Meade County, SD Cell Phone Coverage Map & Network Rankings (2026)

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Coverage rankings for Meade County, SD

AT&T currently ranks first for coverage in this area, with a coverage score of 67.8. Compare Wireless Carriers uses FCC broadband map data to estimate and calculate coverage scores. More on that further below.

RankCarrierScoreOverall4G LTE5GFast 5GAverage Signal
1AT&T67.889.0%88.8%46.1%38.9% -112 dBm
2T-Mobile58.266.4%66.1%47.8%25.8% -98 dBm
3Verizon49.784.1%84.1%3.2%1.5% -99 dBm

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

Cell phone coverage map for Meade County, SD

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Cell phone coverage by network in Meade County, SD

#1

AT&T

Coverage Score 67.8
In Meade County, SD
Overall
89.0%
4G LTE
88.8%
5G
46.1%
Fast 5G
38.9%
Average Signal -112 dBm
#2

T-Mobile

Coverage Score 58.2
In Meade County, SD
Overall
66.4%
4G LTE
66.1%
5G
47.8%
Fast 5G
25.8%
Average Signal -98 dBm
#3

Verizon

Coverage Score 49.7
In Meade County, SD
Overall
84.1%
4G LTE
84.1%
5G
3.2%
Fast 5G
1.5%
Average Signal -99 dBm
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Coverage by city in Meade County, SD

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

CityVerizonAT&TT-Mobile
Black Hawk, SD 99.2% 99.2% 0.8% 0.3% -97 dBm 91.3% 91.2% 70.8% 59.6% -111 dBm 56.1% 54.3% 50.2% 40.0% -86 dBm
Blackhawk, SD 100.0% 100.0% 3.4% 0.9% -91 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 97.4% 84.5% -104 dBm 78.4% 78.4% 71.6% 62.1% -84 dBm
Blucksberg Mountain, SD 100.0% 100.0% 33.3% 27.8% -82 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -91 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -73 dBm
Ellsworth Afb, SD 100.0% 100.0% 80.8% 64.9% -91 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 90.7% 69.5% -106 dBm 95.4% 95.4% 89.4% 80.8% -86 dBm
Faith, SD 100.0% 100.0% 33.3% 0.0% -81 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -111 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -91 dBm
Fort Meade, SD 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -85 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -100 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -80 dBm
Mud Butte, SD 91.2% 91.2% 1.9% 0.0% -100 dBm 93.1% 93.1% 74.7% 68.3% -115 dBm 72.5% 72.5% 52.1% 25.4% -99 dBm
Piedmont, SD 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -88 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 86.4% 68.2% -106 dBm 100.0% 97.7% 100.0% 84.1% -89 dBm
Sturgis, SD 100.0% 100.0% 16.4% 15.2% -79 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 97.6% -96 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -74 dBm
Summerset, SD 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -84 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 98.6% 94.2% -105 dBm 100.0% 98.6% 100.0% 87.0% -80 dBm
Union Center, SD 73.1% 73.1% 0.0% 0.0% -102 dBm 89.1% 89.0% 36.9% 30.9% -114 dBm 47.8% 46.7% 31.2% 13.3% -100 dBm
White Owl, SD 86.5% 86.5% 0.0% 0.0% -103 dBm 80.1% 80.1% 13.6% 9.7% -115 dBm 67.3% 67.3% 37.4% 13.6% -102 dBm
Wonderland Homes, SD 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -88 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -102 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -82 dBm
Ashland Heights, SD 100.0% 100.0% 93.2% 86.3% -90 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 94.5% 38.4% -118 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -83 dBm
Box Elder, SD 100.0% 100.0% 93.1% 84.3% -87 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 95.1% 76.6% -114 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 99.2% -78 dBm
Vale, SD 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% -97 dBm 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 70.3% -119 dBm 83.8% 83.8% 56.8% 2.7% -101 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 Meade County, SD 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.