HAYWARD · CA · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Hayward Hayward, California

Verizon reports the widest coverage in Hayward, CA: 99.9% of the area outdoors, 39.6 points ahead of AT&T. The lead is bigger than the 28.5% of Hayward, CA that is water, so it holds on land.

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

RESULT · HAYWARD, CA

Coverage in Hayward, CA

Population 158,440 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Hayward

  • Verizon reports 94.2% of Hayward 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 94.2% in Hayward.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 82.9% of Hayward, against 47.7% of California.
  • T-Mobile loses the most of Hayward in a moving car: 65.2% outdoors, 43.5% in a car.
★ WIDEST REPORTED COVERAGE
Verizon
99.9%
Outdoor
99.9%
In car
94.2%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Hayward

#1
Verizon
Outdoor
99.9%
In car
94.2%
#2
T-Mobile
Outdoor
65.2%
In car
43.5%
#3
AT&T
Outdoor
60.3%
In car
51.8%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Hayward

4G LTE
99.9%
5G 7/1
96.2%
5G 35/3
82.9%

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Around Hayward, 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 Hayward

Q1

How does Hayward compare with the rest of California?

Outdoors Verizon 99.9% (state 64.3%), T-Mobile 65.2% (state 51.4%), AT&T 60.3% (state 57.3%); in a moving car Verizon 94.2% (state 33.6%), AT&T 51.8% (state 36.2%), T-Mobile 43.5% (state 26.8%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Hayward

94542, 94544, 94545.

See the statewide California comparison, or coverage in San Diego, San Francisco, Anaheim, Moreno Valley, Oceanside, Roseville, Corona, Salinas, Sunnyvale, Visalia, Fullerton, Pasadena.

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