MINNESOTA · STATEWIDE · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Minnesota Minnesota, statewide · AT&T · T-Mobile · Verizon

AT&T reports the widest coverage in Minnesota: 90.6% of the area outdoors, 21.1 points ahead of T-Mobile. 8.4% of the area is water, and the lead is bigger than that, so it holds on land too. Verizon is close enough behind that the top two are effectively level.

Figures are the share of Minnesota's area where each carrier reports 4G LTE or 5G service to the FCC, as of December 31, 2025. The area includes water (8.4% of it), which some carriers file coverage over and others don't. A state or city figure can hide dead spots, so check your own ZIP code below.

RESULT · MINNESOTA

Coverage in Minnesota

FCC filings as of December 31, 2025

★ WIDEST REPORTED COVERAGE
AT&T
90.6%

AT&T reports 4G LTE or 5G across 90.6% of Minnesota outdoors and 64.1% in a moving car. Verizon is close enough behind that the top two are effectively level.

Outdoor
90.6%
In car
64.1%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Minnesota

#1
AT&T
Reported coverage, % of area
Outdoor
90.6%
In car
64.1%
#2
Verizon
Reported coverage, % of area
Outdoor
87.3%
In car
45.5%
#3
T-Mobile
Reported coverage, % of area
Outdoor
69.5%
In car
26.5%

Outdoor is the share of the area where the carrier reports 4G LTE or 5G to a phone standing still outdoors; in car is the share it reports to a phone in a moving vehicle, which is always lower. Indoor signal is not part of the FCC filing and can be weaker than either.

4G and 5G across all carriers in Minnesota

4G LTE
94.6%
5G 7/1
78.5%
5G 35/3
63%

Share of Minnesota's area where at least one carrier reports each technology outdoors. "5G 7/1" means 5G of at least 7 Mbps down and 1 Mbps up, "5G 35/3" at least 35/3 Mbps, the two speed tiers the FCC publishes. The FCC summary does not split 5G by carrier.

Checking AT&T for your address

AT&T's filing covers the most of Minnesota. A cheaper plan on a carrier that doesn't reach your street costs more than it saves, so start from coverage and pick the plan second. Every carrier's own map lets you check a street address.

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

Coverage in Minnesota's largest cities

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