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Cell Phone Coverage In Nevada City

T-Mobile is predicted to have the best cell phone coverage in Nevada City, CA and the surrounding area. Check coverage at your location with the map below.

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4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Nevada City

The table below shows the proportion of Nevada City with coverage from different cellular technologies.
Network4G Coverage5G Coverage
AT&T98%98%
T-Mobile100%98%
Verizon100%88%

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

Neither US Cellular nor Dish have a significant presence in Nevada City. However, some subscribers may still have coverage in Nevada City thanks to roaming agreements.

Nevada City Cell Signal Strength

There are 53 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Nevada City. 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.

NetworkStrongDecentWeakNone
AT&T4%63%31%2%
T-Mobile21%75%4%0%
Verizon10%65%25%0%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Nevada City

Coverage Critic has 177 crowdsourced data points from 16 map hexes within the boundaries of Nevada City. Data is available for T-Mobile only.

NetworkUnique HexesTotal Observations
AT&T00
T-Mobile16177
Verizon00

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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 Nevada City is rated as medium-low confidence. Consider talking with neighbors about their cell phone coverage and looking at carriers' coverage maps before choosing a plan. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.

Last updated: February 26, 2025