4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Los Angeles

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	93%
T-Mobile	95%	94%
Verizon	99%	94%
Dish	0%	53%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 53% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Los Angeles experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Millimeter Wave 5G

Parts of Los Angeles have millimeter wave 5G coverage. This novel celluar technology offers extremely fast speeds, but the coverage potential is limited. Millimeter waves aren't well-suited for traveling long distances.

Network	Millimeter Wave
Verizon	✓
AT&T	✓
T-Mobile	✓

Millimeter wave coverage in Los Angeles is likely sparse (mostly limited to dense, outdoor areas like popular parks or sports stadiums).

Los Angeles Cell Signal Strength

There are 10,485 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Los Angeles. 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	50%	40%	10%	0%
T-Mobile	55%	32%	10%	3%
Verizon	36%	55%	8%	1%
Dish	1%	39%	13%	47%

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

Due to data-reliability concerns, 119 hexes in Los Angeles that fall in bodies water, along rivers, or near shorelines are excluded from the table above.

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Los Angeles

Coverage Critic has 1,108,231 crowdsourced data points from 7,471 map hexes within the boundaries of Los Angeles. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	6,597	426,845
T-Mobile	6,388	433,353
Verizon	5,702	244,407

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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 Confidence

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