North Carolina
Verizon 5G Home Internet in North Carolina: Charlotte, Fayetteville and Asheville compared
Charlotte leads Verizon's three North Carolina cities on coverage. Asheville has plenty of fixed wireless but fiber at only about half its units.
By Pablo Mendoza, Guide author · Reviewed by George Olfson
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Where does Verizon offer internet in North Carolina?
Verizon lists Asheville, Charlotte and Fayetteville for 5G Home Internet in North Carolina (checked Oct 27, 2026). In FCC data as of Dec 31, 2025, it reports fixed wireless at 88.3% of Charlotte's residential units, 81.2% of Fayetteville's. In Asheville it is 69.7%. Statewide the figure is 61%.
See where Verizon offers Fios and 5G Home for other states.
North Carolina at a glance
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cities Verizon names for 5G Home | 3 placesListed by Verizon | Verizon, Oct 27, 2026 |
| Technology Verizon files here | Licensed fixed wireless onlyFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units where Verizon reports service | 61%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units with a 100/20 Mbps service | 94.5%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units with a service of 1,000/100 Mbps or more | 61%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Providers at least 0.5% of units | 25 providersFCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units where Frontier reports service | 3.1%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Households on cellular data only | 10.4% | Census ACS 2020-2024 |
| Technology | Share of locations | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed fixed wireless | 86.7%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Cable | 81.3%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Fiber | 58.9%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| DSL over copper | 46.7%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
Where Verizon lists service in North Carolina
| City | County | Population (ACS 2020-2024) | Listed by Verizon | FCC-reported technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville | Buncombe County | 94,535 | Other service | Fixed wireless |
| Charlotte | Mecklenburg County | 903,844 | Other service | Fixed wireless |
| Fayetteville | Cumberland County | 210,815 | Other service | Fixed wireless |
City notes
Charlotte
Verizon reports service at 88.3% of Charlotte's homes, the most of the three listed cities. Across the metro the figure is 74.1%. Fiber from any provider reaches 68.5% of city units. A Charlotte home with both confirmed offers can compare 5G Home with fiber.
Verizon's Charlotte page asks readers in Concord, Huntersville, Mint Hill and Matthews to check as well. You can compare every provider in Charlotte.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Units where Verizon reports service | 88.3%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Same measure, Charlotte metro | 74.1%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units with fiber from any provider | 68.5%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Towns on Verizon's Charlotte page | Charlotte, Concord, Huntersville, Mint Hill and MatthewsListed by Verizon | Verizon Charlotte page, Oct 27, 2026 |
Fayetteville
Fayetteville has the most fiber of the three, at 70.5% of homes, and Verizon reports service at 81.2%. Only 6 companies report at least 0.5% of the city's units, across fiber, cable and wireless networks. That count does not measure choices at one address. See all providers in Fayetteville.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Units with fiber from any provider | 70.5%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units where Verizon reports service | 81.2%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Verizon, Fayetteville metro | 73.8%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
Asheville
In Asheville, fixed wireless from some provider reaches 98.6% of homes, while fiber from any provider reaches only 49.1%. Verizon's own share is 69.7% in the city and drops to 50.3% across the metro. See all providers in Asheville.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Units with fixed wireless from any provider | 98.6%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Units with fiber from any provider | 49.1%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Verizon, Asheville metro | 50.3%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
North Carolina's largest counties
Verizon's list skips Wake County, the state's largest by homes, yet the FCC puts Verizon at 75.9% of homes there. Buncombe County, around Asheville, has both the lowest Verizon share and the least fiber of the eight largest, at 57.9% and 36.2%.
| County | Residential units | Units where Verizon reports service | Units with fiber from any provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County | 558,013 | 75.9% | 75.8% |
| Mecklenburg County | 557,788 | 86.3% | 70% |
| Guilford County | 263,554 | 72.3% | 61.8% |
| Forsyth County | 193,666 | 80.9% | 57.9% |
| Durham County | 172,677 | 75% | 71.2% |
| Cumberland County | 155,596 | 79.3% | 65.5% |
| Buncombe County | 150,197 | 57.9% | 36.2% |
| New Hanover County | 135,596 | 72.6% | 57.6% |
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon share, Wake County | 75.9%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Verizon share, Mecklenburg County | 86.3%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
| Fiber, Buncombe County | 36.2%FCC-reported | FCC map, Dec 2025 |
Which product will my address get?
Verizon reported only fixed wireless in North Carolina in the Dec 31, 2025 FCC data. North Carolina does not appear on its consumer Fios list checked Oct 27, 2026. Read the current address result to confirm the product.
Frontier, now a Verizon company, reports service at 3.1% of the state'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 North Carolina
In Charlotte and Fayetteville, fiber reaches most homes, so read how fiber, cable and 5G home internet differ before choosing 5G Home.
Statewide, a service of at least 1,000 megabits down and 100 up reaches 61% of homes, the third lowest of the 25 states on Verizon's 5G Home list. In Asheville, the dated filing reports fiber from any provider at about half the homes and cable at 92.1%.
- Work out how much speed your household needs, since gigabit service is scarcer here than in most 5G Home states.
- Three of North Carolina's four neighbors are on the list: Verizon 5G Home across South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.
Compare every provider in North Carolina on Konecteaze.
Common questions
Which listed North Carolina city has the highest reported Verizon fixed-wireless share?
Of the three cities Verizon lists, Charlotte: Verizon reports service at 88.3% of its residential units, against 81.2% in Fayetteville and 69.7% in Asheville (FCC, Dec 31, 2025).
Is Verizon 5G Home available in Concord or Huntersville?
Verizon's Charlotte page lists both (checked Oct 27, 2026). Across the Charlotte metro, the FCC's December 2025 data shows Verizon at 74.1% of residential units.
How much fiber does Asheville have?
Fiber from any provider reaches 49.1% of Asheville's residential units, while fixed wireless reaches 98.6% (FCC, Dec 31, 2025).
Is Verizon 5G Home available in Raleigh?
Raleigh is not on Verizon's North Carolina 5G Home list (checked Oct 27, 2026). In Wake County, which holds almost all of the city, Verizon reports fixed wireless at 75.9% of residential units (FCC, Dec 31, 2025), against 61% statewide.
Sources and scope
- Verizon Home Internet locations Checked · Supports: Places Verizon names for 5G Home in North Carolina
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Verizon — Verizon Internet in Charlotte, North Carolina Checked · Supports: Towns Verizon's Charlotte page asks you to check
- U.S. Census Bureau — 2020 Census block assignment files Checked · Data as of 2020 Census geography · Supports: county