SALEM · OR · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Salem Salem, Oregon

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all report outdoor coverage of between 99.1% and 100% of Salem, OR, 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 · SALEM, OR

Coverage in Salem, OR

Population 180,406 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Salem

  • T-Mobile reports 95% of Salem in a moving car, against 16.3% of Oregon as a whole.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Marion County, T-Mobile reports 43.6% in a moving car, against 95% in Salem.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 98.3% of Salem, against 25.3% of Oregon.
✓ ALL THREE WITHIN 0.9 POINTS
All three carriers
99.1–100%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Salem

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Verizon
Outdoor
100%
In car
96.9%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
100%
In car
95%
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AT&T
Outdoor
99.1%
In car
97.8%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Salem

4G LTE
100%
5G 7/1
99.9%
5G 35/3
98.3%

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Around Salem, in Marion County

The towns nearby where one carrier reports the least outdoors: Scotts Mills (T-Mobile 55.6%), Butteville (T-Mobile 77.4%).

Questions about coverage in Salem

Q1

How does Salem compare with the rest of Oregon?

Outdoors Verizon 100% (state 59.8%), T-Mobile 100% (state 37.6%), AT&T 99.1% (state 54.3%); in a moving car AT&T 97.8% (state 31.2%), Verizon 96.9% (state 21.8%), T-Mobile 95% (state 16.3%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Salem

97301, 97302, 97310.

See the statewide Oregon comparison, or coverage in Portland, Eugene, Gresham, Hillsboro.

Cities with figures closest to Salem's: Davie, FL, Des Moines, IA, Omaha, NE, Cincinnati, OH, Gresham, OR.