Itasca County, MN Cell Phone Coverage Map & Network Rankings (2026)

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Coverage rankings for Itasca County, MN

AT&T currently ranks first for coverage in this area, with a coverage score of 63.0. Compare Wireless Carriers uses FCC broadband map data to estimate and calculate coverage scores. More on that further below.

RankCarrierScoreOverall4G LTE5GFast 5GAverage Signal
1AT&T63.081.4%79.1%53.1%33.0% -115 dBm
2T-Mobile49.955.5%55.5%38.2%20.8% -98 dBm
3Verizon42.770.4%70.4%2.7%1.2% -101 dBm

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

Cell phone coverage map for Itasca County, MN

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Cell phone coverage by network in Itasca County, MN

#1

AT&T

Coverage Score 63.0
In Itasca County, MN
Overall
81.4%
4G LTE
79.1%
5G
53.1%
Fast 5G
33.0%
Average Signal -115 dBm
#2

T-Mobile

Coverage Score 49.9
In Itasca County, MN
Overall
55.5%
4G LTE
55.5%
5G
38.2%
Fast 5G
20.8%
Average Signal -98 dBm
#3

Verizon

Coverage Score 42.7
In Itasca County, MN
Overall
70.4%
4G LTE
70.4%
5G
2.7%
Fast 5G
1.2%
Average Signal -101 dBm
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Coverage by city in Itasca County, MN

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

CityVerizonAT&TT-Mobile
Ball Club, MN 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -101 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 98.5% -98 dBm 98.5% 98.5% 96.9% 76.9% -85 dBm
Bigfork, MN 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -75 dBm 100.0% 84.1% 100.0% 90.9% -95 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -74 dBm
Bovey, MN 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -87 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 37.7% -108 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 92.5% 66.0% -94 dBm
Calumet, MN 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -75 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 97.5% -95 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -78 dBm
Cohasset, MN 100.0% 100.0% 1.1% 0.0% -92 dBm 99.8% 99.8% 94.9% 65.3% -109 dBm 99.8% 99.8% 93.5% 64.5% -91 dBm
Coleraine, MN 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -85 dBm 100.0% 99.4% 100.0% 78.3% -103 dBm 97.5% 97.5% 89.3% 65.4% -93 dBm
Deer River, MN 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -84 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 82.4% -98 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -79 dBm
Effie, MN 100.0% 100.0% 73.8% 45.2% -92 dBm 72.6% 51.2% 51.2% 2.4% -120 dBm 75.0% 75.0% 16.7% 1.2% -105 dBm
Goodland, MN 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -103 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -107 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -83 dBm
Grand Rapids, MN 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -87 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 64.4% -108 dBm 99.4% 99.4% 97.5% 81.5% -89 dBm
Inger, MN 24.4% 24.4% 0.0% 0.0% -110 dBm 93.3% 93.3% 15.6% 6.7% -120 dBm 4.4% 4.4% 2.2% 0.0% -105 dBm
Keewatin, MN 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -81 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 90.0% 81.7% -104 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 93.3% 28.3% -97 dBm
La Prairie, MN 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -82 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 87.5% -105 dBm 97.5% 97.5% 90.0% 55.0% -95 dBm
Marble, MN 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -84 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 94.1% -101 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 97.0% -83 dBm
Marcell, MN 70.1% 70.0% 6.6% 3.3% -104 dBm 83.6% 83.6% 19.6% 10.5% -115 dBm 46.6% 46.6% 28.2% 9.9% -101 dBm
Max, MN 51.4% 51.4% 0.0% 0.0% -108 dBm 58.0% 51.3% 10.7% 0.4% -119 dBm 19.1% 19.1% 3.9% 0.0% -106 dBm
Nashwauk, MN 100.0% 100.0% 18.3% 12.3% -93 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 99.4% 81.4% -106 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 98.6% 86.2% -87 dBm
Pengilly, MN 99.6% 99.6% 11.1% 6.1% -99 dBm 99.9% 99.9% 89.9% 58.7% -114 dBm 69.8% 69.8% 45.9% 31.3% -97 dBm
Spring Lake, MN 14.7% 14.7% 0.0% 0.0% -110 dBm 82.0% 68.7% 55.8% 9.3% -118 dBm 32.8% 32.8% 14.5% 5.3% -103 dBm
Squaw Lake, MN 100.0% 100.0% 22.2% 22.2% -96 dBm 100.0% 33.3% 100.0% 27.8% -111 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -88 dBm
Swan River, MN 100.0% 100.0% 9.6% 0.7% -99 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 89.0% 36.8% -118 dBm 84.0% 84.0% 45.2% 12.2% -103 dBm
Taconite, MN 98.8% 98.8% 0.0% 0.0% -100 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 91.6% 65.7% -115 dBm 95.6% 95.6% 60.5% 16.5% -101 dBm
Talmoon, MN 58.7% 58.7% 0.3% 0.0% -104 dBm 75.1% 68.4% 37.8% 21.3% -117 dBm 52.5% 52.5% 33.0% 16.1% -99 dBm
Warba, MN 100.0% 100.0% 56.8% 37.8% -90 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 91.9% -97 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 97.3% -82 dBm
Wirt, MN 33.9% 33.9% 0.0% 0.0% -109 dBm 20.8% 20.4% 1.0% 0.3% -120 dBm 2.0% 2.0% 0.0% 0.0% -109 dBm
Zemple, MN 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -91 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 85.7% -94 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -71 dBm
Funkley, MN 88.2% 88.2% 0.0% 0.0% -107 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 88.2% 52.9% -117 dBm 41.2% 41.2% 11.8% 0.0% -101 dBm
Hibbing, MN 91.5% 91.5% 4.9% 2.9% -100 dBm 99.5% 98.6% 87.1% 48.0% -112 dBm 72.5% 72.5% 52.0% 29.8% -97 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 Itasca County, MN 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.