BUFFALO · NY · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Buffalo Buffalo, New York

Outdoors the carriers report 78.3% (T-Mobile) to 100% (Verizon) of Buffalo, NY, but 23.1% of Buffalo, NY'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 · BUFFALO, NY

Coverage in Buffalo, NY

Population 276,617 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Buffalo

  • T-Mobile reports 78.2% of Buffalo in a moving car, against 20.3% of New York as a whole.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Erie County, T-Mobile reports 45.8% in a moving car, against 78.2% in Buffalo.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 100% of Buffalo, against 51.1% of New York.
≈ NO CLEAR LEADER ON LAND
All three carriers
78.3–100%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Buffalo

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Verizon
Outdoor
100%
In car
97.6%
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AT&T
Outdoor
78.4%
In car
78.4%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
78.3%
In car
78.2%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Buffalo

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

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Around Buffalo, in Erie County

The towns nearby where one carrier reports the least outdoors: Holland (T-Mobile 81.6%), Grandyle Village (AT&T 85.7%), Tonawanda Town (AT&T 91.4%), Wanakah (AT&T 92.9%).

Questions about coverage in Buffalo

Q1

How does Buffalo compare with the rest of New York?

Outdoors Verizon 100% (state 84.1%), AT&T 78.4% (state 71.4%), T-Mobile 78.3% (state 51.9%); in a moving car Verizon 97.6% (state 39.7%), AT&T 78.4% (state 47.4%), T-Mobile 78.2% (state 20.3%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Buffalo

14201, 14202, 14203, 14204, 14206, 14207, 14208, 14209, 14210, 14211, 14212, 14213, 14214, 14215, 14216, 14220, 14222.

See the statewide New York comparison, or coverage in New York, Yonkers, Rochester, Syracuse.

Cities with figures closest to Buffalo's: Tacoma, WA, Clearwater, FL, Jersey City, NJ, Bridgeport, CT, Mobile, AL.