Is Starlink Available at My Address? (2026)

"Available" means three different things with Starlink. The satellites cover your address almost certainly. Whether you can order today depends on how busy your local cell is. And what you pay — which plans appear, whether the dish is free — changes from one address to the next. The checker above handles the first part live and gives you a solid read on the other two. Here are the short answers people look for most.

1. Does Starlink cover my area?Almost certainly. Starlink sells home service in all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico.
2. Is there a waitlist right now?Starlink's Help Center currently lists no sold-out Residential regions in the United States.
3. What's the cheapest home plan?Residential 100 Mbps at $55 a month — but only in areas with spare capacity.
4. Will I pay for the dish?Maybe not. Some addresses get $0 upfront; elsewhere the kit is $349.
5. Why does my neighbor see a different price?Starlink prices plans and hardware by location, down to small map cells.
6. Which way does the dish point?It aims itself, tilting slightly north in the continental U.S. Keep that part of the sky clear.
7. Can my HOA ban it?Generally no, on property you control. A federal FCC rule protects dishes one meter or smaller.
8. Is there a cheaper satellite option coming?Amazon Leo is preparing to launch, but it hasn't published consumer prices yet.

Covered, Orderable and Affordable: Three Different Answers

Most availability pages stop at "yes, Starlink covers the U.S." That's true and nearly useless. The questions that decide whether you end up with a working dish are narrower, and each one filters out some addresses.

Layer one: coverage

Starlink's satellites fly over every part of the country, Alaska and Hawaii included. With more than 10,000 working satellites in orbit by late October, coverage gaps inside the 50 states aren't the problem they were in the early beta years. If an address is a real place in a state, D.C. or Puerto Rico, the sky is covered.

Layer two: capacity in your cell

Starlink divides the map into small cells, and each cell can only serve so many homes before speeds sag for everyone in it. When a cell fills, Starlink either stops taking new Residential orders there (that's the "sold out" status, with a deposit to hold your place) or charges newcomers a one-time demand surcharge. As of late October, Starlink's Help Center currently lists no sold-out Residential regions in the United States. That can change quickly in fast-growing suburbs, which is why the order page check still matters.

Layer three: whether it works and pays off at your home

A covered, orderable address can still be a bad Starlink address. A wall of pines to the north will cause dropouts no plan fixes. And if a fiber line runs past your mailbox, Starlink may cost more for less. The checker flags both: it shows which direction the dish will look, and points you to the FCC map to see what wired service exists.

What Starlink's Order Page Can Tell You

Starlink's own address check doesn't say "yes" or "no." It shows you a set of plan cards, a price and sometimes a notice. Here's how to read each version.

How to Read Your Checker Result

Each box in the result answers a different question. Some are live facts about your address; one is clearly marked as our read. Here's what to take from each.

The matched address line. Read this first, every time. It's the address the Census Bureau actually found, printed back to you with the county and map coordinates. If it shows a different street direction, a different ZIP code or a town you don't live in, the rest of the result is about somewhere else. Fix the typo and run it again. The map below it should drop the pin on your street, not the middle of a town.

"Approximate." When this word appears, the street address didn't match and we used the center of your ZIP code instead. Coverage and the urban-or-rural answer are still useful at that level, because they rarely change within a ZIP. The pin on the map, though, isn't your house — so don't use it to judge trees or terrain.

Coverage and capacity. Coverage is a yes for every state, D.C. and Puerto Rico. The capacity line is the most recent status we've confirmed from Starlink's Help Center, with the date we last checked it. It applies nationally; your own cell can still differ, which is what the order page confirms.

Urban area or not. This is a live Census fact, not a guess. Below it is the one part of the result labeled "Our read" — what that setting usually means for which plans and hardware offers you'll see. Treat it as a heads-up, not a promise.

How your county gets online. When this panel appears, it shows Census survey estimates of how local households connect. A high cable, fiber or DSL share means wired service is common nearby, and it's worth checking the FCC map before buying a dish. A high satellite share usually means your neighbors already rely on it — often a sign wired options are thin.

What Starlink Costs at a Typical U.S. Address

Starlink renamed its home plans this year: the old Residential Lite became Residential 200 Mbps, the old standard plan became Residential Max, and a new 100 Mbps tier sits underneath. A price increase in June added $5 to $10 to most plans. All three home plans have unlimited data.

The hardware decision

This is where addresses diverge most. In areas where Starlink has room, new home customers can often get the Standard Kit for $0 upfront — either with a 12-month service commitment or as a kit you return if you cancel. Elsewhere, you buy the kit for $349. Starlink has changed these terms several times this year, including a short-lived $10 monthly kit fee in June that was reportedly dropped for new Residential orders about a month later. Read the exact hardware line on your checkout screen, and if a 12-month commitment is involved, note what you'd owe for cancelling, moving or giving the kit away early.

