4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Encinitas

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	94%
T-Mobile	95%	89%
Verizon	100%	100%
Dish	0%	56%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 56% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Encinitas experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Encinitas Cell Signal Strength

There are 420 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Encinitas. 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	12%	62%	25%	0%
T-Mobile	34%	43%	18%	5%
Verizon	39%	60%	1%	0%
Dish	2%	32%	22%	44%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Encinitas

Coverage Critic has 4,678 crowdsourced data points from 129 map hexes within the boundaries of Encinitas. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	76	1,554
T-Mobile	77	2,170
Verizon	109	941

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