Alaska Cell Phone Coverage Map & Network Rankings (2026)

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Coverage rankings for Alaska

Verizon currently ranks first for coverage in this area, with a coverage score of 12.2. Compare Wireless Carriers uses FCC broadband map data to estimate and calculate coverage scores. More on that further below.


RankCarrierScoreOverall4G LTE5GFast 5GAverage Signal
1Verizon12.24.0%4.0%0.0%0.0% -100 dBm
2AT&T9.66.4%6.3%2.3%1.1% -116 dBm

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


Cell phone coverage map for Alaska

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Darker areas mean the carrier covers more of that location.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, © CARTO. Rendered with MapLibre. FCC BDC mobile coverage processed by Compare Wireless Carriers.

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Cell phone coverage by network in Alaska

#1

Verizon

Coverage Score 12.2
In Alaska
Overall
4.0%
4G LTE
4.0%
5G
0.0%
Fast 5G
0.0%
Average Signal -100 dBm
#2

AT&T

Coverage Score 9.6
In Alaska
Overall
6.4%
4G LTE
6.3%
5G
2.3%
Fast 5G
1.1%
Average Signal -116 dBm
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Coverage by county in Alaska

Counties are shown for statewide comparison. Coverage percentages use land-area only coverage.

CountyVerizonAT&TT-Mobile
Aleutians East County, AK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Aleutians West County, AK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Anchorage County, AK 37.6% 37.6% 0.0% 0.0% -95 dBm 37.5% 37.2% 25.2% 8.3% -112 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bethel County, AK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% -117 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bristol Bay County, AK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Chugach County, AK 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% -101 dBm 1.8% 1.8% 1.4% 0.4% -116 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Copper River County, AK 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -107 dBm 18.7% 18.7% 3.6% 2.3% -117 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Denali County, AK 8.0% 8.0% 0.0% 0.0% -100 dBm 6.4% 6.2% 2.9% 1.4% -116 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Dillingham County, AK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Fairbanks North Star County, AK 26.0% 26.0% 0.0% 0.0% -100 dBm 29.9% 29.4% 17.5% 8.0% -116 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Haines County, AK 7.2% 7.2% 0.0% 0.0% -106 dBm 8.0% 8.0% 1.4% 1.2% -116 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Hoonah-Angoon County, AK 1.3% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% -103 dBm 6.7% 6.7% 1.7% 1.2% -117 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Juneau County, AK 6.6% 6.6% 0.0% 0.0% -100 dBm 8.7% 8.7% 4.9% 2.4% -115 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Kenai Peninsula County, AK 18.4% 18.4% 0.0% 0.0% -101 dBm 15.9% 15.7% 7.0% 3.4% -115 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ketchikan Gateway County, AK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5.3% 5.3% 2.2% 1.5% -117 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Kodiak Island, AK County 1.9% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% -103 dBm 3.9% 3.9% 1.7% 0.7% -114 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Kusilvak County, AK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Lake and Peninsula County, AK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Matanuska-Susitna County, AK 16.6% 16.6% 0.0% 0.0% -100 dBm 18.2% 18.0% 8.7% 3.1% -116 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Nome County, AK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% -116 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
North Slope County, AK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Arctic County, AK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Petersburg County, AK 2.6% 2.6% 0.0% 0.0% -102 dBm 6.3% 6.3% 0.0% 0.0% -116 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Prince of Wales-Hyder County, AK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 19.8% 19.8% 2.2% 1.7% -117 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sitka County, AK 2.2% 2.2% 0.0% 0.0% -105 dBm 8.3% 8.3% 0.0% 0.0% -116 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Skagway County, AK 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% -110 dBm 4.9% 4.4% 2.7% 1.4% -115 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Fairbanks County, AK 7.0% 7.0% 0.0% 0.0% -103 dBm 13.5% 13.3% 3.7% 1.7% -116 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Wrangell County, AK 2.3% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% -103 dBm 3.5% 3.5% 0.0% 0.0% -115 dBm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Yakutat County, AK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Yukon-Koyukuk County, AK 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% -100 dBm 0.7% 0.7% 0.4% 0.2% -119 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 Alaska 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.