Plumas County, CA Cell Phone Coverage Map & Network Rankings (2026)

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Coverage rankings for Plumas County, CA

Verizon currently ranks first for coverage in this area, with a coverage score of 35.0. Compare Wireless Carriers uses FCC broadband map data to estimate and calculate coverage scores. More on that further below.

RankCarrierScoreOverall4G LTE5GFast 5GAverage Signal
1Verizon35.051.8%51.8%3.5%1.1% -99 dBm
2T-Mobile35.026.4%25.6%24.7%18.1% -91 dBm
3AT&T28.736.2%36.2%18.0%10.3% -118 dBm

Scores include coverage area, network type, and average signal strength.

Cell phone coverage map for Plumas County, CA

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Cell phone coverage by network in Plumas County, CA

#1

Verizon

Coverage Score 35.0
In Plumas County, CA
Overall
51.8%
4G LTE
51.8%
5G
3.5%
Fast 5G
1.1%
Average Signal -99 dBm
#2

T-Mobile

Coverage Score 35.0
In Plumas County, CA
Overall
26.4%
4G LTE
25.6%
5G
24.7%
Fast 5G
18.1%
Average Signal -91 dBm
#3

AT&T

Coverage Score 28.7
In Plumas County, CA
Overall
36.2%
4G LTE
36.2%
5G
18.0%
Fast 5G
10.3%
Average Signal -118 dBm
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Coverage by city in Plumas County, CA

Cities and towns are shown for county-level comparison. Coverage percentages use land-area only coverage.

