New York Cell Phone Coverage Map & Network Rankings (2026)

Find the best cell phone network and plan to use in New York

Coverage rankings for New York

AT&T currently ranks first for coverage in this area, with a coverage score of 66.3. Compare Wireless Carriers uses FCC broadband map data to estimate and calculate coverage scores. More on that further below.


RankCarrierScoreOverall4G LTE5GFast 5GAverage Signal
1AT&T66.380.3%80.2%57.6%39.9% -112 dBm
2Verizon60.581.8%81.8%31.9%20.4% -98 dBm
3T-Mobile54.553.0%52.9%46.2%30.8% -93 dBm

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


Cell phone coverage map for New York

Zoom in for local detail. Tap or click a colored area to see coverage and signal details. On mobile, use two fingers to move the map.

Coverage Key
Less covered More covered
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.

Loading coverage map...


Cell phone coverage by network in New York

#1

AT&T

Coverage Score 66.3
In New York
Overall
80.3%
4G LTE
80.2%
5G
57.6%
Fast 5G
39.9%
Average Signal -112 dBm
#2

Verizon

Coverage Score 60.5
In New York
Overall
81.8%
4G LTE
81.8%
5G
31.9%
Fast 5G
20.4%
Average Signal -98 dBm
#3

T-Mobile

Coverage Score 54.5
In New York
Overall
53.0%
4G LTE
52.9%
5G
46.2%
Fast 5G
30.8%
Average Signal -93 dBm
Sponsored US Mobile

Coverage varies by neighborhood. Your carrier shouldn’t.

US Mobile lets you switch between all three major networks, so you can choose the one that works best where you actually use your phone.

Choose your network
Dark Star Light Speed Warp 5G
Unlimited plans from
$22.50/mo
Phone + home internet bundle from
$47/mo
Shop US Mobile

Pricing, network access, switching terms, and home internet availability may vary.


