Best Internet Providers in Chillicothe, IA
All 8 providers, ranked by coverage, speed and customer ratings
Find internet availability by address in Chillicothe, IA
Chillicothe has 8 internet service providers, they are sorted by coverage, available speed, and customer rating from our unbiased internet provider report. Fiber, DSL, and Fixed Wireless internet are available in the city. Reviews are grouped by provider and the type of service they offer, covering all 3 available internet technologies in Chillicothe.
Ranks compare Chillicothe with the 31,388 US places under 1,000 people, the tiers of our fastest-cities rankings.
The Best Internet in Chillicothe, IA at a Glance
Chillicothe Internet Providers, Ranked by Coverage, Speed and Customer Ratings
Citizens Mutual Telephone Cooperative
Connection
Customer Rating
Fiber
Windstream
Connection
Customer Rating
DSL
Fixed Wireless
T-Mobile Home Internet
Connection
Customer Rating
Fixed Wireless
KCTC
Connection
Customer Rating
Fixed Wireless
Providers with less than 1% coverage in this city are excluded from the list. To see if one of these providers is available at your home, please use the address search above.
Speed and technology may vary by address for all providers. Please note we may have a financial relationship with some of the providers above, which does not impact the customer ratings displayed. Customer ratings listed above are national ratings, local Chillicothe ratings may vary and are shown below.
Who is the Best Internet Provider in Chillicothe, IA?
T-Mobile Home Internet is the best internet provider in Chillicothe based on Iowa customer satisfaction ratings and reviews. Based on our extensive and unbiased survey, T-Mobile Home Internet had the best reviews at the local, state, and national levels versus all available providers in Chillicothe, making it a solid recommendation among providers with reviews. T-Mobile Home Internet is an option for 98.33% of the city.
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Which Providers are Available at my Home in Chillicothe?
Coverage changes block by block. Pick a provider and a technology to see where its service reaches: the darker the area, the larger the share of homes it covers. For your exact address, use the address search above.
Coverage map for each provider in Chillicothe
- Citizens Mutual Telephone Cooperative - fiber coverage map
- Verizon - fixed wireless coverage map
- Windstream - dsl coverage map
- T-Mobile Home Internet - fixed wireless coverage map
- KCTC - fixed wireless coverage map
- Rise Broadband - fixed wireless coverage map
- AT&T - fixed wireless coverage map
- EarthLink - fixed wireless coverage map
- Windstream - fixed wireless coverage map
How Chillicothe Compares to Places Its Size
Chillicothe's report card score is in the top 24% and its connectivity index is in the bottom 40%.
| Measure | Chillicothe | Rank among US places under 1,000 people | Wapello County | Iowa | US | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISP Report Card inputs: what providers offer here | ||||||
| Fiber availability | 100.0% | top 1% | 70.2% | 84.3% | 71.5% | Tied with 6,945 other places at 100.0% |
| Average top speed | 1,000 Mbps | top 38% | 1,508 Mbps | 3,256 Mbps | 3,486 Mbps | Fairmount, TN and Falling Water, TN and 5 more (25,000 Mbps) |
| Providers at a typical address | 4.7 | top 40% | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.1 | Los Prados, PR (15.1) |
| Connectivity index inputs: how much households need and use the internet | ||||||
| People per household | 2.7 | top 21% | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Paguate, NM (13.4) |
| Workers who work from home | 11% | top 35% | 7% | 12% | 15% | Boys Town, NE (100%) |
| Homes with a computer, tablet or phone | 92% | bottom 46% | 92% | 95% | 96% | 1,494 places at 100% |
| Homes with internet | 83% | bottom 37% | 86% | 89% | 91% | 370 places at 100% |
| Homes on fiber, cable or DSL | 44% | bottom 25% | 62% | 72% | 76% | 23 places at 100% |
| More about the households here | ||||||
| Homes with a desktop or laptop | 78% | top 30% | 68% | 78% | 81% | 72 places at 100% |
| Median household income | $85,160 | top 25% | $64,597 | $82,468 | $93,246 | 22 places at $250,001 |
| Residents in school (6th grade to college) | 18% | top 10% | 15% | 16% | 16% | University at Buffalo, NY (100%) |
Fiber reaches 100.0% of homes in Chillicothe, against 70.2% across Wapello County and 84.3% across Iowa. Households in Chillicothe are the same size as the US average (2.7 people against 2.7); 11% of workers work from home (US 15%); and the median household income is $85,160 (US $93,246).
