Cloud and Network Infrastructure Across North America

Deploy bare metal, edge, and cloud connectivity across the United States and Canada — spanning tier-1 interconnection metros from Ashburn-adjacent Washington, D.C. and New York to Silicon Valley, Seattle, and Toronto.

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About North America Infrastructure

North America is one of the most mature and densely interconnected digital infrastructure regions in the world, anchored by the United States' tier-1 interconnection metros and complemented by Canada's trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic gateway cities. Zenlayer operates across both country markets through a 14-city footprint, giving teams a practical foundation for continental coverage, low-latency delivery, and multi-coast redundancy.

In the United States, Zenlayer's footprint spans 11 cities — Akron, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Jose, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. — covering the country's primary interconnection anchors on both coasts, the Texas triangle, the Midwest, the Southeast, and the Mountain West. Canada adds Toronto as the country's main financial and interconnection hub, Vancouver for Pacific Northwest reach and trans-Pacific gateways, and Kelowna for additional western coverage.

Together, this topology supports continental deployments that need short intra-region round-trip times, dense carrier and cloud on-ramp access, and predictable long-haul paths to Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.

11US FootprintCities across the United StatesCoverage across tier-1 metros and secondary hubs — New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, San Jose, Seattle, and Akron.Explore hubs 3Canada FootprintCities across CanadaToronto anchors the primary financial and interconnection market, with Vancouver serving trans-Pacific gateways and Kelowna extending western coverage.Explore hubs 14Regional CoverageCities with Zenlayer nodes in North AmericaA 14-city footprint across the United States and Canada — spanning both coasts, the Midwest, Texas, the Southeast, and Canadian trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic gateways.Why deploy here

Key Connectivity Hubs in North America

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United States Data Centers & Network Edge

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The United States is Zenlayer's deepest infrastructure footprint in North America, spanning both coasts and the major interior metros. Core interconnection cities — New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, Denver, Los Angeles, San Jose, Seattle, and Akron — provide diverse peering, subsea access on both the Atlantic and Pacific, and proximity to every major hyperscaler region.

Typical Workloads

  • Nationwide enterprise WAN with diverse coast-to-coast peering
  • Subsea-backed transit across the Atlantic and Pacific
  • Cloud on-ramps and low-latency delivery to every major US metro

Cities

AkronAKC

Northeast Ohio manufacturing hub tucked between Cleveland and Pittsburgh along the industrial Great Lakes corridor.

0 data centers
AtlantaATL

The Southeast's primary peering city and media capital, anchoring the US South's fastest-growing metro region.

8 data centers
ChicagoCHI

The Midwest's crossroads metro, tying together central US peering and the nation's high-frequency trading floors.

3 data centers
DallasDFW

Texas's enterprise capital and a central US interconnect pivot between the coasts and Mexico's border economy.

3 data centers
DenverDEN

Mountain West gateway where the Rockies meet the plains, serving a fast-growing Colorado Front Range corridor.

0 data centers
Los AngelesLAX

America's primary Pacific subsea cable landing and the global center of entertainment and media production.

6 data centers
MiamiMIA

The United States' bridge to Latin America and the Caribbean, anchoring most subsea routes into the region.

3 data centers
New York CityNYC

Global financial capital and the eastern anchor of the transatlantic cable network spanning to London and Paris.

5 data centers
San JoseSJC

Heart of Silicon Valley and the densest concentration of technology headquarters on the US West Coast.

9 data centers
SeattleSEA

Pacific Northwest gateway and home base for two of the world's largest hyperscalers and their cloud platforms.

5 data centers
Washington, D.C.IAD

Home of the US capital region and Northern Virginia, the densest federal and hyperscale cluster in North America.

7 data centers

Why Deploy in This Region

North America supports multiple deployment models, from single-market launches to broad regional platforms. These core infrastructure advantages help teams build for both immediate demand and long-term expansion.

Continental Coverage

Serve North American audiences from a 14-city footprint across the United States and Canada — covering both US coasts, the Texas triangle, the Midwest, the Southeast, the Mountain West, and Canada's primary interconnection metros through a single regional topology.