Coverage by county in New York

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

CountyVerizonAT&TT-Mobile
Albany County, NY 94.9% 94.8% 55.8% 42.6% -96 dBm 95.8% 95.8% 85.5% 49.3% -108 dBm 69.0% 68.9% 61.1% 42.8% -91 dBm
Allegany County, NY 83.7% 83.6% 6.1% 3.1% -96 dBm 75.4% 75.3% 46.9% 33.2% -113 dBm 46.3% 46.3% 39.3% 23.9% -94 dBm
Bronx County, NY 100.0% 100.0% 98.4% 94.7% -86 dBm 98.8% 98.8% 98.5% 71.4% -92 dBm 97.8% 97.6% 94.7% 91.9% -72 dBm
Broome County, NY 90.2% 90.2% 33.6% 19.9% -97 dBm 85.1% 85.0% 65.8% 50.4% -110 dBm 70.8% 70.7% 64.2% 45.3% -92 dBm
Cattaraugus County, NY 81.3% 81.3% 9.4% 4.7% -97 dBm 79.4% 79.3% 53.0% 40.9% -112 dBm 53.7% 53.5% 46.4% 28.3% -94 dBm
Cayuga County, NY 96.4% 96.3% 53.3% 33.5% -97 dBm 96.1% 96.0% 73.1% 46.1% -112 dBm 73.1% 73.1% 66.8% 46.8% -91 dBm
Chautauqua County, NY 93.7% 93.7% 15.8% 9.0% -96 dBm 89.8% 89.8% 50.6% 36.2% -110 dBm 75.3% 75.2% 68.2% 44.6% -93 dBm
Chemung County, NY 86.0% 85.9% 35.3% 22.4% -97 dBm 83.0% 82.0% 67.2% 56.6% -111 dBm 64.9% 64.8% 60.6% 43.0% -92 dBm
Chenango County, NY 69.4% 69.3% 19.5% 11.2% -101 dBm 80.8% 80.7% 57.1% 40.7% -113 dBm 37.2% 37.1% 30.8% 18.3% -95 dBm
Clinton County, NY 78.5% 78.4% 18.9% 11.7% -100 dBm 90.2% 90.2% 61.9% 40.6% -115 dBm 39.9% 39.9% 29.2% 15.6% -97 dBm
Columbia County, NY 94.0% 93.9% 34.6% 18.3% -99 dBm 93.1% 93.0% 74.3% 50.3% -109 dBm 76.0% 75.9% 58.8% 32.7% -97 dBm
Cortland County, NY 79.5% 79.5% 24.9% 14.8% -99 dBm 85.2% 85.2% 68.5% 57.2% -111 dBm 54.8% 54.8% 48.2% 32.4% -92 dBm
Delaware County, NY 62.0% 61.9% 14.9% 7.9% -101 dBm 52.9% 52.8% 29.7% 24.0% -113 dBm 32.0% 31.7% 26.8% 16.7% -94 dBm
Dutchess County, NY 94.4% 94.4% 40.9% 25.3% -98 dBm 90.6% 90.5% 77.7% 52.3% -107 dBm 70.3% 70.1% 56.3% 31.8% -96 dBm
Erie County, NY 98.6% 98.6% 64.4% 48.4% -94 dBm 96.1% 96.0% 80.8% 54.4% -109 dBm 91.5% 91.5% 86.1% 69.4% -88 dBm
Essex County, NY 59.6% 59.6% 7.9% 3.7% -101 dBm 51.1% 51.0% 22.6% 17.8% -116 dBm 14.2% 14.2% 10.2% 5.1% -98 dBm
Franklin County, NY 62.9% 62.9% 7.9% 4.0% -100 dBm 57.4% 57.1% 25.4% 17.5% -116 dBm 15.6% 15.6% 10.9% 5.7% -98 dBm
Fulton County, NY 59.6% 59.6% 16.6% 9.4% -102 dBm 60.0% 60.0% 40.1% 25.5% -114 dBm 29.5% 29.5% 25.5% 15.6% -94 dBm
Genesee County, NY 99.8% 99.8% 62.7% 40.6% -95 dBm 98.4% 98.4% 73.6% 54.5% -113 dBm 88.7% 88.7% 81.0% 56.6% -91 dBm
Greene County, NY 85.6% 85.5% 23.8% 10.9% -100 dBm 80.7% 80.3% 66.9% 39.6% -112 dBm 55.1% 55.0% 44.5% 24.7% -96 dBm
