ABILENE · TX · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Abilene Abilene, Texas

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all report outdoor coverage of between 97.2% and 99.9% of Abilene, TX, 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 · ABILENE, TX

Coverage in Abilene, TX

Population 130,501 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Abilene

  • T-Mobile reports 80.2% of Abilene in a moving car, against 32.6% of Texas as a whole.
  • Abilene has the lowest Verizon figure in a moving car of the 36 mostly-land cities in Texas on this site: 85.8%.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Taylor County, T-Mobile reports 50.8% in a moving car, against 80.2% in Abilene.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 97.1% of Abilene, against 61.9% of Texas.
✓ ALL THREE WITHIN 2.7 POINTS
All three carriers
97.2–99.9%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Abilene

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AT&T
Outdoor
99.9%
In car
95.5%
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Verizon
Outdoor
99.9%
In car
85.8%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
97.2%
In car
80.2%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Abilene

4G LTE
100%
5G 7/1
99.8%
5G 35/3
97.1%

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Around Abilene, in Taylor County

The towns nearby where one carrier reports the least outdoors: Buffalo Gap (T-Mobile 38.5%), Wingate (AT&T 56.2%), Lawn (T-Mobile 92.3%).

Questions about coverage in Abilene

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How does Abilene compare with the rest of Texas?

Outdoors AT&T 99.9% (state 84.1%), Verizon 99.9% (state 86.8%), T-Mobile 97.2% (state 72.3%); in a moving car AT&T 95.5% (state 52.1%), Verizon 85.8% (state 40.5%), T-Mobile 80.2% (state 32.6%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Abilene

79605, 79607, 79699.

See the statewide Texas comparison, or coverage in Austin, Arlington, Plano, Waco, Lewisville, Carrollton, Round Rock, College Station, Conroe, Beaumont, Tyler, Edinburg.

Cities with figures closest to Abilene's: Independence, MO, Brownsville, TX, Atlanta, GA, Waterbury, CT, Memphis, TN.