RICHMOND · CA · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Richmond Richmond, California

Outdoors the carriers report 54.2% (AT&T) to 99.7% (Verizon) of Richmond, CA, but 42.8% of Richmond, 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 · RICHMOND, CA

Coverage in Richmond, CA

Population 115,353 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Richmond

  • Verizon reports 94.3% of Richmond in a moving car, against 33.6% of California as a whole.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 92.2% of Richmond, against 47.7% of California.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Contra Costa County, Verizon reports 78.5% in a moving car, against 94.3% in Richmond.
  • T-Mobile loses the most of Richmond in a moving car: 54.8% outdoors, 41.2% in a car.
≈ NO CLEAR LEADER ON LAND
All three carriers
54.2–99.7%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Richmond

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Verizon
Outdoor
99.7%
In car
94.3%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
54.8%
In car
41.2%
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AT&T
Outdoor
54.2%
In car
47.9%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Richmond

4G LTE
99.9%
5G 7/1
97.9%
5G 35/3
92.2%

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Around Richmond, in Contra Costa County

The towns nearby where one carrier reports the least outdoors: Port Costa (T-Mobile 66.7%), Rodeo (T-Mobile 84.4%), Diablo (T-Mobile 90.9%), Moraga (T-Mobile 92.8%).

Questions about coverage in Richmond

Q1

How does Richmond compare with the rest of California?

Outdoors Verizon 99.7% (state 64.3%), T-Mobile 54.8% (state 51.4%), AT&T 54.2% (state 57.3%); in a moving car Verizon 94.3% (state 33.6%), AT&T 47.9% (state 36.2%), T-Mobile 41.2% (state 26.8%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Richmond

94801, 94803, 94804, 94805.

See the statewide California comparison, or coverage in San Jose, Sacramento, Riverside, Chula Vista, Oxnard, Huntington Beach, Rancho Cucamonga, Garden Grove, Pomona, Visalia, Antioch, Temecula.

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