CHESAPEAKE · VA · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Chesapeake Chesapeake, Virginia

Outdoors the carriers report 79.7% (T-Mobile) to 87.5% (Verizon) of Chesapeake, VA, but 3.6% of Chesapeake, VA's area is water, which carriers file differently, so no carrier shows more of the land covered.

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

RESULT · CHESAPEAKE, VA

Coverage in Chesapeake, VA

Population 254,997 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Chesapeake

  • AT&T reports 68.1% of Chesapeake in a moving car, against 36.3% of Virginia as a whole.
  • Verizon loses the most of Chesapeake in a moving car: 87.5% outdoors, 59% in a car.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 68.2% of Chesapeake, against 43.1% of Virginia.
  • Across Chesapeake city as a whole the three carriers report within 5 points of their Chesapeake figures, outdoors and in a car.
≈ NO CLEAR LEADER ON LAND
All three carriers
79.7–87.5%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Chesapeake

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Verizon
Outdoor
87.5%
In car
59%
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AT&T
Outdoor
85.9%
In car
68.1%
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T-Mobile
Outdoor
79.7%
In car
53.2%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Chesapeake

4G LTE
89.2%
5G 7/1
78%
5G 35/3
68.2%

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Questions about coverage in Chesapeake

Q1

How does Chesapeake compare with the rest of Virginia?

Outdoors Verizon 87.5% (state 88.1%), AT&T 85.9% (state 66.4%), T-Mobile 79.7% (state 59.4%); in a moving car AT&T 68.1% (state 36.3%), Verizon 59% (state 39.1%), T-Mobile 53.2% (state 24.5%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Chesapeake

23320, 23321, 23322, 23323, 23324, 23325.

See the statewide Virginia comparison, or coverage in Virginia Beach, Richmond, Norfolk, Newport News, Alexandria, Hampton.

Cities with figures closest to Chesapeake's: Columbus, GA, Buckeye, AZ, Urban Honolulu, HI, Peoria, AZ, Macon, GA.