DURHAM · NC · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Durham Durham, North Carolina

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all report outdoor coverage of between 99.8% and 100% of Durham, NC, so no carrier wins on outdoor coverage here. In a moving car the filings differ more: AT&T reports 98.2% against 90.5% for Verizon.

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

RESULT · DURHAM, NC

Coverage in Durham, NC

Population 301,870 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Durham

  • T-Mobile reports 87.4% of Durham in a moving car, against 29.7% of North Carolina as a whole.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Durham County, T-Mobile reports 64.8% in a moving car, against 87.4% in Durham.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 97.8% of Durham, against 49.9% of North Carolina.
  • T-Mobile loses the most of Durham in a moving car: 100% outdoors, 87.4% in a car.
✓ ALL THREE WITHIN 0.2 POINTS
All three carriers
99.8–100%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Durham

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Verizon
Outdoor
100%
In car
90.5%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
100%
In car
87.4%
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AT&T
Outdoor
99.8%
In car
98.2%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Durham

4G LTE
100%
5G 7/1
99.7%
5G 35/3
97.8%

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Questions about coverage in Durham

Q1

How does Durham compare with the rest of North Carolina?

Outdoors Verizon 100% (state 89.7%), T-Mobile 100% (state 68%), AT&T 99.8% (state 76.5%); in a moving car AT&T 98.2% (state 50.1%), Verizon 90.5% (state 43.8%), T-Mobile 87.4% (state 29.7%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Durham

27701, 27703, 27707, 27708, 27713.

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

Cities with figures closest to Durham's: Raleigh, NC, Denver, CO, Lewisville, TX, College Station, TX, Clarksville, TN.