The portable Starlink Mini dropped to $149 in October. It's a good second dish for a camper or a fallback during outages, but most homes are better served by the Standard Kit, which has a larger antenna and a separate Wi-Fi router.

How We Built and Tested This Checker

Starlink doesn't offer a public address-lookup service that other sites are allowed to plug into, so we didn't fake one. The checker uses data sources that are public and official, and it tells you plainly which part of the answer is live data and which part is our informed read.

• Address match: the U.S. Census Bureau's geocoder, the same address database used for federal mapping. It returns the matched address, map coordinates, county and state.
• City or countryside: the same Census lookup tells us whether the point falls inside an official Census urban area — a useful signal for how busy your Starlink cell is likely to be.
• Backup for rural roads: if the street address doesn't match, we fall back to the center of your ZIP code and say so on the result.
• How your county gets online: where enabled, the Census Bureau's American Community Survey shows what share of local households use cable, fiber or DSL, satellite, or phone data only.

The most useful thing we found came from a typo. We typed "1600 Pensylvania Av, Washington DC" — misspelled, no "NW," no ZIP code — and the Census geocoder didn't fail. It confidently matched 1600 Pennsylvania Ave SE, in a different ZIP code across the city. A tool that only said "Covered!" would have hidden that. That's why every result here prints the exact address that was matched, and why we suggest you always include your ZIP code: if the address on the result isn't your address, the rest of the answer isn't about your home.

We also found that small-town addresses don't always match. A Main Street address in Jordan, Montana, came back empty, while a Second Street address in Ten Sleep, Wyoming, matched to the house number. Rather than show an error, the checker now falls back to the center of the ZIP code and labels the result as approximate. For Starlink purposes that's still meaningful — coverage and urban-versus-rural status rarely change within a ZIP — but your exact cell's capacity can, so the order page remains the final step.

P.O. boxes never match a street location, which is the right outcome — Starlink cares about where the dish sits, not where the bills go. If a P.O. box comes with a ZIP code, the checker falls back to the ZIP center and labels the answer approximate.

Will Your Yard, Roof or Balcony Work?

Satellite coverage overhead doesn't help if the dish can't see enough sky. This is the part of "available" that no map — ours or Starlink's — can answer for you, and the most common reason a Starlink install disappoints.

1. Run the obstruction scan before you order. The free Starlink app has a camera tool that overlays the dish's view on the sky. Stand where you'd mount the dish, hold the phone at that height, and sweep. It's free and it's the single best predictor of how your service will feel.
2. Go higher, not farther. If the ground spot shows trees to the north, a roof ridge or a pole mount often clears them. A few feet of height can do more than moving across the yard.
3. Count seasons. A bare oak in winter becomes a leafy wall in June. If you scan in winter, imagine the canopy filled in.
4. Plan the cable and power. The dish needs a cable run to an indoor power source and router. Starlink sells longer cables and wall-routing kits, which can change which spot is practical.
5. Order, then confirm with real data. After setup, the app's obstruction map fills in from actual use. If it shows a steady red slice, move the dish before you settle in.

A Ten-Minute Checklist Before You Order

Most Starlink regrets come from skipping one of these. None takes long, and together they answer the parts of "available" that no map can.

1. Verify the address here. Confirm the matched address is yours and note whether you're inside an urban area. That tells you what kind of offer to expect.
2. Look up wired options. Put the same address into the FCC National Broadband Map. If fiber or cable reports service, get their price. Starlink earns its money where those lines don't reach.
3. Scan the sky. Download the Starlink app and run the obstruction check from the exact spot and height you'd mount the dish. If it shows a big blocked slice to the north, find a better spot before you order, not after.
4. Read every line at checkout. On Starlink's order page, look past the monthly number: hardware price or commitment, any demand charge, shipping and tax. Screenshot the summary before you pay — terms change often, and you'll want a record of yours.
5. Plan power and the cable run. Pick the indoor outlet and router spot. If the cable has to travel far or through a wall, price a longer cable or routing kit now so install day isn't a second shopping trip.

City, Suburb or Countryside: How Location Changes the Answer

Starlink's capacity is shared across a cell, so the number of households asking for it matters as much as the satellites overhead. That flips the usual internet rule: the farther out you live, the better your Starlink deal tends to be.

Deep rural addresses — ranches, mountain roads, the edges of national forests — are where Starlink is at its best. Cells are lightly loaded, the cheaper capped plans are more likely to be on offer, and $0-upfront hardware deals show up more often. They're also the places where wired broadband is least likely, so Starlink is frequently the only fast option.

