McKinley County, NM Cell Phone Coverage Map & Network Rankings (2026)

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Coverage rankings for McKinley County, NM

AT&T currently ranks first for coverage in this area, with a coverage score of 49.1. Compare Wireless Carriers uses FCC broadband map data to estimate and calculate coverage scores. More on that further below.

RankCarrierScoreOverall4G LTE5GFast 5GAverage Signal
1AT&T49.172.4%72.4%22.9%16.5% -113 dBm
2Verizon35.349.6%49.4%8.6%4.4% -102 dBm
3T-Mobile34.329.7%27.8%26.1%14.3% -95 dBm

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

Cell phone coverage map for McKinley County, NM

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Cell phone coverage by network in McKinley County, NM

#1

AT&T

Coverage Score 49.1
In McKinley County, NM
Overall
72.4%
4G LTE
72.4%
5G
22.9%
Fast 5G
16.5%
Average Signal -113 dBm
#2

Verizon

Coverage Score 35.3
In McKinley County, NM
Overall
49.6%
4G LTE
49.4%
5G
8.6%
Fast 5G
4.4%
Average Signal -102 dBm
#3

T-Mobile

Coverage Score 34.3
In McKinley County, NM
Overall
29.7%
4G LTE
27.8%
5G
26.1%
Fast 5G
14.3%
Average Signal -95 dBm
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Coverage by city in McKinley County, NM

