City and West New York facts
FactValueSource
Locations with homes where Optimum reports service in Hoboken4,863FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Share of Hoboken homes where FCC shows Optimum98%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Locations with homes where Optimum reports service in Union City6,061FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Share of Union City homes where FCC shows Optimum95.8%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Share of West New York homes where FCC shows Optimum97.6%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data

Trenton and Perth Amboy

Trenton, in Mercer County, is on Optimum's list, but FCC shows Optimum at 3.7% of its homes, across 783 locations. Fiber from any provider reaches 88.2% of Trenton homes.

Perth Amboy, in Middlesex County, is thinner still. FCC shows 84 Optimum locations there, at 0.7% of homes. South Plainfield, Carteret and Freehold are other listed towns where Optimum reaches under 10% of homes.

Trenton and Perth Amboy facts
FactValueSource
Locations with homes where Optimum reports service in Trenton783FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Share of Trenton homes where FCC shows Optimum3.7%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Trenton homes with fiber from any provider88.2%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Locations with homes where Optimum reports service in Perth Amboy84FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Share of Perth Amboy homes where FCC shows Optimum0.7%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data

Sayreville

Sayreville, also in Middlesex County, is a mixed town. Optimum reaches 94.5% of homes, but only 7,632 of its 10,691 locations there report fiber.

The Dec 31, 2025 snapshot reports fiber from any provider at 54.9% of Sayreville homes. Confirm whether the current Optimum result for your address names cable or fiber.

Sayreville facts
FactValueSource
Locations with homes where Optimum reports service in Sayreville10,691FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Locations with homes where Optimum reports fiber in Sayreville7,632FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Share of Sayreville homes where FCC shows Optimum94.5%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Sayreville homes with fiber from any provider54.9%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data

Linden, Rahway and Hamilton

FCC shows Optimum in some places that are not on its list by name. Linden has 8,599 Optimum locations, at 78.7% of homes, and Rahway has 5,551.

Hamilton is on the list as a township with no Census place. FCC shows Optimum at 93.4% of homes in Hamilton Square and 91.9% in Mercerville, two Census places that are not on the list.

Linden, Rahway and Hamilton facts
FactValueSource
Locations with homes where Optimum reports service in Linden (not on Optimum's New Jersey list)8,599FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Share of Linden homes where FCC shows Optimum78.7%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Locations with homes where Optimum reports service in Rahway (not on Optimum's New Jersey list)5,551FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Share of Hamilton Square homes where FCC shows Optimum93.4%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data
Share of Mercerville homes where FCC shows Optimum91.9%FCC-reportedFCC map, Dec 31, 2025 data

Which product will my address get?

In the Dec 31, 2025 snapshot, FCC shows Optimum fiber in 131 of the 138 listed places where Optimum reports service, and at 80.1% of its New Jersey locations. Confirm fiber in the address result before comparing fiber tiers.

New Jersey is also the state with the least DSL of the 16 with an Optimum guide on this site: 2.5% of homes.

When the result at your address names a fiber tier, choose an Optimum fiber tier compares all five, and when gigabit or multi-gig is worth it covers the top ones.

How sure is each claim on this page?

  1. L1: ZIP estimate. A ZIP code covers many streets. We do not publish ZIP pages.
  2. L2: FCC-reported (used on this page). Providers report the technology at each location to the FCC National Broadband Map.
  3. L3: Provider-coverage (used on this page). Optimum names the place on its own locations page (shown as "Listed by Optimum").
  4. L4: Provider-confirmed address. Only the address check reaches this level. It returns the offer for your street address and unit.
  5. L5: User-confirmed orderable. We never claim this level. You confirm it when you place the order.

Deciding in New Jersey

  • Newark, Paterson, Clifton, Elizabeth or Bayonne: nearly every reported Optimum location uses fiber in the Dec 31, 2025 snapshot. Choose a fiber tier only after the current address result confirms fiber.
  • Trenton, Perth Amboy, South Plainfield, Carteret or Freehold: Optimum reaches few homes, so start with the other companies.
  • Sayreville: ask whether your street is on fiber or cable before you choose a plan.
  • Edison, Wayne, Piscataway, Teaneck and other townships: the table has no FCC row for them, so the address check is the only guide.

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Common questions

Is Optimum available in Trenton?

Trenton is on Optimum's New Jersey list. FCC data as of Dec 31, 2025 shows Optimum at 3.7% of Trenton homes, across 783 locations.

Is Optimum fiber in Newark?

Almost entirely. In FCC data, 34,000 of Optimum's 34,657 Newark locations report fiber.

My township, like Edison or Wayne, is on the list. Why is there no FCC row?

Townships such as Edison and Wayne are not Census places, so the FCC place data has no row for them. 51 of the 192 names on Optimum's list are like this. FCC does show Optimum in 303 New Jersey Census places.

Where is Optimum 8 Gig in New Jersey?

Optimum's fiber page (checked Oct 27, 2026) says 8 Gig is available in portions of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. It names no towns. Fiber covers 80.1% of Optimum's New Jersey locations.

Sources and scope

  1. Optimum in New Jersey Checked · Supports: Communities on Optimum's New Jersey locations page
  2. 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
  3. Optimum Fiber Internet Checked · Supports: Where Optimum says 8 Gig fiber is currently available
  4. U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-year estimates: internet subscriptions in household (B28002) Checked · Data as of 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Supports: households, broadband subscriptions and households without a subscription
  5. U.S. Census Bureau — 2020 Census block assignment files Checked · Data as of 2020 Census geography · Supports: county

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