CHARLOTTE · NC · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all report outdoor coverage of 100% of Charlotte, NC, 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 · CHARLOTTE, NC

Coverage in Charlotte, NC

Population 943,476 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Charlotte

  • T-Mobile reports 93.6% of Charlotte in a moving car, against 29.7% of North Carolina as a whole.
  • Charlotte has the highest T-Mobile figure in a moving car of the 10 mostly-land cities in North Carolina on this site: 93.6%.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 99.4% of Charlotte, against 49.9% of North Carolina.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Mecklenburg County, T-Mobile reports 85.8% in a moving car, against 93.6% in Charlotte.
✓ ALL THREE REPORT THE SAME
All three carriers
100%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Charlotte

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AT&T
Outdoor
100%
In car
98.8%
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Verizon
Outdoor
100%
In car
96.7%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
100%
In car
93.6%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Charlotte

4G LTE
100%
5G 7/1
100%
5G 35/3
99.4%

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

Questions about coverage in Charlotte

Q1

How does Charlotte compare with the rest of North Carolina?

Outdoors AT&T 100% (state 76.5%), Verizon 100% (state 89.7%), T-Mobile 100% (state 68%); in a moving car AT&T 98.8% (state 50.1%), Verizon 96.7% (state 43.8%), T-Mobile 93.6% (state 29.7%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Charlotte

28202, 28203, 28204, 28205, 28206, 28207, 28208, 28209, 28210, 28211, 28212, 28213, 28214, 28215, 28216, 28217, 28223, 28226, 28244, 28262, 28269, 28270, 28273, 28274, 28277, 28280, 28282.

See the statewide North Carolina comparison, or coverage in Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem, Fayetteville, Cary, Wilmington, High Point, Concord.

Cities with figures closest to Charlotte's: Thornton, CO, Davie, FL, Omaha, NE, Bakersfield, CA, Baton Rouge, LA.