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

CityVerizonAT&TT-Mobile
Becenti, NM 89.5% 89.5% 0.0% 0.0% -108 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 42.1% 42.1% -101 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Black Hat, NM 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -69 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 31.8% 27.3% -94 dBm 72.7% 68.2% 59.1% 4.5% -99 dBm
Black Rock, NM 100.0% 100.0% 82.4% 70.6% -92 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -85 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 97.1% -84 dBm
Bluewater, NM 97.0% 97.0% 14.3% 10.2% -102 dBm 44.5% 44.5% 21.5% 19.6% -120 dBm 49.4% 49.4% 23.8% 0.8% -105 dBm
Borrego Pass, NM 50.7% 50.7% 0.0% 0.0% -106 dBm 22.2% 22.2% 0.0% 0.0% -120 dBm 10.9% 10.9% 3.5% 0.0% -106 dBm
Brimhall, NM 65.4% 65.4% 0.0% 0.0% -109 dBm 88.1% 88.1% 65.5% 43.2% -116 dBm 35.0% 29.3% 33.4% 8.5% -99 dBm
Brimhall Nizhoni, NM 89.0% 89.0% 0.0% 0.0% -109 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 94.6% 38.5% -114 dBm 74.5% 70.8% 68.0% 8.5% -101 dBm
Catalpa Canyon, NM 98.7% 98.7% 80.0% 71.0% -86 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 94.2% 60.0% -105 dBm 100.0% 96.1% 100.0% 87.7% -89 dBm
Church Rock, NM 90.2% 90.2% 22.4% 18.8% -98 dBm 97.7% 97.5% 51.3% 38.9% -114 dBm 91.5% 87.4% 88.4% 74.1% -89 dBm
Continental Divide, NM 100.0% 100.0% 17.5% 7.0% -92 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 98.2% -109 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -86 dBm
Crestview, NM 100.0% 100.0% 90.0% 60.0% -86 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 66.7% -107 dBm 100.0% 96.7% 100.0% 100.0% -78 dBm
Crownpoint, NM 91.5% 91.5% 0.0% 0.0% -95 dBm 99.2% 99.2% 80.6% 77.4% -111 dBm 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.0% -102 dBm
Fort Wingate, NM 80.5% 80.5% 0.0% 0.0% -109 dBm 87.8% 87.8% 53.7% 48.8% -120 dBm 36.6% 26.8% 36.6% 24.4% -97 dBm
Gallup, NM 100.0% 100.0% 91.9% 84.2% -85 dBm 99.3% 99.3% 97.9% 57.9% -103 dBm 100.0% 99.5% 100.0% 99.3% -79 dBm
Gamerco, NM 100.0% 100.0% 85.0% 65.0% -92 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 25.0% -102 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -79 dBm
Haystack, NM 80.2% 80.2% 8.8% 7.7% -98 dBm 74.7% 74.7% 20.9% 2.2% -118 dBm 49.5% 49.5% 38.5% 8.8% -101 dBm
Homer C Jones, NM 100.0% 100.0% 80.0% 80.0% -84 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 20.0% -95 dBm
Iyanbito, NM 98.0% 98.0% 9.8% 0.0% -95 dBm 96.6% 96.1% 90.7% 44.1% -113 dBm 98.5% 98.5% 98.5% 96.1% -87 dBm
Jamestown, NM 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -81 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 84.2% -104 dBm 98.2% 96.5% 98.2% 96.5% -79 dBm
Manuelito, NM 98.3% 98.3% 0.0% 0.0% -84 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 4.0% 2.8% -94 dBm 99.4% 99.4% 88.1% 86.4% -80 dBm
McGaffey, NM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5.3% 5.3% 5.3% 5.3% -120 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mentmore, NM 100.0% 100.0% 86.4% 76.2% -87 dBm 99.8% 99.8% 98.8% 55.5% -105 dBm 99.5% 97.0% 99.5% 96.6% -81 dBm
Mexican Springs, NM 42.6% 42.6% 0.0% 0.0% -108 dBm 74.0% 74.0% 34.3% 14.9% -119 dBm 37.1% 31.3% 33.1% 6.0% -101 dBm
Nakaibito, NM 76.9% 76.9% 0.0% 0.0% -110 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 81.6% 57.8% -118 dBm 88.4% 83.7% 86.4% 32.7% -100 dBm
Navajo, NM 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -71 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -85 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ojo Encino, NM 84.6% 76.9% 69.2% 0.0% -113 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -88 dBm 69.2% 69.2% 69.2% 0.0% -100 dBm
Pinedale, NM 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -89 dBm 99.5% 99.5% 24.9% 22.1% -111 dBm 49.3% 42.9% 43.8% 9.2% -101 dBm
Pinehaven, NM 42.8% 42.8% 0.0% 0.0% -109 dBm 98.7% 98.7% 0.0% 0.0% -104 dBm 27.0% 25.7% 16.4% 0.0% -102 dBm
Prewitt, NM 100.0% 100.0% 88.3% 76.8% -93 dBm 96.0% 96.0% 76.2% 76.2% -115 dBm 93.3% 93.3% 90.6% 55.7% -96 dBm
Pueblo Pintado, NM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 99.7% 99.7% 0.0% 0.0% -98 dBm 4.2% 4.2% 1.9% 0.0% -105 dBm
Purty Rock, NM 100.0% 100.0% 50.0% 46.2% -87 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 84.6% 57.7% -107 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -82 dBm
Ramah, NM 33.6% 33.6% 0.0% 0.0% -105 dBm 97.7% 97.7% 0.0% 0.0% -97 dBm 21.0% 21.0% 17.6% 1.5% -101 dBm
Red Rock Ranch, NM 87.5% 87.5% 49.0% 9.6% -103 dBm 56.7% 56.7% 49.0% 17.3% -118 dBm 77.9% 77.9% 70.2% 27.9% -100 dBm
Rehoboth, NM 83.4% 83.4% 28.0% 19.4% -101 dBm 93.6% 93.6% 67.0% 16.1% -117 dBm 90.6% 86.4% 82.8% 55.7% -92 dBm
Rock Springs, NM 100.0% 100.0% 65.2% 55.1% -94 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 88.8% 61.0% -117 dBm 95.9% 88.4% 95.1% 61.8% -96 dBm
Sagar, NM 37.5% 37.5% 0.0% 0.0% -107 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -81 dBm 10.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0.0% -103 dBm
Sundance, NM 100.0% 100.0% 69.2% 66.7% -89 dBm 98.7% 98.7% 79.5% 41.0% -115 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 93.6% -78 dBm
Thoreau, NM 93.5% 93.4% 74.1% 67.6% -90 dBm 87.5% 87.5% 77.8% 68.9% -106 dBm 87.9% 87.6% 86.9% 76.8% -83 dBm
Timberlake, NM 40.1% 40.1% 0.0% 0.0% -104 dBm 52.6% 52.6% 0.0% 0.0% -117 dBm 1.5% 1.5% 1.2% 0.0% -100 dBm
Tohatchi, NM 29.3% 29.3% 0.0% 0.0% -105 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 99.3% 92.9% -99 dBm 72.9% 70.7% 64.3% 0.0% -101 dBm
Tse Bonito, NM 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -96 dBm 98.0% 98.0% 2.0% 2.0% -110 dBm 14.9% 8.1% 8.1% 0.7% -103 dBm
Twin Lakes, NM 96.4% 96.4% 1.5% 1.5% -100 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 91.2% 79.9% -113 dBm 91.8% 88.7% 91.8% 86.6% -91 dBm
Vanderwagen, NM 19.5% 19.5% 0.0% 0.0% -110 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -92 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
White Cliffs, NM 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -83 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 66.7% -104 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -80 dBm
Williams Acres, NM 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -68 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -95 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -64 dBm
Yah-ta-hey, NM 100.0% 100.0% 94.7% 88.0% -78 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 98.7% 86.7% -118 dBm 98.7% 97.3% 98.7% 80.0% -93 dBm
Yatahey, NM 85.7% 85.7% 21.3% 14.2% -99 dBm 96.7% 96.6% 76.0% 53.9% -114 dBm 82.7% 73.2% 80.9% 56.6% -94 dBm
Zuni, NM 52.8% 52.4% 17.0% 10.5% -101 dBm 64.1% 64.1% 0.0% 0.0% -112 dBm 45.4% 45.3% 39.3% 23.7% -94 dBm
Zuni Pueblo, NM 100.0% 100.0% 53.6% 2.9% -96 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -93 dBm 99.3% 99.3% 98.6% 92.8% -91 dBm
Bluewater Village, NM 100.0% 100.0% 79.6% 69.1% -90 dBm 99.4% 99.4% 50.0% 47.5% -111 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 98.8% -78 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 McKinley County, NM 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.