4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Bakersfield

The table below shows the proportion of Bakersfield with coverage from different cellular technologies.

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	64%
T-Mobile	100%	98%
Verizon	100%	99%
Dish	0%	84%

Don't be alarmed by Dish's lack of 4G coverage in Bakersfield. Dish has a newly-built network that's 5G-only.

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

US Cellular does not have native coverage in Bakersfield. However, some US Cellular subscribers may still have coverage in Bakersfield thanks to roaming agreements.

The 84% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Bakersfield experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Bakersfield Cell Signal Strength

There are 3,410 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Bakersfield. The table below shows the proportion of hexes at various levels of signal strength. Where both 4G and 5G coverage is available, data is drawn from whichever technology offers a stronger signal.

Network	Strong	Decent	Weak	None
AT&T	38%	60%	2%	0%
T-Mobile	39%	58%	3%	0%
Verizon	33%	63%	4%	0%
Dish	4%	55%	25%	16%

For most purposes, decent signals are perfectly sufficient. Weak or non-existent signals cause far greater degradation in user experience.

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Bakersfield

Coverage Critic has 26,042 crowdsourced data points from 769 map hexes within the boundaries of Bakersfield. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	660	13,454
T-Mobile	470	6,242
Verizon	404	6,293

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California State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.8 / 10
AT&T	8.6 / 10
T-Mobile	8.2 / 10

Data Sourcing

Coverage maps draw on data from the FCC's Broadband Data Collection and Coverage Critic's crowdsourcing.

The coverage information for Bakersfield is rated as medium-high confidence. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.