MADISON · WI · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Madison Madison, Wisconsin

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon all report outdoor coverage of between 98.3% and 100% of Madison, WI, 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 · MADISON, WI

Coverage in Madison, WI

Population 285,300 (Census 2024 estimate)

What stands out in Madison

  • T-Mobile reports 98% of Madison in a moving car, against 25.9% of Wisconsin as a whole.
  • Beyond the city limits it thins: across Dane County, T-Mobile reports 65.1% in a moving car, against 98% in Madison.
  • 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 100% of Madison, against 45% of Wisconsin.
  • 20.4% of Madison's area is water, which some carriers include in their filings and others leave out.
✓ ALL THREE WITHIN 1.7 POINTS
All three carriers
98.3–100%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Madison

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T-Mobile
Outdoor
100%
In car
98%
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Verizon
Outdoor
100%
In car
97.4%
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AT&T
Outdoor
98.3%
In car
97.6%

4G and 5G across all carriers in Madison

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

Check your street on each carrier's map

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

Around Madison, in Dane County

The towns nearby where one carrier reports the least outdoors: Belleville (AT&T 74.5%), Mazomanie (AT&T 75.6%), Blue Mounds (AT&T 79%).

Questions about coverage in Madison

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How does Madison compare with the rest of Wisconsin?

Outdoors T-Mobile 100% (state 59.9%), Verizon 100% (state 74.7%), AT&T 98.3% (state 63.5%); in a moving car T-Mobile 98% (state 25.9%), AT&T 97.6% (state 36.6%), Verizon 97.4% (state 30.4%).

ZIP codes mostly inside Madison

53703, 53704, 53705, 53706, 53713, 53714, 53715, 53716, 53717, 53718, 53719, 53726, 53792.

See the statewide Wisconsin comparison, or coverage in Milwaukee.

Cities with figures closest to Madison's: Tucson, AZ, West Valley City, UT, Des Moines, IA, Chicago, IL, Las Vegas, NV.