WASHINGTON · DC · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Washington Washington, District of Columbia

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all report outdoor coverage of between 99.2% and 100% of Washington, DC, 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 · WASHINGTON, DC

Coverage in Washington, DC

Population 702,250 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Washington

Across District of Columbia as a whole the three carriers report within 5 points of their Washington figures, outdoors and in a car.
10.6% of Washington's area is water, which some carriers include in their filings and others leave out.
5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 98.6% of Washington, against 98.6% of District of Columbia.

✓ ALL THREE WITHIN 0.8 POINTS

All three carriers

99.2–100%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Washington

Verizon

Outdoor

100%

In car

94.9%

T-Mobile

Outdoor

99.7%

In car

95.3%

AT&T

Outdoor

99.2%

In car

97.3%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Washington

4G LTE

100%

5G 7/1

99.6%

5G 35/3

98.6%

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Questions about coverage in Washington

How does Washington compare with the rest of District of Columbia?

Outdoors Verizon 100% (state 100%), T-Mobile 99.7% (state 99.7%), AT&T 99.2% (state 99.2%); in a moving car AT&T 97.3% (state 97.3%), T-Mobile 95.3% (state 95.3%), Verizon 94.9% (state 94.9%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Washington

20001, 20002, 20003, 20004, 20005, 20006, 20007, 20008, 20009, 20010, 20011, 20012, 20015, 20016, 20017, 20018, 20019, 20020, 20024, 20032, 20036, 20037, 20045, 20052, 20057, 20059, 20064, 20204, 20220, 20230, 20240, 20245, 20250, 20260, 20317, 20319, 20373, 20388, 20390, 20408 and 17 more.

See the statewide District of Columbia comparison.

Cities with figures closest to Washington's: Phoenix, AZ, Houston, TX, Cincinnati, OH, Gresham, OR, Lowell, MA.