Suburbs and small towns are the swing zone. These are the places that saw sold-out cells and demand charges in past years: lots of households, many without fiber yet, all discovering Starlink at once. If your checker result says you're inside a Census urban area, expect to see Residential Max at minimum and compare carefully with cable and 5G home internet.

Dense cities technically have Starlink coverage, but it's rarely the best value there. Most city addresses can get cable or fiber, and some get several. When we placed downtown landmarks in our tests, every one landed inside an urban area — exactly the kind of address where a quick look at the FCC map usually turns up something cheaper and faster.

Starlink or Something Else at the Same Address

An address check is a good moment to ask a bigger question: is Starlink the right service for this home at all? Here's how it stacks up against the other ways a U.S. household can get online.

Starlink or 5G home internet: the tiebreaker

In small towns and the edges of suburbs, many households can get both, and the choice is closer than ads suggest. 5G home internet needs no mounting and is often cheaper, but its speed depends on how loaded the nearest tower is and how strong the signal is inside your walls. Starlink depends on your sky view and your cell's load. A practical tiebreaker: run the carrier's address check and Starlink's on the same evening, then pick the one that doesn't require a long contract. Whichever you choose, keeping the other in mind as a backup is worth more than a few dollars a month of savings.

Government Programs That Can Cut the Cost

The federal BEAD broadband program now pays for satellite service at hundreds of thousands of hard-to-reach homes, and Starlink is one of the biggest recipients. If your address is on one of those lists, the cost picture can look very different.

BEAD is the $42.45 billion federal program meant to bring broadband to homes that don't have it. Rule changes in 2025 opened it to satellite on equal terms with fiber, and the approved state plans now send roughly one in five funded locations to low-orbit satellite. Texas initially chose SpaceX for about 64,000 locations, and SpaceX won Montana's largest award. Some satellite awards were adjusted over the summer after NTIA updated its count of eligible locations, so the final numbers in your state may differ.

Two details matter for households. First, NTIA has told states that equipment for BEAD installations must be provided at no cost. Second, every BEAD provider has to offer a low-cost plan to qualifying households, and SpaceX told states its version would cost $80 a month or less for families eligible for the FCC's Lifeline program — people on SNAP or Medicaid, for example. Exact terms are set state by state as deployment rolls out, so your state broadband office is the place to ask whether your address is a BEAD location and which company was assigned to it.

What to Do in Your Situation

The same "is it available?" question hides very different problems depending on who's asking. Find yours.

Quick Answers to Questions We Get

Is this checker connected to Starlink?

No, and no outside site can be — Starlink doesn't offer a public address-availability service. Our live data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau. We combine it with Starlink's current published plans and status to give an informed answer, and we send you to Starlink's order page to confirm.

Why does Starlink's map show my area as covered but checkout shows a high price?

The map shows coverage. Checkout prices your specific location based on how busy the local cell is. A covered address in a busy suburb can see only Residential Max, a demand charge, or both.

Does a "free" dish really cost nothing?

Usually there's a catch worth reading: a 12-month commitment with a fee if you leave early, or a kit you have to return when you cancel. Shipping and sales tax can still apply. It's often a good deal; just know which kind you're getting.

Can I check availability for a property I'm thinking of buying?

Yes, and you should. Run it here, then on Starlink's order page — you don't have to complete checkout. Ask the seller whether the house has had satellite service, and if possible run the app's obstruction scan from the roof line during a showing.

What happens if I move the dish to a different address without telling Starlink?

Residential service is meant for the registered address. Using it somewhere else without updating your account can lead to reduced service or a change to your plan. Update the address first; it's quick and protects your service.

Does Starlink work in rain and snow?

Yes, with occasional hiccups. Very heavy rain can briefly slow or interrupt the connection while the storm passes. The Standard dish can warm itself to melt snow, which uses extra power. Where snow piles deep, mount the dish high enough that drifts and roof slides can't bury it.

What happens during a power outage?

The dish and router need electricity, so Starlink goes down when your power does unless you have backup. A battery backup or portable power station sized for the dish and router can keep you online through shorter outages — useful in places where storms knock out power and cell towers at the same time.

Can my monthly price go up after I sign up?

Yes. Starlink's plans are month to month, and it can change prices for existing customers — the June increase reached current subscribers' bills, not just new orders. A 12-month hardware commitment locks you into staying, not into a price. Keep an eye on emails from Starlink about plan changes.

Can two neighbors share one Starlink?

A Residential plan is meant for one household at its registered address. Stretching one dish's Wi-Fi to a neighbor's house runs against those terms and slows both homes during busy hours. Each household is better off checking its own address.

How long does an installation take?

A ground or roof-ridge setup with the included stand can take under an hour, much of it cable routing. Some plans include free professional installation where offered. A pole or wall mount with a cable run through the house takes longer.

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