SAN JOSE · CA · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in San Jose San Jose, California

Verizon reports the widest coverage in San Jose, CA: 97.9% of the area outdoors, 6.8 points ahead of T-Mobile. AT&T is close enough behind to call the top two level.

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

RESULT · SAN JOSE, CA

Coverage in San Jose, CA

Population 997,368 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in San Jose

  • Verizon reports 90.2% of San Jose in a moving car, against 33.6% of California as a whole.
  • San Jose has the lowest T-Mobile figure outdoors of the 51 mostly-land cities in California on this site: 91.1%.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Santa Clara County, AT&T reports 43.5% in a moving car, against 85.8% in San Jose.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 90.3% of San Jose, against 47.7% of California.
★ WIDEST REPORTED COVERAGE
Verizon
97.9%
Outdoor
97.9%
In car
90.2%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in San Jose

#1
Verizon
Outdoor
97.9%
In car
90.2%
#2
AT&T
Outdoor
93.9%
In car
85.8%
#3
T-Mobile
Outdoor
91.1%
In car
71.6%

4G and 5G across all carriers in San Jose

4G LTE
99.1%
5G 7/1
96.2%
5G 35/3
90.3%

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Around San Jose, in Santa Clara County

The towns nearby where one carrier reports the least outdoors: Palo Alto (AT&T 75.9%), Los Altos Hills (AT&T 87.7%), Los Gatos (AT&T 89.4%), Saratoga (T-Mobile 92.4%).

Questions about coverage in San Jose

Q1

How does San Jose compare with the rest of California?

Outdoors Verizon 97.9% (state 64.3%), AT&T 93.9% (state 57.3%), T-Mobile 91.1% (state 51.4%); in a moving car Verizon 90.2% (state 33.6%), AT&T 85.8% (state 36.2%), T-Mobile 71.6% (state 26.8%).

ZIP codes mostly inside San Jose

95002, 95110, 95111, 95112, 95113, 95116, 95117, 95118, 95119, 95121, 95122, 95123, 95124, 95125, 95126, 95128, 95129, 95130, 95131, 95133, 95134, 95136, 95139, 95148.

See the statewide California comparison, or coverage in Fresno, Stockton, Santa Clarita, Fontana, Moreno Valley, Glendale, Ontario, Hayward, Victorville, Pasadena, Berkeley, Costa Mesa.

Cities with figures closest to San Jose's: Temecula, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Palm Bay, FL, Lexington, KY, Provo, UT.