CityVerizonAT&TT-Mobile
Almanor, CA 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -95 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 72.7% 27.3% -119 dBm 50.0% 50.0% 27.3% 4.5% -101 dBm
Beckwourth, CA 92.4% 92.4% 1.1% 0.0% -97 dBm 79.4% 79.4% 55.2% 37.5% -120 dBm 72.6% 71.1% 71.5% 61.0% -88 dBm
Belden, CA 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -100 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Blairsden, CA 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -84 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 92.3% 15.4% -111 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -82 dBm
Blairsden Graeagle, CA 66.9% 66.9% 0.0% 0.0% -99 dBm 47.4% 47.4% 29.4% 21.7% -118 dBm 45.0% 43.6% 41.9% 29.2% -91 dBm
Bucks Lake, CA 2.8% 2.8% 0.0% 0.0% -106 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
C-Road, CA 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -98 dBm 90.2% 90.2% 67.2% 57.4% -117 dBm 98.4% 98.4% 96.7% 73.8% -90 dBm
Canyon Dam, CA 86.9% 86.9% 0.0% 0.0% -100 dBm 88.6% 88.6% 54.7% 12.2% -118 dBm 32.7% 32.2% 28.2% 18.8% -95 dBm
Canyondam, CA 52.9% 52.9% 0.0% 0.0% -102 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 17.6% 0.0% -114 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Caribou, CA 25.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% -110 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Chester, CA 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -88 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 92.8% 25.4% -119 dBm 99.4% 99.4% 98.9% 93.9% -85 dBm
Chilcoot, CA 64.8% 64.6% 10.8% 5.0% -95 dBm 58.4% 58.3% 43.7% 31.8% -114 dBm 44.0% 43.2% 42.4% 34.8% -89 dBm
Chilcoot-Vinton, CA 77.8% 77.8% 0.0% 0.0% -95 dBm 94.9% 94.2% 83.9% 61.4% -109 dBm 76.5% 75.2% 70.7% 55.6% -94 dBm
Clio, CA 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -103 dBm 63.6% 63.6% 36.4% 36.4% -117 dBm 72.7% 72.7% 63.6% 45.5% -94 dBm
Crescent Mills, CA 87.6% 87.6% 0.0% 0.0% -105 dBm 56.2% 56.2% 10.5% 2.9% -117 dBm 67.6% 62.9% 66.7% 36.2% -92 dBm
Cromberg, CA 49.3% 49.3% 0.0% 0.0% -90 dBm 4.1% 4.1% 1.4% 0.0% -119 dBm 5.0% 5.0% 2.7% 0.9% -100 dBm
Delleker, CA 100.0% 100.0% 47.0% 33.3% -91 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 62.1% 3.0% -116 dBm 100.0% 98.5% 100.0% 97.0% -83 dBm
East Quincy, CA 94.8% 94.8% 8.6% 5.5% -91 dBm 71.0% 71.0% 31.7% 21.4% -114 dBm 71.4% 65.9% 70.7% 55.5% -85 dBm
East Shore, CA 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -87 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 66.7% 0.0% -117 dBm 74.1% 70.4% 70.4% 51.9% -95 dBm
Gold Mountain, CA 93.1% 93.1% 2.1% 0.0% -101 dBm 82.8% 82.1% 37.9% 34.5% -117 dBm 86.9% 84.8% 84.1% 67.6% -89 dBm
Graeagle, CA 80.2% 80.2% 0.0% 0.0% -95 dBm 69.6% 69.6% 58.6% 50.2% -117 dBm 71.9% 70.3% 68.8% 54.0% -89 dBm
Greenhorn, CA 23.0% 23.0% 0.0% 0.0% -108 dBm 3.7% 3.7% 0.0% 0.0% -120 dBm 5.0% 4.3% 3.7% 1.9% -95 dBm
Greenville, CA 66.8% 66.8% 0.0% 0.0% -105 dBm 81.6% 81.6% 28.4% 10.5% -114 dBm 74.7% 70.5% 72.6% 54.2% -90 dBm
Hamilton Branch, CA 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -88 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 82.1% 3.6% -111 dBm 32.1% 32.1% 25.0% 14.3% -100 dBm
Indian Falls, CA 54.5% 54.5% 0.0% 0.0% -99 dBm 18.2% 18.2% 0.0% 0.0% -120 dBm 18.2% 18.2% 18.2% 18.2% -88 dBm
Iron Horse, CA 97.3% 97.3% 19.5% 5.9% -98 dBm 98.9% 98.9% 29.7% 11.4% -113 dBm 95.1% 86.5% 95.1% 82.7% -87 dBm
Johnsville, CA 53.3% 53.3% 0.0% 0.0% -103 dBm 48.8% 48.8% 20.2% 20.2% -120 dBm 33.3% 31.8% 27.7% 15.8% -96 dBm
Keddie, CA 5.6% 5.6% 0.0% 0.0% -110 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5.6% 5.6% 0.0% 0.0% -110 dBm
La Porte, CA N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 77.1% 77.1% 0.0% 0.0% -110 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Lake Almanor Country Club, CA 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -90 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 69.2% 0.0% -117 dBm 60.0% 60.0% 58.5% 38.5% -94 dBm
Lake Almanor Peninsula, CA 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -92 dBm 95.9% 95.9% 77.0% 6.8% -113 dBm 66.2% 66.2% 58.1% 23.0% -99 dBm
Lake Almanor West, CA 98.1% 98.1% 0.0% 0.0% -96 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 76.9% 13.5% -119 dBm 65.4% 65.4% 53.8% 28.8% -95 dBm
Lake Davis, CA 90.7% 90.7% 0.0% 0.0% -96 dBm 79.1% 79.1% 59.7% 58.9% -120 dBm 75.2% 72.1% 75.2% 65.1% -87 dBm
Little Grass Valley, CA 3.8% 3.8% 0.0% 0.0% -106 dBm 43.0% 43.0% 0.0% 0.0% -111 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mabie, CA 96.7% 96.7% 3.3% 0.0% -96 dBm 87.0% 87.0% 72.8% 58.7% -119 dBm 96.7% 92.4% 93.5% 70.7% -92 dBm
Meadow Valley, CA 67.5% 67.5% 0.0% 0.0% -99 dBm 6.8% 6.8% 0.0% 0.0% -120 dBm 4.4% 4.4% 3.4% 1.5% -98 dBm
Mohawk Vista, CA 89.7% 89.7% 0.0% 0.0% -97 dBm 83.8% 83.8% 54.5% 36.9% -118 dBm 76.6% 73.1% 76.2% 56.2% -90 dBm
Paxton, CA N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Plumas Eureka, CA 86.6% 86.6% 0.0% 0.0% -104 dBm 59.8% 59.8% 27.8% 22.7% -118 dBm 71.1% 71.1% 58.8% 16.5% -99 dBm
Portola, CA 100.0% 100.0% 39.5% 29.5% -92 dBm 96.1% 96.1% 51.9% 30.2% -116 dBm 89.9% 87.6% 89.9% 79.8% -83 dBm
Prattville, CA 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -97 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 53.3% 26.7% -119 dBm 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 13.3% -90 dBm
Quincy, CA 100.0% 100.0% 37.4% 35.4% -90 dBm 99.0% 99.0% 60.6% 44.4% -112 dBm 96.0% 96.0% 96.0% 81.8% -82 dBm
Spring Garden, CA 31.3% 31.3% 0.0% 0.0% -102 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Taylorsville, CA 68.8% 68.8% 0.0% 0.0% -108 dBm 35.0% 35.0% 22.5% 1.3% -118 dBm 33.8% 33.8% 31.3% 26.3% -87 dBm
Tobin, CA 10.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0.0% -111 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Twain, CA 51.8% 51.8% 0.0% 0.0% -97 dBm 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% -120 dBm 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 1.2% -92 dBm
Valley Ranch, CA 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -94 dBm 89.7% 89.7% 65.5% 62.1% -115 dBm 93.1% 93.1% 89.7% 69.0% -87 dBm
Vinton, CA 86.7% 86.7% 33.0% 13.8% -95 dBm 75.2% 75.2% 68.9% 65.1% -118 dBm 71.0% 70.5% 68.4% 60.9% -92 dBm
Warner Valley, CA 72.5% 72.5% 0.0% 0.0% -98 dBm 57.8% 57.6% 9.2% 6.5% -118 dBm 25.5% 23.4% 25.3% 11.6% -96 dBm
Whitehawk, CA 84.7% 84.7% 0.0% 0.0% -97 dBm 67.8% 64.4% 44.1% 40.7% -119 dBm 96.6% 96.6% 93.2% 71.2% -89 dBm

About The Coverage Data

Coverage and signal estimates are derived by Compare Wireless Carriers from carrier-reported data in the FCC’s National Broadband Coverage Map, last updated in June 2025. “Percent covered” shows how much of the city or ZIP code area has a carrier signal, whether weak or strong. Signal bars show the estimated average signal strength in areas of Plumas County, CA where that carrier has coverage.

If a carrier says you should have service but you do not, run a challenge test with the FCC Mobile Speed Test App. The FCC uses those results to check carrier-submitted coverage data and requires a carrier response when enough tests show a pattern of inaccurate coverage reporting.