We test 24 Surfshark locations in the United States. Together they averaged 1,232 Mbps download across 2,726 successful tests in the last 30 days.
Average download is up 26% on the previous 30 days, from 979 to 1,232 Mbps.
2,726 of 2,735 test attempts completed in the last 30 days (99.7%). 3 of the 9 failures were tunnels that didn't connect.
Speed barely changes through the day, with 2% between the fastest and slowest periods. Figures are average download in Mbps.
Nashville, US ranks 1 of 28 current Surfshark locations in North America by average download. That's the fastest Surfshark result we have in the region.
NordVPN's fastest current location in the United States is Kansas City, US, averaging 1,300 Mbps against 1,364 Mbps here.
For the highest download speed, connect to Nashville, US (1,364 Mbps). For the lowest latency, New York, US averages 77.8 ms, against 118.2 ms.
| # | Location | Download, Mbps | Up | Ping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | AtlantaUnited States | 1,513.6 |
902.3 | 96.0 |
| 02 | New YorkUnited States | 1,509.9 |
1,057.2 | 89.8 |
| 03 | NashvilleUnited States | 1,495.3 |
823.5 | 119.0 |
| 04 | OmahaUnited States | 1,491.1 |
814.2 | 109.1 |
| 05 | DetroitUnited States | 1,489.7 |
491.7 | 99.7 |
| 06 | CharlotteUnited States | 1,479.3 |
693.2 | 115.3 |
| 07 | BostonUnited States | 1,478.7 |
1,023.3 | 86.9 |
| 08 | BuffaloUnited States | 1,458.4 |
831.9 | 97.1 |
| 09 | AshburnUnited States | 1,447.1 |
990.5 | 84.9 |
| 10 | MiamiUnited States | 1,446.0 |
807.6 | 108.5 |
| 11 | DallasUnited States | 1,434.3 |
731.3 | 118.3 |
| 12 | LathamUnited States | 1,424.8 |
1,059.6 | 82.1 |
| 13 | ChicagoUnited States | 1,406.7 |
846.7 | 104.7 |
| 14 | Salt Lake CityUnited States | 1,382.9 |
707.5 | 129.4 |
| 15 | DenverUnited States | 1,345.9 |
620.1 | 118.1 |
| 16 | HoustonUnited States | 1,341.3 |
778.9 | 113.7 |
| 17 | PhoenixUnited States | 1,318.0 |
603.6 | 140.0 |
| 18 | BendUnited States | 1,295.5 |
623.2 | 142.0 |
| 19 | Kansas CityUnited States | 1,284.2 |
718.6 | 104.9 |
| 20 | San JoseUnited States | 1,284.2 |
587.0 | 144.5 |
| 21 | SeattleUnited States | 1,280.6 |
638.8 | 138.8 |
| 22 | Las VegasUnited States | 1,241.0 |
602.9 | 154.3 |
| 23 | Los AngelesUnited States | 1,229.3 |
578.0 | 149.6 |
| 24 | San FranciscoUnited States | 1,200.7 |
609.5 | 147.6 |
These figures come from our own automated WireGuard tests, run from one datacentre connection. They show what a server can deliver, not what you'll get at home, where your own broadband sets the limit. How we test.
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