RALEIGH · NC · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all report outdoor coverage of between 99.7% and 100% of Raleigh, 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 · RALEIGH, NC

Coverage in Raleigh, NC

Population 499,825 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Raleigh

  • T-Mobile reports 86.4% of Raleigh in a moving car, against 29.7% of North Carolina as a whole.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 97.5% of Raleigh, against 49.9% of North Carolina.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Wake County, T-Mobile reports 72.7% in a moving car, against 86.4% in Raleigh.
  • T-Mobile loses the most of Raleigh in a moving car: 99.8% outdoors, 86.4% in a car.
✓ ALL THREE WITHIN 0.3 POINTS
All three carriers
99.7–100%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Raleigh

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Verizon
Outdoor
100%
In car
91.8%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
99.8%
In car
86.4%
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AT&T
Outdoor
99.7%
In car
97.3%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Raleigh

4G LTE
100%
5G 7/1
99.5%
5G 35/3
97.5%

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Questions about coverage in Raleigh

Q1

How does Raleigh compare with the rest of North Carolina?

Outdoors Verizon 100% (state 89.7%), T-Mobile 99.8% (state 68%), AT&T 99.7% (state 76.5%); in a moving car AT&T 97.3% (state 50.1%), Verizon 91.8% (state 43.8%), T-Mobile 86.4% (state 29.7%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Raleigh

27601, 27604, 27605, 27607, 27608, 27609, 27612, 27615, 27616, 27617, 27695, 27697.

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

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