CEDAR RAPIDS · IA · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Outdoors the carriers report 94.7% (AT&T) to 100% (Verizon) of Cedar Rapids, IA, but 1.6% of Cedar Rapids, IA'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 · CEDAR RAPIDS, IA

Coverage in Cedar Rapids, IA

Population 137,904 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Cedar Rapids

  • AT&T reports 93.3% of Cedar Rapids in a moving car, against 44.1% of Iowa as a whole.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Linn County, AT&T reports 62.5% in a moving car, against 93.3% in Cedar Rapids.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 98.5% of Cedar Rapids, against 76.6% of Iowa.
≈ NO CLEAR LEADER ON LAND
All three carriers
94.7–100%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Cedar Rapids

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Verizon
Outdoor
100%
In car
96.5%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
99.9%
In car
93.3%
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AT&T
Outdoor
94.7%
In car
93.3%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Cedar Rapids

4G LTE
100%
5G 7/1
99.8%
5G 35/3
98.5%

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Around Cedar Rapids, in Linn County

The towns nearby where one carrier reports the least outdoors: Coggon (AT&T 6.2%), Alburnett (AT&T 40%), Marion (AT&T 93.2%).

Questions about coverage in Cedar Rapids

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How does Cedar Rapids compare with the rest of Iowa?

Outdoors Verizon 100% (state 97.7%), T-Mobile 99.9% (state 93.1%), AT&T 94.7% (state 75.3%); in a moving car Verizon 96.5% (state 54.5%), AT&T 93.3% (state 44.1%), T-Mobile 93.3% (state 61.4%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Cedar Rapids

52401, 52402, 52404, 52405.

See the statewide Iowa comparison, or coverage in Des Moines.

Cities with figures closest to Cedar Rapids's: North Las Vegas, NV, Pittsburgh, PA, West Jordan, UT, Cincinnati, OH, Newark, NJ.