TUSCALOOSA · AL · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa, Alabama

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all report outdoor coverage of between 97.1% and 99.9% of Tuscaloosa, AL, so no carrier wins on outdoor coverage here.

Carrier-reported coverage from FCC carrier filings as of December 31, 2025, not measured signal. How these figures are read

RESULT · TUSCALOOSA, AL

Coverage in Tuscaloosa, AL

Population 114,288 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Tuscaloosa

  • T-Mobile reports 75.7% of Tuscaloosa in a moving car, against 20.2% of Alabama as a whole.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Tuscaloosa County, T-Mobile reports 23% in a moving car, against 75.7% in Tuscaloosa.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 91.3% of Tuscaloosa, against 46.7% of Alabama.
  • Verizon loses the most of Tuscaloosa in a moving car: 99.9% outdoors, 78.2% in a car.
✓ ALL THREE WITHIN 2.8 POINTS
All three carriers
97.1–99.9%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Tuscaloosa

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Verizon
Outdoor
99.9%
In car
78.2%
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AT&T
Outdoor
99.6%
In car
91.9%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
97.1%
In car
75.7%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Tuscaloosa

4G LTE
100%
5G 7/1
98.1%
5G 35/3
91.3%

Check your street on each carrier's map

Verizon coverage map → AT&T coverage map → T-Mobile coverage map →

Around Tuscaloosa, in Tuscaloosa County

The towns nearby where one carrier reports the least outdoors: Vance (AT&T 94.9%).

Questions about coverage in Tuscaloosa

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How does Tuscaloosa compare with the rest of Alabama?

Outdoors Verizon 99.9% (state 87.6%), AT&T 99.6% (state 81.9%), T-Mobile 97.1% (state 57.6%); in a moving car AT&T 91.9% (state 46.4%), Verizon 78.2% (state 34.5%), T-Mobile 75.7% (state 20.2%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Tuscaloosa

35404, 35487.

See the statewide Alabama comparison, or coverage in Huntsville, Mobile, Birmingham, Montgomery.

Cities with figures closest to Tuscaloosa's: Scottsdale, AZ, Montgomery, AL, Goodyear, AZ, Huntsville, AL, Norman, OK.