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AT&T vs Spectrum in Los Angeles
Los Angeles shoppers trade AT&T’s faster fiber uploads for Spectrum’s broader availability and lower $30/mo starting price.
Spectrum is the better overall pick in Los Angeles because it reaches about 92% of the city, starts at $30/mo, and offers solid 1,000/35 Mbps service where available. AT&T wins on speed, with a 5,000/5,000 Mbps fiber tier where it reaches about 36% of the city, while Spectrum wins on coverage and starting price. Choose AT&T if fast uploads and fiber performance matter and service reaches your address. Choose Spectrum for broader availability, a lower starting rate, and dependable everyday internet.
At a glance
AT&T vs. Spectrum, side by side.
| Provider | Type | Top speed | City coverage | Starting price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T |
Fiber | 5 Gig 5 Gig upload |
93% | $35/mo | Top fiber speeds |
| Spectrum |
Cable | 1 Gig 35 Mbps upload |
92% | $30/mo | Budget-friendly |
Coverage map
Two different questions, two views. Top speed shows who offers the faster plan where you can actually get it. Coverage shows who reaches more of each ZIP. Or pick a single provider to see just its footprint.
Neighborhood breakdown
The better choice can shift by ZIP and neighborhood because availability varies block to block across Los Angeles. Spectrum’s cable service reaches about 92% of the city, while AT&T’s overall service reaches about 93%; check the exact address, especially if you want AT&T fiber, which reaches about 36%.
| ZIP | Neighborhoods | Coverage | Top speed | Rank score | Winner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Spectrum | AT&T | Spectrum | AT&T | Spectrum | |||
| 90044 | Vermont Knolls, Gramercy Park, Athens, Green Meadows | 60% | 99% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 57 | 54 | AT&T |
| 90022 | East Los Angeles, Belvedere, City Terrace | 74% | 89% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 70 | 49 | AT&T |
| 90047 | Vermont Vista, Manchester Square, Gramercy Park | 85% | 98% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 80 | 53 | AT&T |
| 90003 | South Los Angeles, Florence, Green Meadows | 61% | 96% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 58 | 52 | AT&T |
| 90016 | West Adams, Mid-City, Jefferson Park | 86% | 98% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 82 | 53 | AT&T |
| 90066 | Mar Vista, Del Rey, Palms | 1% | 96% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 1 | 53 | Spectrum |
| 90011 | South Los Angeles, Central-Alameda, Historic South-Central | 24% | 90% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 23 | 49 | Spectrum |
| 90001 | Florence, Firestone Park, Huntington Park (northern edge) | 49% | 97% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 47 | 53 | Spectrum |
| 90045 | Westchester, Playa del Rey, LAX Area | 80% | 95% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 76 | 52 | AT&T |
| 90061 | Green Meadows, Athens, Broadway-Manchester | 61% | 90% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 58 | 49 | AT&T |
| 90019 | Mid-City, Arlington Heights, Country Club Park | 74% | 98% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 70 | 53 | AT&T |
| 90002 | Watts, Southeast Los Angeles, Green Meadows | 46% | 93% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 44 | 51 | Spectrum |
| 90043 | Hyde Park, View Park-Windsor Hills, Leimert Park | 85% | 99% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 81 | 54 | AT&T |
| 90036 | Fairfax District, Miracle Mile, Park La Brea | 69% | 96% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 65 | 52 | AT&T |
| 90018 | Jefferson Park, West Adams, Leimert Park (edge) | 71% | 98% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 67 | 53 | AT&T |
| 90026 | Echo Park, Silver Lake, Historic Filipinotown | 82% | 97% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 78 | 53 | AT&T |
| 90042 | Highland Park, Garvanza, Mount Washington | 36% | 98% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 35 | 53 | Spectrum |
| 90059 | Watts, Green Meadows, Willowbrook | 54% | 95% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 51 | 52 | Spectrum |
| 90023 | Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles | 68% | 84% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 65 | 45 | AT&T |
| 90064 | Rancho Park, Cheviot Hills, West Los Angeles, Palms | 19% | 96% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 18 | 53 | Spectrum |
| 90046 | West Hollywood, Laurel Canyon, Hollywood Hills, Sunset Strip | 50% | 95% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 47 | 52 | Spectrum |
| 90058 | Vernon, Central-Alameda, Downtown Industrial District | 10% | 40% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 10 | 22 | Spectrum |
| 90034 | Palms, Beverlywood, Castle Heights | 38% | 96% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 37 | 52 | Spectrum |
| 90063 | East Los Angeles, City Terrace, Boyle Heights | 72% | 97% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 69 | 53 | AT&T |
| 90025 | West Los Angeles, Sawtelle, Sawtelle Japantown | 0% | 91% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 0 | 49 | Spectrum |
| 90004 | Hancock Park, Larchmont, Koreatown (north), Virgil Village | 42% | 98% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 39 | 53 | Spectrum |
| 90040 | Commerce, Montebello | 10% | 59% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 10 | 32 | Spectrum |
| 90065 | Glassell Park, Cypress Park, Mount Washington, Highland Park | 43% | 97% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 41 | 53 | Spectrum |
| 90039 | Atwater Village, Silver Lake, Glassell Park | 82% | 96% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 78 | 52 | AT&T |
| 90049 | Brentwood, Bel-Air, Mandeville Canyon | 1% | 95% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 1 | 52 | Spectrum |
| 90035 | Beverlywood, Pico-Robertson, Faircrest Heights | 76% | 98% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 72 | 53 | AT&T |