Hamilton County, NY 25.6% 25.6% 0.8% 0.3% -105 dBm 42.2% 42.2% 16.7% 15.9% -118 dBm 7.5% 7.4% 6.1% 3.0% -98 dBm
Herkimer County, NY 47.9% 47.9% 21.4% 13.4% -100 dBm 50.6% 50.6% 33.2% 20.8% -115 dBm 24.2% 24.2% 20.4% 11.4% -95 dBm
Jefferson County, NY 94.0% 94.0% 42.2% 27.2% -97 dBm 94.4% 94.4% 64.7% 43.6% -113 dBm 58.1% 58.0% 51.5% 33.0% -93 dBm
Kings County, NY 100.0% 100.0% 99.9% 99.4% -85 dBm 99.0% 98.9% 98.2% 68.3% -91 dBm 97.6% 97.5% 97.2% 94.9% -68 dBm
Lewis County, NY 60.7% 60.7% 12.9% 6.6% -102 dBm 65.2% 65.2% 34.4% 27.4% -117 dBm 28.7% 28.7% 24.1% 14.3% -95 dBm
Livingston County, NY 98.0% 98.0% 63.2% 42.9% -95 dBm 92.8% 92.7% 73.2% 43.6% -112 dBm 78.0% 77.9% 69.8% 48.7% -92 dBm
Madison County, NY 97.1% 97.1% 43.4% 26.0% -96 dBm 92.3% 92.3% 78.1% 57.2% -110 dBm 68.2% 68.1% 60.9% 40.8% -92 dBm
Monroe County, NY 99.9% 99.9% 74.4% 55.8% -92 dBm 99.5% 99.5% 92.2% 66.8% -108 dBm 92.6% 92.6% 88.9% 72.5% -88 dBm
Montgomery County, NY 98.9% 98.9% 43.7% 25.5% -98 dBm 95.8% 95.8% 75.9% 47.5% -114 dBm 59.6% 59.5% 51.0% 31.0% -94 dBm
Nassau County, NY 99.7% 99.7% 79.7% 64.5% -90 dBm 98.4% 98.3% 95.0% 53.5% -102 dBm 97.4% 97.4% 96.0% 90.1% -81 dBm
New York County, NY 100.0% 100.0% 99.8% 99.5% -86 dBm 99.6% 99.6% 99.3% 57.5% -87 dBm 99.3% 99.3% 99.3% 98.6% -64 dBm
Niagara County, NY 99.7% 99.7% 63.3% 43.5% -95 dBm 99.4% 99.4% 81.8% 58.7% -111 dBm 94.1% 94.1% 87.5% 65.2% -90 dBm
Oneida County, NY 94.1% 94.1% 33.1% 19.9% -99 dBm 91.1% 91.0% 71.1% 42.3% -112 dBm 54.0% 54.0% 46.3% 29.5% -94 dBm
Onondaga County, NY 99.2% 99.2% 75.3% 61.1% -94 dBm 98.3% 98.3% 86.8% 69.4% -108 dBm 94.3% 94.3% 90.4% 73.2% -89 dBm
Ontario County, NY 99.4% 99.4% 74.6% 54.3% -94 dBm 96.3% 96.2% 86.5% 57.5% -110 dBm 80.4% 80.3% 75.2% 53.3% -91 dBm
Orange County, NY 95.7% 95.6% 50.7% 31.1% -97 dBm 97.6% 97.6% 85.1% 57.4% -106 dBm 69.3% 68.8% 57.7% 38.7% -93 dBm
Orleans County, NY 99.3% 99.3% 52.6% 32.9% -97 dBm 96.1% 96.1% 63.2% 41.4% -113 dBm 78.2% 78.2% 68.0% 44.0% -93 dBm
Oswego County, NY 94.2% 94.2% 32.1% 18.8% -101 dBm 84.9% 84.9% 54.3% 38.8% -114 dBm 57.1% 57.0% 48.0% 25.5% -95 dBm
Otsego County, NY 81.4% 81.4% 21.4% 11.0% -100 dBm 73.1% 72.8% 50.0% 37.0% -112 dBm 51.7% 51.6% 41.8% 26.3% -94 dBm
Putnam County, NY 99.3% 99.3% 42.9% 23.6% -95 dBm 99.7% 99.6% 90.0% 63.5% -108 dBm 86.5% 86.4% 74.1% 48.7% -94 dBm
Queens County, NY 100.0% 100.0% 99.6% 97.8% -86 dBm 99.1% 99.1% 97.8% 61.7% -94 dBm 98.4% 97.7% 98.0% 95.1% -74 dBm
Rensselaer County, NY 96.6% 96.5% 52.2% 34.9% -98 dBm 95.5% 95.4% 77.9% 53.5% -107 dBm 58.1% 58.1% 49.7% 31.6% -94 dBm
