ALBUQUERQUE · NM · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Albuquerque Albuquerque, New Mexico

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all report outdoor coverage of between 96.1% and 100% of Albuquerque, NM, so no carrier wins on outdoor coverage here.

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

RESULT · ALBUQUERQUE, NM

Coverage in Albuquerque, NM

Population 560,326 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Albuquerque

  • Verizon reports 90.1% of Albuquerque in a moving car, against 18.5% of New Mexico as a whole.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Bernalillo County, Verizon reports 47% in a moving car, against 90.1% in Albuquerque.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 97.2% of Albuquerque, against 42.1% of New Mexico.
  • T-Mobile loses the most of Albuquerque in a moving car: 100% outdoors, 86.5% in a car.
✓ ALL THREE WITHIN 3.9 POINTS
All three carriers
96.1–100%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Albuquerque

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Verizon
Outdoor
100%
In car
90.1%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
100%
In car
86.5%
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AT&T
Outdoor
96.1%
In car
93.2%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Albuquerque

4G LTE
100%
5G 7/1
99.9%
5G 35/3
97.2%

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Around Albuquerque, in Bernalillo County

The towns nearby where one carrier reports the least outdoors: Ponderosa Pine (Verizon 92.6%).

Questions about coverage in Albuquerque

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How does Albuquerque compare with the rest of New Mexico?

Outdoors Verizon 100% (state 63.6%), T-Mobile 100% (state 56.8%), AT&T 96.1% (state 71.2%); in a moving car AT&T 93.2% (state 39.9%), Verizon 90.1% (state 18.5%), T-Mobile 86.5% (state 22%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Albuquerque

87101, 87102, 87104, 87106, 87107, 87108, 87109, 87110, 87111, 87112, 87114, 87120.

See the statewide New Mexico comparison, or coverage in Las Cruces, Rio Rancho.

Cities with figures closest to Albuquerque's: Escondido, CA, Columbia, MO, Beaumont, TX, Arvada, CO, Tallahassee, FL.