New York
Verizon 5G Home Internet in New York: check your address, then Long Island and upstate
Verizon's two New York 5G Home names are mostly Fios territory. Its wireless weight is upstate, led by Monroe County.
By Pablo Mendoza, Guide author · Reviewed by George Olfson
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Is Verizon 5G Home available at your New York address?
Only Verizon's check of your street address can tell you. Verizon lists Long Island and Staten Island for 5G Home in New York (checked Oct 27, 2026), though both are mostly fiber in its own FCC filing. Its wireless is biggest upstate: 182,804 wireless locations in Monroe County, home to Rochester, out of 1,293,947 locations statewide (Dec 31, 2025).
On Staten Island, Verizon's filing shows 112,321 locations with fiber and 4,922 locations with wireless. These counts describe the dated networks, not the product offered at one address. If you are in New York City or Long Island, also read Verizon Fios in New York.
Looking for a 5G Home coverage map? The free FCC National Broadband Map works at the address level: type in a New York address and it lists the providers that reported service at that location, Verizon included. Those filings run months behind, so treat the map as a second opinion and Verizon's address check as the answer.
Where does Verizon offer internet in New York?
Verizon lists Long Island and Staten Island for 5G Home Internet in New York (checked Oct 27, 2026), though both are mostly fiber in its own FCC filing. Its New York wireless is biggest upstate. FCC data as of Dec 31, 2025 shows 182,804 Verizon wireless locations in Monroe County, home to Rochester, out of 1,293,947 locations statewide.
Every other state is in where Verizon offers Fios and 5G Home.
New York at a glance
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Areas Verizon names for 5G Home | Long Island and Staten IslandListed by Verizon | Verizon, Oct 27, 2026 |
| Technologies Verizon files here | Fiber to the premises and licensed fixed wirelessFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Locations with Verizon fixed wireless | 1,293,947 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units where Verizon reports service (fiber or wireless) | 79.8%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units where Frontier reports service | 5%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Providers at least 0.5% of units | 18 providersFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Households on cellular data only | 11.6% | Census ACS 2020-2024 |
| Verizon wireless, Monroe County | 182,804 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Technology | Share of locations | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cable | 92.5%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Licensed fixed wireless | 84.1%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Fiber | 69.9%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| DSL over copper | 3.9%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
Where Verizon lists service in New York
| City | County | Population (ACS 2020-2024) | Listed by Verizon | FCC-reported technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island | Nassau and Suffolk | Not available | Other service | Fiber, Fixed wireless |
| Staten Island | Richmond County | 494,956 | Other service | Fiber, Fixed wireless |
City notes
Staten Island
Staten Island is the odd name on the 5G Home list. Verizon files 112,321 locations with fiber there and only 4,922 with wireless, and fiber from any provider reaches 94.9% of the borough's units. Verizon reports some service at 97.9%.
The Staten Island filing contains far more fiber than wireless locations. Only 3 companies report at least 0.5% of units, and 11.3% of households use a phone plan alone. You can compare every provider in Staten Island on Konecteaze.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon fiber locations | 112,321 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Verizon wireless locations | 4,922 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units with fiber from any provider | 94.9%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Households on cellular data only | 11.3% | Census ACS 2020-2024 |
Long Island
Long Island is on both lists, and the two counties split. Nassau is nearly all fiber in Verizon's filing, with 6,238 wireless locations. Suffolk has 94,507 wireless locations next to its fiber. The totals do not identify 5G Home eligibility at an address.
Verizon's Long Island page groups its communities by area, from Hempstead, Garden City and Mineola in central Nassau to Riverhead and Southampton on the East End. It pitches both products against Optimum. For an Optimum address, Check plans at your address.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon wireless, Nassau County | 6,238 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Verizon wireless, Suffolk County | 94,507 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Products on Verizon's Long Island page | Fios and 5G HomeListed by Verizon | Verizon Long Island page, Oct 27, 2026 |
Upstate New York
Upstate is where Verizon's New York wireless lives. In 25 counties it files wireless and no fiber, and in 45 of the 61 counties where it files anything, wireless locations outnumber fiber. None of the counties below is on either of Verizon's lists.
| County | Verizon fixed wireless locations | Verizon fiber locations | Units where Verizon reports service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County | 182,804 | 0 | 76.9% |
| Oneida County | 50,186 | 2,902 | 64% |
| Niagara County | 47,845 | 2,057 | 61% |
| Saratoga County | 42,396 | 8,788 | 60.2% |
| Broome County | 41,178 | 0 | 61.2% |
Monroe County files no Verizon fiber at all. If you live around Rochester, compare every provider in Rochester on Konecteaze.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon fiber, Monroe County | 0 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Verizon wireless, Oneida County | 50,186 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Verizon wireless, Broome County | 41,178 locationsFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
Which product will my address get?
