Verizon Fios
FiberFCC records report this provider in the sampled area near ZIP 20854. Enter your address to confirm service, plans, and current pricing.
Potomac, MD
Internet Providers in 20854
Verizon Fios has reported coverage near ZIP 20854. Confirm your address before ordering online.
See My Verizon Fios PriceCompiled by the InternetProviders.ai research desk from FCC broadband filings and our coverage database; last checked October 20, 2026.
FCC data as of June 20252 providers reported
Review 2 providers with reported coverage near ZIP code 20854, then enter your street address to confirm service and plan details.
Quick Answer
2 internet providers have FCC-reported coverage near ZIP code 20854 in Potomac, MD. Reported providers include Verizon Fios, Xfinity. Enter your address above, then confirm service, plans, and pricing before ordering.
Providers with Reported Coverage in 20854
Xfinity
FiberFCC records report this provider in the sampled area near ZIP 20854. Enter your address to confirm service, plans, and current pricing.
Coverage data from FCC Broadband Data Collection. Actual availability may vary by exact address.
Other services to check at your address
T-Mobile, Starlink, and other address-qualified services are not counted as locally reported providers for ZIP 20854. Availability varies by address — confirm eligibility before ordering.
ZIP 20854 Internet at a Glance
- Reported technology mix: 2 fiber, 1 cable, 0 5G/wireless (a provider reporting more than one technology is counted in each)
- Fiber evidence: found in the sampled area; confirm availability at your address
- Sample coverage: 19/19 sampled grid cells contained admitted FCC records
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Providers reported
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ZIP code 20854 is located in Potomac, MD (population 44,965). 2 internet providers have reported coverage signals in the sampled area, including 2 providers with reported fiber infrastructure. For full city-wide coverage details, see our Potomac internet providers page.
Coverage by Technology in 20854
2
Fiber Providers
100% of options
1
Cable Provider
50% of options
Percentages can add up to more than 100%: a provider reporting more than one technology is counted in each.
Coverage in Your Area (20854)
Based on sampled FCC broadband records around ZIP code 20854. These figures describe the sample, not every address in the ZIP.
Sampled Cells with Records
100%
19 of 19 sampled grid cells contained admitted records
Reported Max Download
2.0 Gbps
across all filers in the sampled infrastructure data
Reported Max Upload
2.0 Gbps
across all filers in the sampled infrastructure data
Low-Latency Flag
Reported
present in sampled FCC records
Counted providers with reported infrastructure near 20854:
Verizon Fios (Fiber)Xfinity (Fiber)Xfinity (Cable)
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, H3 hex-level analysis, June 2025
Key Findings
- 2 internet providers have FCC-reported coverage near ZIP code 20854
- Reported fiber infrastructure (2 providers): Verizon Fios, Xfinity
- FCC records found in 100% of sampled H3 grid cells
- Exact service, plan eligibility, speeds, and pricing require an address check
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June 2025 FCC Broadband Data Collection records for the sampled area near ZIP 20854 name Verizon Fios with a Fiber label and Xfinity, also labeled Fiber. The listing covers an area rather than a single house. Enter your house number and street in the Verizon Fios and Xfinity lookups before you plan a home office around a result.
| Measure | ZCTA 20854 | Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| Households with any internet subscription | 99% | 93% |
| Households with cable, fiber or DSL service | 94% | 80% |
| Households with only a cellular data plan | 4% | 10% |
| Households with no internet access | 1% | 5% |
| Renter-occupied homes | 11% | 32% |
| Homes in buildings with 20 or more units | 4% | 10% |
| Homes built before 1960 | 5% | 26% |
| Homes built in 2010 or later | 5% | 9% |
| Workers who usually work from home | 37% | 19% |
A home office comes first for many 20854 workers
If you are among the 37% of workers in ZCTA 20854 who usually work from home (the Maryland figure is 19%), write down what the workday asks of the connection: video meetings, large uploads, shared files. Then ask each company what upload performance it would offer at your address.
Choose the room you work in before calling. Ask whether a wired connection can reach that room and where the installer would place the equipment. See also the internet speed guide. Nearby ZCTA 20818 reports an even larger work-from-home share than ZCTA 20854.
Cable, fiber and DSL subscriptions in ZCTA 20854
Nearly all households in ZCTA 20854, 94%, report a cable, fiber optic or DSL subscription; Maryland's share is 80%. The survey counts subscriptions, not providers; Verizon Fios and Xfinity are the names in the FCC records for the sampled area near 20854. Ask each for plan details at your address in writing and set the answers next to each other.
Residents weighing Verizon Fios against Xfinity can compare internet providers by company, and Potomac residents can also open Potomac internet providers.
Home office questions from ZCTA 20854
How common is working from home in ZCTA 20854?
The survey puts it at 37% of workers, compared with 19% for Maryland. The figure describes workers, not any provider.
Do most households in 20854 already pay for a wired subscription?
Yes. The share reporting a cable, fiber optic or DSL subscription is far higher in ZCTA 20854 than across Maryland, and the survey records subscription type only, with no company names attached.
What should I tell the installer about my workspace?
Name the room where you take calls and ask where the equipment would be placed relative to it. Ask too whether a cable can be run to the desk.
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How We Rank Providers & Where the Data Comes From
Provider names and sampled advertised technology and speed evidence on this page come from the FCC National Broadband Map and the FCC Broadband Data Collection (June 2025), sampled at H3 grid-cell granularity. ZIP results are shortlist evidence, not address-level serviceability. National catalog plans are excluded until market eligibility is proven. Confirm service, the current offer, and installation terms at the exact address. See our full ranking methodology.
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Sources & Methodology
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