| 90008 | Baldwin Hills, Leimert Park, Crenshaw, View Park | 68% | 97% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 64 | 53 | AT&T |
| 90015 | Downtown Los Angeles, South Park, Fashion District, L.A. Live | 33% | 76% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 32 | 42 | Spectrum |
| 90032 | El Sereno, Rose Hills, University Hills | 69% | 97% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 65 | 53 | AT&T |
| 90037 | South Los Angeles, Vermont Square, Exposition Park | 39% | 95% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 37 | 52 | Spectrum |
| 90048 | Beverly Grove, Fairfax District, West Hollywood | 49% | 92% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 47 | 50 | Spectrum |
| 90007 | University Park, Exposition Park, USC area | 35% | 88% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 34 | 48 | Spectrum |
| 90031 | Lincoln Heights, Montecito Heights | 49% | 91% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 47 | 50 | Spectrum |
| 90062 | South Los Angeles, Vermont Square, Chesterfield Square | 56% | 100% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 53 | 54 | Spectrum |
| 90029 | East Hollywood, Virgil Village, Melrose Hill | 37% | 98% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 35 | 53 | Spectrum |
| 90028 | Hollywood, Little Armenia, Thai Town | 28% | 93% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 27 | 51 | Spectrum |
| 90027 | Los Feliz, Griffith Park, Franklin Hills | 44% | 98% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 42 | 53 | Spectrum |
| 90038 | Hollywood, Melrose, Larchmont | 29% | 88% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 28 | 48 | Spectrum |
| 90033 | Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights | 51% | 90% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 48 | 49 | Spectrum |
| 90005 | Koreatown, Wilshire Center, Windsor Square | 34% | 92% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 33 | 50 | Spectrum |
| 90020 | Koreatown, Windsor Square, Wilshire Center | 23% | 92% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 22 | 50 | Spectrum |
| 90041 | Eagle Rock, Highland Park | 47% | 99% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 44 | 54 | Spectrum |
| 90006 | Koreatown (south), Pico-Union, Harvard Heights | 25% | 97% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 24 | 53 | Spectrum |
| 90012 | Downtown Los Angeles, Chinatown, Civic Center, Little Tokyo | 21% | 71% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 20 | 39 | Spectrum |
| 90056 | Ladera Heights, Baldwin Hills, Fox Hills | 90% | 96% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 86 | 52 | AT&T |
| 90068 | Hollywood Hills, Cahuenga Pass, Universal City | 24% | 98% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 23 | 53 | Spectrum |
| 90010 | Wilshire Center, Koreatown, Hancock Park (edge) | 30% | 90% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 29 | 49 | Spectrum |
| 90024 | Westwood, Westwood Village, UCLA | 4% | 96% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 4 | 52 | Spectrum |
| 90021 | Downtown Los Angeles, Fashion District, Arts District, Produce District | 6% | 48% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 6 | 26 | Spectrum |
| 90013 | Downtown Los Angeles, Skid Row, Toy District, Little Tokyo | 16% | 60% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 16 | 33 | Spectrum |
| 90057 | Westlake, MacArthur Park, Pico-Union | 47% | 94% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 45 | 51 | Spectrum |
| 90017 | Downtown Los Angeles, City West, Financial District (edge) | 24% | 82% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 23 | 45 | Spectrum |
| 90014 | Downtown Los Angeles, Historic Core, Fashion District, Jewelry District | 25% | 65% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 24 | 35 | Spectrum |
| 90077 | Bel Air, Bel-Air Estates, Beverly Glen | 4% | 99% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 4 | 54 | Spectrum |
| 90091 | Downtown Los Angeles, Arts District | 7% | 52% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 6 | 28 | Spectrum |
| 90089 | University of Southern California, USC, University Park, South Los Angeles | 0% | 67% | — | 1 Gig | — | 36 | Spectrum |
| 90067 | Century City | 28% | 79% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 27 | 43 | Spectrum |
| 90083 | Westchester, Playa del Rey | 87% | 96% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 82 | 52 | AT&T |
| 90071 | Downtown Los Angeles, Bunker Hill, Financial District | 31% | 81% | 5 Gig | 1 Gig | 30 | 44 | Spectrum |
| 90079 | Fashion District, Downtown Los Angeles | 0% | 90% | — | 1 Gig | — | 49 | Spectrum |
Rank score (0–100) is each provider’s Speed Score, discounted for weak upload, times the share of that ZIP it reaches — the same rule that orders providers on the Los Angeles city page, so it moves as availability changes street to street.
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Check my addressFrequently asked questions
Is AT&T or Spectrum available at my Los Angeles address?
Spectrum reaches about 92% of Los Angeles, while AT&T service using all technologies reaches about 93%; AT&T fiber reaches about 36%. Availability can still vary block to block, so check both providers at your exact address.
Which is cheaper, AT&T or Spectrum, and what will I actually pay?
Spectrum starts at $30/mo, while AT&T starts at $35/mo; these are promotional starting rates. Confirm the post-promo rate, equipment fees, and any contract with the provider before signing.
Which is faster for gaming, work from home, or 4K streaming?
AT&T’s fiber reaches up to 5,000/5,000 Mbps where available, while Spectrum’s cable tier reaches up to 1,000/35 Mbps. AT&T is the stronger performance choice for gaming and work from home if fiber reaches your address; check availability before ordering.
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