Our demographic data is sourced from the latest 5-year release of the American Community Survey by the US Census Bureau.
Fiber, 5G, Cable and DSL Internet in Chillicothe
Which Fiber Internet Providers are Available in Chillicothe?
Citizens Mutual Telephone Cooperative Fiber in Chillicothe, IA
Availability:
100.0%
Customer Rating:
(1)
Avg. Download Speed
1,000 Mbps
Citizens Mutual Telephone Cooperative offers Fiber service to 100.0% of Chillicothe homes. Across the city, Citizens Mutual Telephone Cooperative Fiber is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 1,000 Mbps
Which Fixed Wireless and LTE Internet Providers are Available in Chillicothe?
T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless in Chillicothe, IA
Availability:
98.3%
Customer Rating:
(342)
Avg. Download Speed
53 Mbps
T-Mobile Home Internet offers Fixed Wireless service to 98.3% of Chillicothe homes. Across the city, T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 53 Mbps, with speeds from 25 Mpbs up to 100 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 3.0 and as high as 20, with an average of 9.4 Mbps throughout the city.
KCTC Fixed Wireless in Chillicothe, IA
Availability:
87.7%
Customer Rating:
(0)
Avg. Download Speed
49 Mbps
KCTC offers Fixed Wireless service to 87.7% of Chillicothe homes. Across the city, KCTC Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 49 Mbps, with speeds from 25 Mpbs up to 50 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 5.0 and as high as 10, with an average of 9.8 Mbps throughout the city.
Rise Broadband Fixed Wireless in Chillicothe, IA
Availability:
72.3%
Customer Rating:
(15)
Avg. Download Speed
50 Mbps
Rise Broadband offers Fixed Wireless service to 72.3% of Chillicothe homes. Across the city, Rise Broadband Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 50 Mbps
Verizon Fixed Wireless in Chillicothe, IA
Availability:
41.3%
Customer Rating:
(362)
Avg. Download Speed
287 Mbps
Verizon offers Fixed Wireless service to 41.3% of Chillicothe homes. Across the city, Verizon Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 287 Mbps, with speeds from 25 Mpbs up to 300 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 6.0 and as high as 20, with an average of 19 Mbps throughout the city.
EarthLink Fixed Wireless in Chillicothe, IA
Availability:
12.0%
Customer Rating:
(4)
Avg. Download Speed
50 Mbps
EarthLink offers Fixed Wireless service to 12.0% of Chillicothe homes. Across the city, EarthLink Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 50 Mbps, with speeds from 25 Mpbs up to 100 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 3.0 and as high as 20, with an average of 8.7 Mbps throughout the city.
AT&T Fixed Wireless in Chillicothe, IA
Availability:
12.0%
Customer Rating:
(205)
Avg. Download Speed
50 Mbps
AT&T offers Fixed Wireless service to 12.0% of Chillicothe homes. Across the city, AT&T Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 50 Mbps, with speeds from 25 Mpbs up to 100 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 3.0 and as high as 20, with an average of 8.7 Mbps throughout the city.
Windstream Fixed Wireless in Chillicothe, IA
Availability:
2.3%
Customer Rating:
(4)
Avg. Download Speed
25 Mbps
Windstream offers Fixed Wireless service to 2.3% of Chillicothe homes. Across the city, Windstream Fixed Wireless has speeds up to 25 Mbps
Which Cable Internet Providers are Available in Chillicothe?
According to the most recently submitted data by internet service providers to the FCC, there are currently no cable providers available in Chillicothe, IA.
