Boost Mobile Coverage Map

What network does Boost Mobile use?

Boost Mobile uses its own 5G network to provide coverage.

Additionally, Boost Mobile has agreements with AT&T and T-Mobile to use their LTE and 5G networks for coverage in areas where the Boost Mobile network does not yet offer service.

Most customers will be activated on the Boost Mobile network for coverage. However, if you live in an area without native Boost Mobile coverage, then you will most likely be activated on the AT&T network instead. You won't know what network you get assigned until you activate service.

Boost Mobile 5G Coverage

Boost Mobile uses its own 5G network for coverage.

Boost Mobile 5G currently covers 9.0% of the land area in the U.S., or about 299,260 square miles.

While that area may seem small, Boost Mobile says its network provides service to over 70% of the U.S. population, or over 240 million Americans.

Boost Mobile is able to cover such a large percentage of the population with such a relatively small network footprint because most people live in densely populated cities.

In areas outside of Boost Mobile's 9.0% coverage footprint, customers are able to get coverage on AT&T and T-Mobile's 5G networks.

AT&T's 5G network is currently the largest in the country. It covers over 300 million people, or around 90% of the population, with an impressive footprint spanning across 43.3% of the U.S.

T-Mobile's 5G network is the second largest. It covers 36.0% of the country and offers service to over 326 million Americans, or about 97.8% of the population.

Despite having a comparatively small 5G coverage footprint, customers on Boost Mobile will still have excellent 5G service thanks to the agreements Boost Mobile has with AT&T and T-Mobile.

Boost Mobile LTE Coverage

Boost Mobile does not offer any native LTE coverage because its network is 5G only.

To offer LTE coverage, Boost Mobile relies on the robust LTE networks from AT&T and T-Mobile.

AT&T's LTE network covers 99% of the U.S. population and spans across 78.1% of the country.

T-Mobile's LTE network also covers 99% of the U.S. population and covers 46.6% of the country.

Boost Mobile Coverage by State

How good is Boost Mobile's coverage in each state?

Here is a full breakdown of what percentage of each state Boost Mobile has coverage, as well as what percentage of that coverage is great, good, or poor:

Boost Mobile vs. T-Mobile

Coverage is about the same between Boost Mobile and T-Mobile because Boost Mobile uses T-Mobile's network to provide coverage.

The only areas where T-Mobile has coverage and Boost Mobile does not area areas where T-Mobile offers domestic roaming coverage.

Domestic roaming coverage is where your phone switches to using a partner carrier's network for coverage in areas where your primary carrier's network does not have service.

You can see locations where T-Mobile has domestic roaming agreements by checking T-Mobile's self-published coverage map and looking for areas labeled as "partner" coverage.

Boost Mobile vs. Verizon Coverage

Boost Mobile has more coverage than Verizon.

Thanks to Boost Mobile's partnership with AT&T, Boost Mobile offers service across 78.1% of the United States.

Verizon, meanwhile, only covers 67.4% of the United States.

When it comes to 5G, it is somewhat of a different story.

Technically, Boost Mobile is able to offer more 5G coverage than Verizon by riding on AT&T and T-Mobile's 5G networks for service. AT&T and T-Mobile cover 43.3% and 36.0% with 5G, respectively, reaching over 325 million Americans. Verizon, meanwhile, only covers 14.5% of the country with 5G.

That said, Boost Mobile also operates its own native 5G network.

If you compare Boost Mobile's native 5G network to Verizon's 5G network, it is a different story.

Boost Mobile has a smaller 5G footprint, covering just 9% of the country compared to Verizon's 14.5%.

However, Boost Mobile claims it covers over 240 million Americans with 5G. That's more than Verizon, which says its 5G network covers 230 million people.

Compare Boost Mobile's native 5G coverage to Verizon's 5G coverage below:

If you live in a city, both Boost Mobile and Verizon will likely perform great. 

If you travel outside of cities or in more rural areas, you may find you have slightly better coverage on Boost Mobile, thanks to Boost Mobile roaming on AT&T's network.

Check Verizon coverage to see how it performs in your area.

Boost Mobile vs. AT&T

Boost Mobile has about the same coverage as AT&T.

This is because Boost Mobile has an agreement to use AT&T's 5G and LTE networks for coverage in areas where the Boost Mobile network does not offer service.

The one small difference is that AT&T has a few domestic roaming agreements that give AT&T customers some extra coverage. Domestic roaming agreements are where AT&T customers are allowed to roam on another carrier's network for coverage in areas where the AT&T network does not have service.

Boost Mobile does not have access to AT&T's roaming agreements, so Boost Mobile customers will not have service in the limited areas that are covered with domestic roaming partners.

You can see where AT&T uses roaming agreements for coverage by checking its self-published coverage map. Areas labeled as "partner coverage" are locations covered by domestic roaming agreements.

Check AT&T coverage to see how it performs in your area.