MCALLEN · TX · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in McAllen McAllen, Texas

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all report outdoor coverage of between 97.4% and 99.9% of McAllen, 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 · MCALLEN, TX

Coverage in McAllen, TX

Population 148,782 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in McAllen

  • T-Mobile reports 91.2% of McAllen in a moving car, against 32.6% of Texas as a whole.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Hidalgo County, T-Mobile reports 50.6% in a moving car, against 91.2% in McAllen.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 97.6% of McAllen, against 61.9% of Texas.
✓ ALL THREE WITHIN 2.5 POINTS
All three carriers
97.4–99.9%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in McAllen

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Verizon
Outdoor
99.9%
In car
98.6%
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AT&T
Outdoor
99.9%
In car
98.1%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
97.4%
In car
91.2%

4G and 5G across all carriers in McAllen

4G LTE
99.8%
5G 7/1
99.1%
5G 35/3
97.6%

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Around McAllen, in Hidalgo County

The towns nearby where one carrier reports the least outdoors: Los Ebanos (T-Mobile 41.7%), Monte Alto (T-Mobile 78.3%), Linn (T-Mobile 91.7%).

Questions about coverage in McAllen

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How does McAllen compare with the rest of Texas?

Outdoors Verizon 99.9% (state 86.8%), AT&T 99.9% (state 84.1%), T-Mobile 97.4% (state 72.3%); in a moving car Verizon 98.6% (state 40.5%), AT&T 98.1% (state 52.1%), T-Mobile 91.2% (state 32.6%).

ZIP codes mostly inside McAllen

78501, 78503, 78504.

See the statewide Texas comparison, or coverage in San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Arlington, Plano, Denton, Mesquite, Pasadena, Abilene, Richardson, Allen, Tyler.

Cities with figures closest to McAllen's: San Antonio, TX, Fullerton, CA, Arlington, TX, Modesto, CA, Stockton, CA.