BOSTON · MA · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Boston Boston, Massachusetts

Outdoors the carriers report 55.2% (T-Mobile) to 100% (Verizon) of Boston, MA, but 46.1% of Boston, MA'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 · BOSTON, MA

Coverage in Boston, MA

Population 673,458 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Boston

  • Verizon reports 89% of Boston in a moving car, against 55% of Massachusetts as a whole.
  • Verizon loses the most of Boston in a moving car: 100% outdoors, 89% in a car.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 69% of Boston, against 56.3% of Massachusetts.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Suffolk County, AT&T reports 50% outdoors, against 55.2% in Boston.
≈ NO CLEAR LEADER ON LAND
All three carriers
55.2–100%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Boston

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Verizon
Outdoor
100%
In car
89%
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AT&T
Outdoor
55.2%
In car
54.2%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
55.2%
In car
53.3%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Boston

4G LTE
100%
5G 7/1
96%
5G 35/3
69%

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Around Boston, in Suffolk County

The towns nearby where one carrier reports the least outdoors: Chelsea (AT&T 88.9%).

Questions about coverage in Boston

Q1

How does Boston compare with the rest of Massachusetts?

Outdoors Verizon 100% (state 96%), AT&T 55.2% (state 72.4%), T-Mobile 55.2% (state 66.2%); in a moving car Verizon 89% (state 55%), AT&T 54.2% (state 50.1%), T-Mobile 53.3% (state 35.3%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Boston

02108, 02109, 02110, 02111, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02118, 02119, 02120, 02121, 02122, 02124, 02125, 02126, 02127, 02128, 02129, 02130, 02131, 02132, 02133, 02134, 02135, 02136, 02163, 02199, 02203, 02205, 02210, 02215.

See the statewide Massachusetts comparison, or coverage in Worcester, Springfield, Cambridge, Lowell.

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