NEW YORK · STATEWIDE · FCC DATA

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

Verizon reports the widest coverage in New York: 84.1% of the area outdoors, 32.2 points ahead of T-Mobile. 13.6% of the area is water, and the lead is bigger than that, so it holds on land too. AT&T is close enough behind that the top two are effectively level.

Figures are the share of New York's area where each carrier reports 4G LTE or 5G service to the FCC, as of December 31, 2025. The area includes water (13.6% 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 · NEW YORK

Coverage in New York

FCC filings as of December 31, 2025

★ WIDEST REPORTED COVERAGE
Verizon
84.1%

Verizon reports 4G LTE or 5G across 84.1% of New York outdoors and 39.7% in a moving car. AT&T is close enough behind that the top two are effectively level.

Outdoor
84.1%
In car
39.7%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in New York

#1
Verizon
Reported coverage, % of area
Outdoor
84.1%
In car
39.7%
#2
AT&T
Reported coverage, % of area
Outdoor
71.4%
In car
47.4%
#3
T-Mobile
Reported coverage, % of area
Outdoor
51.9%
In car
20.3%

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 New York

4G LTE
88.6%
5G 7/1
66%
5G 35/3
51.1%

Share of New York'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 Verizon for your address

Verizon's filing covers the most of New York. 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.

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

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