Which DSL Internet Providers are Available in Chillicothe?
Windstream DSL in Chillicothe, IA
Availability:
42.0%
Customer Rating:
(52)
Avg. Download Speed
142 Mbps
Windstream offers DSL service to 42.0% of Chillicothe homes. Across the city, Windstream DSL has speeds up to 142 Mbps, with speeds from 10 Mpbs up to 200 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 1.0 and as high as 20, with an average of 16 Mbps throughout the city. Windstream DSL is rated higher than other types of internet service available in Chillicothe from Windstream in terms of customer satisfaction.
Internet in Chillicothe by Neighborhood and ZIP Code
Chillicothe has 1 ZIP code with its own page. Each row links to that place’s page.
Neighborhoods in Chillicothe
| Neighborhood | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|
ZIP codes in Chillicothe
| ZIP code | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52548 | 76 | 100.0% | 1,000 Mbps | 4.4 | B- | 29/100 |
How Chillicothe Compares to Nearby Places
The 10 places nearest to Chillicothe that have their own pages are all within 9 miles. Among them, Eddyville has the most homes with fiber (88.3%) and Ottumwa the fewest (61.9%); Chillicothe has 100.0%.
| Place | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chillicothe (this page) | 300 | 100.0% | 1,000 Mbps | 4.7 | B- | 35/100 |
| Ottumwa | 27,682 | 61.9% | 1,538 Mbps | 6.7 | B- | 40/100 |
| Eddyville | 1,381 | 88.3% | 1,632 Mbps | 4.6 | C+ | 42/100 |
| Cliffland | 835 | 100.0% | 1,483 Mbps | 7.4 | B+ | 36/100 |
| Munterville | 415 | 95.7% | 982 Mbps | 5.4 | C+ | 43/100 |
| Kirkville | 344 | 77.0% | 790 Mbps | 6.6 | C+ | 28/100 |
| Rutledge | 331 | 100.0% | 1,734 Mbps | 9.7 | A- | 24/100 |
| Dahlonega | 270 | 100.0% | 1,519 Mbps | 8.7 | A- | 30/100 |
| Cedar | 215 | 64.2% | 735 Mbps | 4.8 | C- | 33/100 |
| Ottumwa Junction | 180 | 100.0% | 1,000 Mbps | 7.1 | B+ | 46/100 |
| Dudley | 92 | 100.0% | 1,000 Mbps | 3.6 | C+ | 34/100 |
Who is the Fastest Internet Provider in Chillicothe?
According to unbiased feedback from real internet customers, they reported being happiest with speeds provided by Windstream. On the other hand, based on data provided by the internet providers to the FCC, Citizens Mutual Telephone Cooperative should have faster speeds at a local level. While we typically put more weight on real-world customer ratings, we display both satisfaction and technical maximum information for customers to decide for themselves.
Data Reported to FCC by ISPs: Average Maximum Available in Chillicothe
| Citizens Mutual Telephone Cooperative | 1,000 |
|---|---|
| Verizon | 300 |
| Windstream | 200 |
| Viasat | 100 |
| T-Mobile Home Internet | 100 |
| AT&T | 100 |
| EarthLink | 100 |
| KCTC | 50 |
| Rise Broadband | 50 |
| HughesNet | 25 |
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Customer Ratings for Chillicothe Internet Providers
Based on 14 reviews from Iowa internet customers, T-Mobile Home Internet is the best internet service provider for Chillicothe residents. T-Mobile Home Internet was rated at an average of 4.40 out of 5 in our report for overall customer satisfaction. Verizon wins for second-place in Iowa, with 4.50 out of 5 stars and 41.3% coverage in Chillicothe.
At a national level, based on 2343 national reviews for any of the providers listed above, T-Mobile Home Internet is rated higher than any other provider, with a rating of 4.02 out of 5.
