When Will Starlink Be Available in My Area?

Is Starlink available in my area?

The short answer is: probably! Starlink is now available in most areas. To find out if Starlink is available in your area, the most direct way is to simply go to the Starlink website and enter your address. When you click on the Order Now button, you should get one of the following messages:

• Starlink is currently available in your area. You will be redirected to the checkout page.
• Starlink Residential is not available in your area. Enter your email below to be notified about future availability and product updates.

If Starlink is available at your address, you can then sign up for the service and order your equipment. You must purchase all your equipment up front, which is a big investment, but your wait should be on the shorter side—you’ll get an estimated shipping timeline for your order at checkout.

Starlink recently got rid of its waitlist, so you don’t need to pay a deposit to get put on a waitlist. Instead, you simply provide your email, and you’ll be notified of availability updates. Starlink has vastly expanded its service availability in the last few years, but if you live in an area where it’s not yet available, your best bet is to sign up for updates.

If you don’t want to wait, you could also sign up for Starlink Roam, though there are some significant differences between Roam plans and standard residential plans.

Starlink availability map

If you want to pinpoint Starlink coverage, the provider also has an interactive map.

As of June, 2025, Starlink is available throughout most of the United States. There are still a few “coming soon” areas on the availability map that include small parts of New Mexico and West Virginia, plus a few very small areas in Washington, California, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.

Starlink plans and pricing

Starlink offers two residential plans starting at $80 with speeds of up to 150Mbps. You can currently get a 30-day trial and your money back if you aren’t satisfied with your Starlink service. The Residential Lite plan is a good pick for those with smaller households or less internet usage since it’s deprioritized during peak hours. Starlink Roam, the portable internet service, is a great choice for travelers or those looking for a reliable internet service on the go. The trade-off is that it comes with higher prices and lower speeds, which may not be worth the sacrifice—it depends on your internet needs.

How does satellite availability work?

If you’ve been following the development of Starlink and other low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, you’ve seen Starlink’s coverage gaps close since launch. When Starlink first launched, it struggled to simply offer availability across the U.S., but it now boasts nationwide coverage and an impressive global availability that’s unmatched by its competitors.

Starlink offers satellite internet service in more than 140 countries and territories across the globe. That’s incredible given that just a few years ago Starlink was wrangling with simply getting permission to operate in many countries.

Network capacity has been an ongoing issue since Starlink came out of its closed beta. The satellite network quickly became overloaded as more and more people used the service, which prompted Starlink to look for alternative ways to mitigate demand. It has imposed varying demand surcharges in areas with high-capacity areas. Though, these congestion charges vary depending on location and can change at any moment.

Geostationary (GSO) satellite internet providers like Viasat and Hughesnet have to deal with similar issues, though launching new satellites is a much more complicated task for them. Starlink has managed to surpass its competitors and bring monumental transformations to the satellite internet industry—all within a relatively short time compared to how long other satellite internet providers have been around.

Another problem unique to LEO satellites is the limited range of satellite teleport, or the ground-based side of satellite networks that connect a satellite to the rest of the internet. A GSO satellite can easily see a quarter of the Earth’s surface, so ISPs can build huge ground stations right on internet backbones and always maintain line of sight between the satellite and the ground station.

LEO satellites are close to Earth’s surface, so they can maintain line of sight only with stations within about 400 miles. That means providers need many more stations to keep internet service, and they have more limitations on where they can build them. Keeping all these limitations in mind, the progress Starlink has made since launch is no small feat.

No more Starlink equipment delays

Luckily, there have been major improvements with Starlink’s shipping time. Customers don’t have to struggle to receive their equipment and get their Starlink service started. Currently, Starlink provides an estimated shipping timeframe and the following order updates.

• Pending: Provides an estimated delivery date.
• Preparing shipment: Starlink is preparing to ship your order and provides an estimated delivery date.
• Shipped: Starlink will provide your tracking number so you can get the exact delivery date from the shipping carrier.

If you’re testing out Starlink with a 30-day trial and your Starlink Kit has been in transit for 30 days, Starlink will extend your trial period by applying a one-month service credit to your account.

Other rural internet options

Even if you’re a die-hard Starlink fan, most of us can’t go without internet for six (or more) months. If you’ve been waiting for Starlink to be available in your area, it’s a good idea to have a backup plan for the meantime, even if you do ultimately switch to Starlink once it’s available. If 5G home internet is available in your area, you might be able to get faster speeds for a lower price.

Top rural internet providers

If you plan on using a temporary internet solution, make sure to look over the length of your contract. Satellite and fixed wireless providers might require contracts and charge hefty termination fees if you want to get out early. T-Mobile is a notable exception, making it a good stopgap (or long-term alternative) if it’s available in your area.

Keep an eye out for changes, congestion fees, and promotions

Starlink is constantly making changes—so it can be complicated to pinpoint exactly what it’s going to cost you. We can help break down recent changes and equipment costs to help you figure out how much Starlink costs in your area.