4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Chico

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	95%	93%
T-Mobile	96%	92%
Verizon	98%	96%
Dish	0%	81%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 81% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Chico experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Chico Cell Signal Strength

There are 840 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Chico. 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	3%	49%	43%	5%
T-Mobile	22%	62%	13%	3%
Verizon	22%	66%	10%	2%
Dish	3%	48%	30%	19%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Chico

Coverage Critic has 4,571 crowdsourced data points from 153 map hexes within the boundaries of Chico. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	49	260
T-Mobile	101	1,192
Verizon	109	3,113

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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 Chico is rated as medium-high confidence. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.