INDEPENDENCE · MO · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Independence Independence, Missouri

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all report outdoor coverage of between 99.4% and 100% of Independence, MO, so no carrier wins on outdoor coverage here. In a moving car the filings differ more: AT&T reports 96.4% against 84.5% for Verizon.

Carrier-reported coverage from FCC carrier filings as of December 31, 2025, not measured signal. How these figures are read

RESULT · INDEPENDENCE, MO

Coverage in Independence, MO

Population 121,629 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Independence

  • T-Mobile reports 78.5% of Independence in a moving car, against 30.4% of Missouri as a whole.
  • Independence has the lowest Verizon figure in a moving car of the 5 mostly-land cities in Missouri on this site: 84.5%.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 97.4% of Independence, against 53% of Missouri.
  • T-Mobile loses the most of Independence in a moving car: 99.7% outdoors, 78.5% in a car.
✓ ALL THREE WITHIN 0.6 POINTS
All three carriers
99.4–100%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Independence

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Verizon
Outdoor
100%
In car
84.5%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
99.7%
In car
78.5%
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AT&T
Outdoor
99.4%
In car
96.4%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Independence

4G LTE
100%
5G 7/1
99.8%
5G 35/3
97.4%

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Around Independence, in Jackson County

The towns nearby where one carrier reports the least outdoors: Unity Village (T-Mobile 82.9%), Sugar Creek (T-Mobile 87.6%).

Questions about coverage in Independence

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How does Independence compare with the rest of Missouri?

Outdoors Verizon 100% (state 89.1%), T-Mobile 99.7% (state 68.8%), AT&T 99.4% (state 85.9%); in a moving car AT&T 96.4% (state 52.2%), Verizon 84.5% (state 37%), T-Mobile 78.5% (state 30.4%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Independence

64050, 64052, 64053, 64055, 64056, 64057.

See the statewide Missouri comparison, or coverage in Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, Columbia.

Cities with figures closest to Independence's: Atlanta, GA, Waterbury, CT, Kansas City, KS, Brownsville, TX, Abilene, TX.