Lincoln County, NE Cell Phone Coverage Map & Network Rankings (2026)

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Coverage rankings for Lincoln County, NE

T-Mobile currently ranks first for coverage in this area, with a coverage score of 60.5. Compare Wireless Carriers uses FCC broadband map data to estimate and calculate coverage scores. More on that further below.

RankCarrierScoreOverall4G LTE5GFast 5GAverage Signal
1T-Mobile60.568.4%68.4%45.3%30.4% -96 dBm
2Verizon53.378.5%78.5%17.3%11.9% -99 dBm
3AT&T42.262.7%62.6%17.5%12.5% -114 dBm

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

Cell phone coverage map for Lincoln County, NE

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Cell phone coverage by network in Lincoln County, NE

#1

T-Mobile

Coverage Score 60.5
In Lincoln County, NE
Overall
68.4%
4G LTE
68.4%
5G
45.3%
Fast 5G
30.4%
Average Signal -96 dBm
#2

Verizon

Coverage Score 53.3
In Lincoln County, NE
Overall
78.5%
4G LTE
78.5%
5G
17.3%
Fast 5G
11.9%
Average Signal -99 dBm
#3

AT&T

Coverage Score 42.2
In Lincoln County, NE
Overall
62.7%
4G LTE
62.6%
5G
17.5%
Fast 5G
12.5%
Average Signal -114 dBm
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Coverage by city in Lincoln County, NE

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

CityVerizonAT&TT-Mobile
Brady, NE 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -69 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -93 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 75.0% -96 dBm
Dickens, NE 86.9% 86.9% 4.4% 1.5% -103 dBm 67.3% 67.3% 0.4% 0.0% -117 dBm 68.3% 68.3% 42.5% 23.3% -99 dBm
Hershey, NE 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -82 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 70.6% 70.6% -109 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -72 dBm
Maxwell, NE 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -66 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -92 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -90 dBm
North Platte, NE 100.0% 100.0% 96.7% 95.2% -80 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 95.7% 81.5% -111 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -79 dBm
Sutherland, NE 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -75 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -97 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 60.0% -95 dBm
Wallace, NE 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -79 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -94 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -74 dBm
Wellfleet, NE 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -58 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -118 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -106 dBm
Farnam, NE 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -73 dBm 14.3% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% -120 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 Lincoln County, NE 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.