TEMPE · AZ · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Tempe Tempe, Arizona

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all report outdoor coverage of between 99.9% and 100% of Tempe, AZ, 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 · TEMPE, AZ

Coverage in Tempe, AZ

Population 190,114 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Tempe

  • T-Mobile reports 100% of Tempe in a moving car, against 18.3% of Arizona as a whole.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Maricopa County, Verizon reports 36.4% in a moving car, against 99.9% in Tempe.
  • Tempe has the highest AT&T figure in a moving car of the 12 mostly-land cities in Arizona on this site: 99.8%.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 100% of Tempe, against 33.4% of Arizona.
✓ ALL THREE WITHIN 0.1 POINTS
All three carriers
99.9–100%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Tempe

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T-Mobile
Outdoor
100%
In car
100%
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Verizon
Outdoor
100%
In car
99.9%
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AT&T
Outdoor
99.9%
In car
99.8%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Tempe

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

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Around Tempe, in Maricopa County

The towns nearby where one carrier reports the least outdoors: Buckeye (T-Mobile 90.5%), Peoria (AT&T 91.7%), Arlington (T-Mobile 92.3%), New River (T-Mobile 93%).

Questions about coverage in Tempe

Q1

How does Tempe compare with the rest of Arizona?

Outdoors T-Mobile 100% (state 41.7%), Verizon 100% (state 61.5%), AT&T 99.9% (state 62.8%); in a moving car T-Mobile 100% (state 18.3%), Verizon 99.9% (state 20.2%), AT&T 99.8% (state 32.1%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Tempe

85281, 85282, 85283, 85284.

See the statewide Arizona comparison, or coverage in Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Glendale, Scottsdale, Peoria, Surprise, Goodyear, Buckeye.

Cities with figures closest to Tempe's: Pearland, TX, Pembroke Pines, FL, Paterson, NJ, Hialeah, FL, Garden Grove, CA.