BERKELEY · CA · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Berkeley Berkeley, California

Outdoors the carriers report 58.5% (T-Mobile) to 100% (Verizon) of Berkeley, CA, but 40.9% of Berkeley, CA's area is water, which carriers file differently, so no carrier shows more of the land covered.

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

RESULT · BERKELEY, CA

Coverage in Berkeley, CA

Population 121,749 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Berkeley

  • Verizon reports 98.6% of Berkeley in a moving car, against 33.6% of California as a whole.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Alameda County, Verizon reports 67.6% in a moving car, against 98.6% in Berkeley.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 100% of Berkeley, against 47.7% of California.
≈ NO CLEAR LEADER ON LAND
All three carriers
58.5–100%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Berkeley

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Verizon
Outdoor
100%
In car
98.6%
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AT&T
Outdoor
59.2%
In car
59.2%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
58.5%
In car
48.8%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Berkeley

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

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Around Berkeley, in Alameda County

The towns nearby where one carrier reports the least outdoors: Fremont (AT&T 79.9%), Union City (AT&T 81.7%), Sunol (T-Mobile 84.5%), San Leandro (T-Mobile 85.8%).

Questions about coverage in Berkeley

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How does Berkeley compare with the rest of California?

Outdoors Verizon 100% (state 64.3%), AT&T 59.2% (state 57.3%), T-Mobile 58.5% (state 51.4%); in a moving car Verizon 98.6% (state 33.6%), AT&T 59.2% (state 36.2%), T-Mobile 48.8% (state 26.8%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Berkeley

94702, 94703, 94704, 94707, 94709, 94710, 94720.

See the statewide California comparison, or coverage in San Diego, San Francisco, Stockton, Chula Vista, San Bernardino, Elk Grove, Corona, Salinas, Thousand Oaks, Concord, Fairfield, Antioch.

Cities with figures closest to Berkeley's: Hayward, CA, Boston, MA, Vallejo, CA, St. Petersburg, FL, Richmond, CA.