EV charging stations in the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center lists 83,567 open, public EV charging stations in the 50 states and DC as of October 28, 2026, with 183,441 Level 1/Level 2 ports and 79,211 DC fast ports.

California leads with 20,377 public stations (19,632 DC fast ports). Alaska has the fewest: 70.

Level 2 uses 240-volt AC power and typically adds roughly 15–35 miles of range per hour, good for home, work or a few hours of parking. DC fast chargers deliver high-power DC directly to the battery and can bring many EVs from about 10% to 80% in roughly 20–60 minutes.

Most non-Tesla EVs use J1772 for Level 2 and CCS1 for DC fast charging; Teslas and a growing number of new models use NACS (the Tesla plug, standardized as SAE J3400). Older Nissan Leaf models use CHAdeMO for DC fast charging. Adapters exist for some combinations.

At home it usually is: use the calculator on this page with your state's EIA electricity rate and gas price. Public DC fast charging often costs several times the home rate, which can narrow or erase the savings.

It comes from the AFDC Station Locator, which DOE updates continually from networks and station owners. This page uses a snapshot from October 28, 2026; always check the network's app for live availability.