Richmond County, NY 100.0% 100.0% 92.3% 81.2% -89 dBm 98.8% 98.7% 97.8% 61.3% -98 dBm 95.9% 95.5% 89.8% 80.8% -83 dBm
Rockland County, NY 97.5% 97.5% 73.8% 54.4% -93 dBm 95.8% 95.7% 82.7% 44.8% -107 dBm 80.5% 79.9% 73.4% 57.0% -89 dBm
Saratoga County, NY 87.7% 87.7% 39.8% 23.8% -100 dBm 85.1% 85.1% 65.6% 39.3% -112 dBm 56.7% 56.7% 49.8% 30.4% -94 dBm
Schenectady County, NY 99.1% 99.1% 77.6% 59.9% -96 dBm 97.8% 97.7% 81.6% 43.1% -109 dBm 72.0% 71.8% 66.2% 49.2% -91 dBm
Schoharie County, NY 88.5% 88.4% 24.7% 14.3% -98 dBm 80.6% 80.5% 56.0% 41.3% -113 dBm 42.3% 42.2% 34.5% 21.5% -94 dBm
Schuyler County, NY 86.6% 86.5% 41.5% 23.4% -99 dBm 87.8% 87.8% 67.5% 50.4% -112 dBm 52.3% 52.0% 47.6% 31.4% -92 dBm
Seneca County, NY 99.8% 99.8% 76.0% 51.0% -95 dBm 98.2% 98.0% 82.9% 42.4% -113 dBm 95.1% 95.1% 90.9% 64.6% -92 dBm
St. Lawrence County, NY 78.5% 78.4% 17.8% 10.2% -101 dBm 71.4% 71.4% 32.4% 23.9% -115 dBm 25.5% 25.5% 20.3% 10.2% -96 dBm
Steuben County, NY 88.1% 88.1% 19.1% 11.3% -95 dBm 85.0% 84.9% 59.2% 46.0% -112 dBm 50.7% 50.6% 45.7% 30.8% -92 dBm
Suffolk County, NY 99.8% 99.8% 58.0% 37.7% -93 dBm 98.8% 98.7% 95.3% 61.6% -107 dBm 92.0% 91.9% 85.1% 67.4% -89 dBm
Sullivan County, NY 84.1% 84.1% 18.9% 8.9% -100 dBm 91.3% 91.3% 56.0% 40.1% -113 dBm 49.8% 49.5% 40.4% 24.1% -95 dBm
Tioga County, NY 87.5% 87.4% 20.3% 11.6% -97 dBm 81.8% 81.8% 58.9% 37.9% -111 dBm 59.9% 59.8% 51.9% 33.2% -93 dBm
Tompkins County, NY 92.1% 92.0% 57.2% 35.2% -98 dBm 92.4% 92.3% 75.5% 49.9% -111 dBm 69.8% 69.7% 64.5% 45.0% -92 dBm
Ulster County, NY 74.5% 74.5% 24.8% 13.0% -99 dBm 71.8% 71.6% 56.9% 38.7% -111 dBm 49.3% 49.1% 39.9% 23.4% -96 dBm
Warren County, NY 51.0% 51.0% 10.2% 4.6% -102 dBm 56.4% 55.7% 34.5% 23.6% -115 dBm 18.0% 17.9% 14.6% 8.1% -96 dBm
Washington County, NY 85.3% 85.3% 28.3% 17.3% -99 dBm 84.6% 84.5% 63.6% 42.9% -110 dBm 51.6% 51.6% 42.1% 24.5% -95 dBm
Wayne County, NY 99.9% 99.9% 42.6% 27.7% -95 dBm 98.4% 98.4% 73.3% 49.4% -113 dBm 80.3% 80.0% 71.5% 45.3% -93 dBm
Westchester County, NY 98.4% 98.4% 56.9% 38.7% -94 dBm 98.8% 98.7% 89.5% 61.5% -107 dBm 80.5% 80.1% 70.3% 52.2% -90 dBm
Wyoming County, NY 97.0% 97.0% 51.0% 31.3% -98 dBm 90.4% 90.4% 67.9% 48.0% -112 dBm 71.2% 71.2% 60.6% 36.9% -95 dBm
Yates County, NY 96.8% 96.8% 52.6% 32.0% -96 dBm 83.6% 83.1% 55.7% 34.7% -115 dBm 71.4% 71.4% 64.9% 41.6% -94 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 New York 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.