Data Centers Near Me: US Map for Residents

What are data centers near me?

Data centers near you are buildings that house computer servers, storage, and networking gear, along with the power and cooling equipment that keeps that hardware running.

They support everyday digital services—email, streaming, cloud storage, and, increasingly, artificial intelligence—but they are industrial facilities. A campus next to homes can bring construction traffic, new substations or transmission lines, cooling equipment, backup generators, and a large, steady electricity load. This site is written for residents and people who follow local government, not for companies shopping for colocation space.

Search an address or ZIP code on the map above. If we have a sourced point nearby, you will see it with the best status we know. If we do not, that does not prove nothing is planned. Check your city or county planning portal as well.

How many data centers are in the US?

There is no single official count of data centers in the United States, because the federal government does not require them to register as their own category.

Pew Research Center has made that gap explicit: owners sometimes keep locations quiet for security or competition, and directories count buildings, campuses, and unbuilt projects differently. On April 13, 2026, Pew published a compilation from Data Center Map, accessed February 19, 2026, ranking states by operating and planned sites. “Planned” in that table includes projects listed as under construction, planned, or land-banked, and Pew showed only the top 15 states by total:

Source: Pew Research Center chart, citing Data Center Map accessed February 19, 2026. These are directory listings, not a government census. Other compilers publish different totals for the same reason.

Electricity use is measured more consistently than site counts. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s 2025 update of its Department of Energy–supported study estimated that U.S. data centers used 192 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024, or about 4.7% of U.S. electricity that year. Its Reference Case reaches 649 terawatt-hours in 2030, about 11.8% of forecast U.S. electricity, with a wider uncertainty range of 521–843 terawatt-hours (9.5–15.3%). That update excludes cryptocurrency mining.

What is a data center map showing?

A useful data center map shows places, not just a national total, and it should say whether a site is already running, being built, or only proposed.

This map aims to separate those statuses when a source supports them:

We do not invent power ratings. If a megawatt figure is not in a cited filing or official report, it will not appear here as a fact. Map points may draw on OpenStreetMap where locations exist (licensed under ODbL, with attribution) and on public records or reporting for planned projects. See proposed data centers for how to verify a rumor.

What does a nearby data center mean for residents?

A nearby data center can affect household electricity costs, local water supplies, land use, noise, and the public meetings where those issues are decided—effects that vary widely by cooling design, utility rules, and local approvals.

Those topics are easy to mix together, so this site splits them:

• Do data centers raise electricity bills? — national studies and how upgrade costs can shift onto other customers unless regulators draw a line.
• How much water do data centers use? — on-site cooling water versus water used to generate electricity.
• Proposed data centers near you — how to tell a plan from an operating site.
• Questions to ask about a nearby data center — hearings, agendas, and a practical question list.
• AI data centers near you — why that label is used and why it is often hard to verify from the street.
• Place pages, starting with data centers in Texas and Loudoun County, Virginia.

The Electric Power Research Institute’s Powering Intelligence 2026 summary puts the local scale in household terms: a typical new data center of 100 to 1,000 megawatts can represent a load comparable to a new neighborhood of 80,000 to 800,000 average homes. That comparison describes electrical load, not the number of people who will work at the site.

How should I read operating, under construction, and proposed status?

You should read those labels as the best status we could document, then confirm anything that would affect a comment letter, a property decision, or a vote.

Applicants sometimes use holding-company names. A campus can include several buildings approved at different times. A project can hold land for years without a building permit. Loudoun County’s own data center overview notes that approved square footage is not a promise every building will be constructed. Grid-interconnection queues have the same problem at a larger scale: a request for power is not the same as a running facility.

If you need to speak at a hearing, use the map as a prompt and the application file, utility docket, or meeting packet as the source of record.

What are the most common questions about data centers near me?

Does this map include every data center in the United States?

No. There is no official national registry, some operators do not publicize locations, and new applications appear faster than any volunteer or news-based list can update. Missing a site does not mean the site does not exist.

Can I search without creating an account?

Yes. Location search on this site is meant to work without an account. Do not enter information you would not want associated with a routine web search.

Is datacenternear.com tied to a data-center company or a government agency?

No. The site is independently operated and is not affiliated with data-center operators, utilities, or public agencies. Contact: info@datacenternear.com, phone +46 760 061 969.

Does a map pin mean my electric bill or water service will change?

No. A nearby facility is a reason to read the local record, not proof of a household rate or water-bill change. Impacts depend on cooling design, utility tariffs, who pays for grid upgrades, and drought or capacity conditions that are specific to a place.

Is this legal or financial advice?

No. Nothing on this site is legal, financial, engineering, or tax advice. For a live application, read the file and, if you need advice, consult a qualified professional.

Sources

• Pew Research Center, “What we know about energy use at U.S. data centers amid the AI boom,” October 24, 2025.
• Pew Research Center, “Top states data centers,” April 13, 2026, citing Data Center Map accessed February 19, 2026.
• Smith, S.J., et al., United States Data Center Energy Usage Report: 2025 Update, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, June 2026 (LBNL-2001758).
• Electric Power Research Institute, “Powering Intelligence 2026, Executive Summary.”
• Loudoun County, Virginia, “Data Centers: The Loudoun Story,” figures as of March 1, 2026.

This page may be incomplete or out of date. It is not affiliated with data-center operators or public agencies and is not legal or financial advice.