Verizon's dated fiber filing is concentrated in New York City, Nassau and parts of the Hudson Valley. Verizon Fios in New York covers those areas. Wireless accounts for more of Verizon's filed locations upstate; Suffolk has both technologies. Confirm the current product at your address.
Frontier, now a Verizon company, separately reports service at 5% of New York's units.
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). Verizon names the place on its own locations page (shown as "Listed by Verizon").
- 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.
Deciding in New York
Upstate, compare the actual offers at your address. Statewide cable is reported at 92.5% of New York's units. For a Spectrum address, Check plans at your address. If you are leaving Spectrum, read what switching away from Spectrum involves.
Satellite is rare statewide, used by 4.3% of households, the second lowest of the 25 states on Verizon's 5G Home list.
- In Suffolk, confirm the product in your address result, then estimate how much speed your household needs before picking one.
- Two of New York's neighbors are on the list too: Verizon 5G Home across New Jersey and across Pennsylvania.
Compare every provider in New York on Konecteaze.
Common questions
Is Verizon 5G Home available at my address in New York?
Only Verizon's check of your street address can confirm it. Verizon lists Long Island and Staten Island for 5G Home in New York (checked Oct 27, 2026), and its FCC filing shows 182,804 wireless locations in Monroe County, home to Rochester (Dec 31, 2025). The button at the top of this page opens Verizon's order page through our comparison partner, where Verizon checks your street address first.
Is Staten Island Fios or 5G Home?
It is on the 5G Home list, but Verizon's FCC filing for Staten Island shows 112,321 locations with fiber and 4,922 locations with wireless (Dec 31, 2025). These location counts describe the dated networks, not the current product offered to a household.
Does Verizon offer home internet in Rochester?
Rochester is on neither of Verizon's lists, yet Verizon reports fixed wireless at 182,804 locations in Monroe County and no fiber (FCC, Dec 31, 2025). The wireless filing does not identify 5G Home eligibility. Check the current product at your address.
Is Verizon 5G Home available on Long Island?
Verizon lists Long Island for 5G Home in New York (checked Oct 27, 2026), but its filing there is mostly fiber. In FCC data as of Dec 31, 2025, Verizon files wireless at 94,507 locations in Suffolk County and 6,238 in Nassau. Licensed wireless counts include more than 5G Home and do not establish address eligibility.
Is Verizon 5G Home available in Utica or Binghamton?
Neither Utica nor Binghamton is on Verizon's New York 5G Home list (checked Oct 27, 2026), but Verizon's filing around both is mostly wireless (FCC, Dec 31, 2025). In Oneida County, which contains Utica, it files wireless at 50,186 locations and fiber at 2,902. In Broome County, which contains Binghamton, it files wireless at 41,178 locations and no fiber.
Sources and scope
- Verizon Home Internet locations Checked · Supports: Places Verizon names for 5G Home in New York
- Federal Communications Commission — National Broadband Map data: Verizon's fixed broadband location files Checked · Data as of Dec 31, 2025 (released Sep 15, 2026) · Supports: Verizon's fiber and fixed-wireless residential locations by state and county, and the top download tier it files at each
- Federal Communications Commission — National Broadband Map data: provider summary by geography Checked · Data as of Dec 31, 2025 (released Sep 15, 2026) · Supports: Verizon's and Frontier's share of residential units, and how many providers report service
- U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: internet subscriptions, computers and population Checked · Data as of 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Supports: households, how they connect and population
- Federal Communications Commission — National Broadband Map data: fixed broadband summary by geography Checked · Data as of Dec 31, 2025 (released Sep 15, 2026) · Supports: residential units and the share reached by each technology and speed level
- Verizon — Verizon Home Internet in the Long Island, NY area Checked · Supports: Product named on Verizon's local page (Long Island)
- U.S. Census Bureau — 2020 Census block assignment files Checked · Data as of 2020 Census geography · Supports: county