ROCHESTER · NY · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Rochester Rochester, New York

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all report outdoor coverage of between 98.3% and 100% of Rochester, NY, 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 · ROCHESTER, NY

Coverage in Rochester, NY

Population 207,282 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Rochester

  • T-Mobile reports 87.7% of Rochester in a moving car, against 20.3% of New York as a whole.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Monroe County, T-Mobile reports 25.5% in a moving car, against 87.7% in Rochester.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 98.9% of Rochester, against 51.1% of New York.
  • T-Mobile loses the most of Rochester in a moving car: 98.3% outdoors, 87.7% in a car.
✓ ALL THREE WITHIN 1.7 POINTS
All three carriers
98.3–100%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Rochester

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Verizon
Outdoor
100%
In car
98.1%
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AT&T
Outdoor
98.9%
In car
98.6%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
98.3%
In car
87.7%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Rochester

4G LTE
100%
5G 7/1
100%
5G 35/3
98.9%

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Questions about coverage in Rochester

Q1

How does Rochester compare with the rest of New York?

Outdoors Verizon 100% (state 84.1%), AT&T 98.9% (state 71.4%), T-Mobile 98.3% (state 51.9%); in a moving car AT&T 98.6% (state 47.4%), Verizon 98.1% (state 39.7%), T-Mobile 87.7% (state 20.3%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Rochester

14604, 14605, 14607, 14608, 14611, 14613, 14614, 14619, 14620, 14621, 14627, 14642.

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

Cities with figures closest to Rochester's: Tulsa, OK, Wilmington, NC, Winston-Salem, NC, Orlando, FL, Fresno, CA.