BEAD Application Areas
Department of Housing & Community Development
Updated Oct 17, 2026
About this dataset
These application boundaries serve as application areas for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, as well as other purposes identified by the Office of Broadband. Updated December 19, 2024 to address previously made errors in ensuring application borders aligned with city and county boundaries. This list was updated again in June 2025 to clarify Richmond City and Richmond County.
Data and resources (3)
- ZIP
BEAD Application Areas V2.2 Updated
BEAD Application Area boundaries updated March 2025 to correct ZCTAs that erroneously crossed jurisdictional boundaries. This file was updated again in June 2025 to clarify Richmond City versus Richmond County.
Modified Nov 17, 2025Archive contents can be listed
- CSV
BEAD-Eligible Locations by ZCTA Application Area
The attached CSV contains a list of all BEAD-eligible locations and the ZCTA Application Area that they have been assigned to. This was updated in June 2025 to clarify Richmond City and Richmond County.
Modified Oct 17, 2026Table and Data API available
- CSV
BEAD-Eligible Community Anchor Institutions by ZCTA
The attached CSV contains a list of all BEAD-eligible community anchor institutions (CAI) and the ZCTA Application Area that they have been assigned to. This was updated in June 2025 to clarify Richmond City and Richmond County.
Modified Oct 17, 2026Table and Data API available
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