4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Rapid City

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	100%
T-Mobile	97%	93%
Verizon	73%	0%
Dish	0%	95%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 95% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Rapid City experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Rapid City Cell Signal Strength

There are 1,350 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Rapid 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.

Network	Strong	Decent	Weak	None
AT&T	28%	58%	13%	0%
T-Mobile	10%	60%	27%	3%
Verizon	37%	29%	6%	27%
Dish	12%	61%	22%	5%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Rapid City

Coverage Critic has 1,132 crowdsourced data points from 234 map hexes within the boundaries of Rapid City. Data is available for AT&T and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	163	688
T-Mobile	0	0
Verizon	125	440

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South Dakota State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.6 / 10
AT&T	8.6 / 10
T-Mobile	7.7 / 10

Data Sourcing

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

The coverage information for Rapid City is rated as medium confidence. While the model is probably accurate, consider double-checking by consulting neighbors or checking coverage maps before signing up for a cell phone plan. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.