Tuscaloosa County, AL Cell Phone Coverage Map & Network Rankings (2026)

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Coverage rankings for Tuscaloosa County, AL

AT&T currently ranks first for coverage in this area, with a coverage score of 64.0. Compare Wireless Carriers uses FCC broadband map data to estimate and calculate coverage scores. More on that further below.

RankCarrierScoreOverall4G LTE5GFast 5GAverage Signal
1AT&T64.080.8%80.6%56.9%33.3% -113 dBm
2T-Mobile56.057.2%57.2%46.0%30.1% -94 dBm
3Verizon55.382.9%82.9%20.4%11.2% -100 dBm

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

Cell phone coverage map for Tuscaloosa County, AL

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Cell phone coverage by network in Tuscaloosa County, AL

#1

AT&T

Coverage Score 64.0
In Tuscaloosa County, AL
Overall
80.8%
4G LTE
80.6%
5G
56.9%
Fast 5G
33.3%
Average Signal -113 dBm
#2

T-Mobile

Coverage Score 56.0
In Tuscaloosa County, AL
Overall
57.2%
4G LTE
57.2%
5G
46.0%
Fast 5G
30.1%
Average Signal -94 dBm
#3

Verizon

Coverage Score 55.3
In Tuscaloosa County, AL
Overall
82.9%
4G LTE
82.9%
5G
20.4%
Fast 5G
11.2%
Average Signal -100 dBm
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Coverage by city in Tuscaloosa County, AL

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

CityVerizonAT&TT-Mobile
Brookwood, AL 99.5% 99.5% 44.3% 26.9% -94 dBm 99.5% 99.5% 80.2% 43.4% -115 dBm 95.3% 95.3% 86.3% 59.0% -91 dBm
Buhl, AL 69.5% 69.5% 6.7% 3.2% -103 dBm 85.3% 85.3% 46.7% 28.8% -114 dBm 53.1% 53.1% 33.7% 18.7% -99 dBm
Coaling, AL 100.0% 100.0% 62.9% 37.1% -92 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 94.4% 57.3% -111 dBm 97.6% 97.6% 95.2% 77.4% -89 dBm
Coker, AL 100.0% 100.0% 2.0% 0.0% -104 dBm 98.0% 98.0% 53.1% 10.2% -117 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 93.9% 49.0% -94 dBm
Cottondale, AL 100.0% 100.0% 21.2% 10.6% -96 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 97.6% 60.0% -108 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 94.1% -84 dBm
Duncanville, AL 99.4% 99.4% 20.0% 8.8% -97 dBm 90.2% 90.2% 52.9% 31.3% -113 dBm 59.2% 59.2% 48.7% 30.4% -94 dBm
Echola, AL 63.0% 63.0% 1.6% 0.4% -105 dBm 44.9% 44.9% 22.5% 9.9% -118 dBm 37.4% 37.4% 25.3% 8.1% -101 dBm
Elrod, AL 63.0% 63.0% 1.6% 0.4% -105 dBm 44.9% 44.9% 22.5% 9.9% -118 dBm 37.4% 37.4% 25.3% 8.1% -101 dBm
Fosters, AL 98.2% 98.2% 14.8% 8.2% -100 dBm 86.8% 86.5% 58.9% 30.9% -115 dBm 72.2% 72.2% 53.6% 33.2% -97 dBm
Holt, AL 100.0% 100.0% 84.0% 56.0% -90 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 98.7% 70.7% -103 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 98.7% 98.7% -75 dBm
Lake View, AL 100.0% 100.0% 96.5% 61.4% -96 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 96.5% -101 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 98.2% 98.2% -84 dBm
Northport, AL 100.0% 100.0% 66.6% 50.3% -91 dBm 99.8% 99.8% 97.6% 67.5% -103 dBm 99.1% 99.1% 96.2% 86.2% -84 dBm
Ralph, AL 72.4% 72.4% 4.9% 2.4% -103 dBm 55.3% 55.2% 9.6% 2.8% -118 dBm 14.3% 14.3% 6.3% 1.7% -104 dBm
Tuscaloosa, AL 99.9% 99.9% 68.9% 51.2% -89 dBm 99.6% 99.6% 95.7% 56.9% -103 dBm 97.1% 97.1% 93.6% 86.5% -82 dBm
Vance, AL 100.0% 100.0% 51.2% 34.8% -91 dBm 94.5% 94.5% 78.9% 55.5% -110 dBm 94.9% 94.9% 89.8% 78.1% -86 dBm
McCalla, AL 100.0% 100.0% 85.2% 63.3% -98 dBm 99.2% 99.2% 90.8% 53.3% -110 dBm 88.0% 88.0% 78.3% 58.1% -91 dBm
Moundville, AL 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -81 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -105 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 92.8% -84 dBm
Woodstock, AL 100.0% 100.0% 36.2% 22.6% -92 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 77.4% 61.6% -110 dBm 99.4% 99.4% 93.8% 76.8% -88 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 Tuscaloosa County, AL 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.