This breadth lets teams place workloads close to end users regardless of geography while keeping peering, transit, and cloud-connect patterns consistent across the continent — making it practical to run unified continental deployments rather than fragmented per-region architectures.

Interconnection Density

North America hosts several of the world's most interconnected metros — the Washington, D.C. area's carrier ecosystem, New York's financial and media interconnection, Chicago's Midwest fiber crossroads, Dallas' southern hub, San Jose's Silicon Valley density, and Toronto's Canadian anchor. Zenlayer nodes across these markets give teams direct access to tier-1 carriers, major cloud providers, and regional ISPs.

This density supports demanding workloads — fintech, streaming, gaming, enterprise SaaS — that need short regional round-trip times and predictable long-haul paths to the rest of the world.

Edge Deployment

Build multi-coast coverage that supports localized processing, traffic steering, and operational continuity across 14 cities in the United States and Canada. Edge-oriented architecture helps teams maintain stable performance as continental traffic grows across regions with very different latency profiles — East Coast financial corridors, Midwest distribution hubs, and West Coast technology clusters.

Zenlayer's edge colocation and bare metal nodes let workloads run close to end users in each market, reducing dependence on a single centralized anchor and giving teams fine-grained control over traffic policy, redundancy, and failover.

Low-Latency Delivery

Deliver latency-sensitive workloads — gaming, streaming, fintech, real-time collaboration — from close-to-user nodes across New York, Washington, D.C., Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, San Jose, Seattle, Toronto, and Vancouver. The dense footprint keeps round-trip times short regardless of where users are located.

Bare metal, edge colocation, and CDN-adjacent deployments help teams keep jitter low, scale capacity during peak events, and meet the performance expectations of North America's most demanding user bases.

FAQs

These questions reflect common planning discussions for regional infrastructure rollouts. Each answer links to more detailed country, city, and service pages.

What countries does Zenlayer operate in across North America?

Zenlayer operates infrastructure across two North American countries: the United States and Canada. Within these countries, Zenlayer maintains data centers and network nodes across 14 cities — 11 in the United States and 3 in Canada — spanning both coasts, the Midwest, Texas, the Southeast, and Canadian trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic gateway metros.

Where are Zenlayer data centers located in North America?

Zenlayer has data centers across 14 cities in North America. In the United States (11 cities): Akron, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Jose, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. In Canada (3 cities): Kelowna, Toronto, and Vancouver.

How can companies deploy infrastructure in North America?

Companies can deploy infrastructure in North America through Zenlayer's bare metal cloud, edge colocation, CDN, IP transit, Cloud WAN, and Cloud Connect services. Deployments can be configured per-city, per-country, or as a continental topology — commonly anchored in Washington, D.C. and San Jose for US coverage, with Toronto added for Canadian reach and additional metros layered in as traffic grows.

Which North American metros are best for interconnection?

The Washington, D.C. area, New York, Chicago, Dallas, and San Jose are among North America's densest interconnection markets, hosting significant tier-1 carrier, IXP, and cloud on-ramp presence. Toronto plays the equivalent role in Canada. Teams needing the broadest peering and cloud-connect options typically anchor in one or more of these metros.

How should enterprises choose their first deployment location in North America?

Teams focused on East Coast users typically start in the Washington, D.C. or New York metros for interconnection density. West Coast-focused teams usually anchor in San Jose or Los Angeles, with Seattle and Vancouver added for Pacific Northwest and trans-Pacific reach. Continental deployments commonly pair an East Coast and a West Coast anchor, layering in Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, or Toronto based on user distribution.

Browse North America by Country & City

A complete directory of every country and city with Zenlayer infrastructure in North America. Each link leads to detailed coverage, available services, and data center listings.

Deploy Infrastructure in North America

Talk with Zenlayer to design a region-first deployment strategy across the United States and Canada — from tier-1 interconnection metros to close-to-user edge nodes on both coasts.

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