4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Santa Cruz

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	99%	96%
T-Mobile	89%	43%
Verizon	99%	96%

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

Santa Cruz Cell Signal Strength

There are 300 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Santa Cruz. 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	5%	47%	47%	1%
T-Mobile	22%	43%	24%	11%
Verizon	28%	64%	7%	1%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Santa Cruz

Coverage Critic has 10,132 crowdsourced data points from 147 map hexes within the boundaries of Santa Cruz. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	103	4,744
T-Mobile	91	2,029
Verizon	119	3,348

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