TAMPA · FL · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Tampa Tampa, Florida

Outdoors the carriers report 67.3% (AT&T) to 100% (Verizon) of Tampa, FL, but 35.7% of Tampa, FL'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 · TAMPA, FL

Coverage in Tampa, FL

Population 414,547 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Tampa

  • Verizon reports 96.4% of Tampa in a moving car, against 49.9% of Florida as a whole.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 99.3% of Tampa, against 57.5% of Florida.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Hillsborough County, Verizon reports 85.8% in a moving car, against 96.4% in Tampa.
≈ NO CLEAR LEADER ON LAND
All three carriers
67.3–100%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Tampa

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Verizon
Outdoor
100%
In car
96.4%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
67.9%
In car
61.7%
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AT&T
Outdoor
67.3%
In car
66%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Tampa

4G LTE
100%
5G 7/1
100%
5G 35/3
99.3%

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Around Tampa, in Hillsborough County

The towns nearby where one carrier reports the least outdoors: Apollo Beach (AT&T 90.2%), Gibsonton (AT&T 90.5%).

Questions about coverage in Tampa

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How does Tampa compare with the rest of Florida?

Outdoors Verizon 100% (state 90.5%), T-Mobile 67.9% (state 58.1%), AT&T 67.3% (state 69.7%); in a moving car Verizon 96.4% (state 49.9%), AT&T 66% (state 46%), T-Mobile 61.7% (state 27.2%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Tampa

33602, 33603, 33604, 33605, 33606, 33607, 33609, 33611, 33612, 33616, 33620, 33621, 33629, 33647.

See the statewide Florida comparison, or coverage in Jacksonville, Port St. Lucie, Cape Coral, Tallahassee, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Gainesville, Coral Springs, Lakeland, Clearwater, Miami Gardens, Davie.

Cities with figures closest to Tampa's: Ventura, CA, New York, NY, Miami, FL, Oxnard, CA, Long Beach, CA.