Local, State, and National Ratings for all Chillicothe Internet Providers
The table below shows average customer ratings from customers in Chillicothe, Iowa, and customers throughout the country.
| ISP / Tech Type | Chillicothe Overall | Iowa Overall | National Overall | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) |  (5) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (4) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| Windstream | (0) | (3) | (99) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (1) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| KCTC | (0) | (1) | (1) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) |  (25) | View Plans | ||
| Citizens Mutual Telephone Cooperative | (0) | (0) | (1) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| Rise Broadband | (0) | (0) | (18) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) |  (12) | View Plans |
Customer Ratings for Internet Provider Speeds in Chillicothe
Based on data reported by Chillicothe ISPs to the FCC, the fastest speeds in the city are available through Citizens Mutual Telephone Cooperative. The company offers speeds up to 1,000 Mbps in Chillicothe. Therefore, the average customer can get up to 1,000 Mbps if they’re willing to purchase the fastest subscription tier available at their homes.
However, actual customers rated their satisfaction with internet speed highest with Windstream. This indicates Windstream reliably delivers speeds expected by the customer based on the plan they are paying for.
| ISP / Tech Type | Chillicothe Speed | Iowa Speed | National Speed | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream | (0) | (3) | (99) | View Plans | ||
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (5) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (4) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (1) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| KCTC | (0) | (1) | (1) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| Citizens Mutual Telephone Cooperative | (0) | (0) | (1) | View Plans | ||
| Rise Broadband | (0) | (0) | (18) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) | (12) | View Plans |
Who is the Cheapest Internet Provider in Chillicothe?
Of the providers in Chillicothe, customers rate T-Mobile Home Internet the best for price. Data comes from customers rating their satisfaction with pricing: in Chillicothe where enough of them have reviewed a provider, otherwise across Iowa or the country. This feedback is valuable because it considers price changes and whether the speeds paid for are worth it.
T-Mobile Home Internet is rated 4.00 out of 5 for price, which is higher than the average across all internet providers in the country. Verizon is rated second for affordability, with an average price rating of 3.75 out of 5.
The table below shows how customers in Chillicothe, Iowa, and the United States rated the affordability of their internet service.
Rated Affordability in Chillicothe
| ISP / Tech Type | Chillicothe Affordability | Iowa Affordability | National Affordability | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (5) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (4) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (1) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| KCTC | (0) | (1) | (1) | View Plans | ||
| Windstream | (0) | (3) | (99) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| Citizens Mutual Telephone Cooperative | (0) | (0) | (1) | View Plans | ||
| Rise Broadband | (0) | (0) | (18) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) | (12) | View Plans |
Customer Reviews for Internet Service Providers in Iowa
Customer Reviews
Steve S.
ImOn Communications Fiber
November 04, 2026 Install was sloppy, wire hanging inside and outside. My main issue was the price kept increasing. The customer support took over a hour to speak to someone and then another hour of testing before they would isue replacement equipment.
ISPReports User
Metronet Fiber
October 14, 2026 great
Tim W
ImOn Communications Fiber
October 08, 2026 Poor signal strength intermittent speeds and I need the signal I pay for
Diane
Comelec Internet Services
September 01, 2026 Great so far. Brian Evans did a great job. Give him a 5
ISPReports User
Partner Communications Cooperative Fiber
July 01, 2026 awful. the key advantage of fiber technology is symmetrical upload and download speeds - fiber optic with pcctel is unreliable and awful. rarely have had symmetrical speeds with this service do NOT recommend pcctel
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Which ISP Should You Choose in Chillicothe?
The right ISP for you depends upon your needs, but in general we can make the following suggestions:
- The best all-around internet service provider in Chillicothe is T-Mobile Home Internet.
- The fastest internet provider should be Citizens Mutual Telephone Cooperative. Considering speed for the money and reliability in speeds, Windstream may be a better choice based on real-world local customer feedback.
- The most affordable internet provider in Chillicothe is T-Mobile Home Internet.
- Viasat, HughesNet, and Citizens Mutual Telephone Cooperative has the broadest coverage in Chillicothe, available to 100.0% of homes, and is most likely to cover your home. To find out exactly what’s available at your home, please use our address search tool.