Consumer Cellular Coverage Map

Stetson Doggett

Updated:

June 13, 2024

Does Consumer Cellular have good coverage?

Use the interactive maps below to check Consumer Cellular coverage in your area.

You can also download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone and Android to compare cellular coverage between carriers.

Map Key:

Great coverage

Good coverage

Poor coverage

Great coverage = stream 4K videos, video call, use your phone to its fullest potential

Good coverage = stream 480p videos, browse social media, stream music, use the web

Poor coverage = make phone calls, send a text

*The Estimated Coverage Map is created with coverage data from the FCC

Consumer Cellular Cell Phone Plans

1GB

AT&T coverage

1 Line

/mo

+tax

tax included

1GB

high-speed, then data stops

Deprioritized

Included hotspot

480p SD video streaming

Unlimited minutes

Unlimited texts

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5GB

AT&T coverage

1 Line

/mo

+tax

tax included

5GB

high-speed, then data stops

Deprioritized

Included hotspot

480p SD video streaming

Unlimited minutes

Unlimited texts

See at Consumer Cellular →

10GB

AT&T coverage

1 Line

/mo

+tax

tax included

10GB

high-speed, then data stops

Deprioritized

Included hotspot

480p SD video streaming

Unlimited minutes

Unlimited texts

See at Consumer Cellular →

Unlimited

AT&T coverage

1 Line

/mo

+tax

tax included

35GB

high-speed, then 128Kbps

Deprioritized

Included hotspot

480p SD video streaming

Unlimited minutes

Unlimited texts

See at Consumer Cellular →

Affordable Plans That Also Use AT&T For Coverage

Consumer Cellular Coverage Quick Stats

Here are fast facts about Consumer Cellular's coverage:

Carrier: Consumer Cellular
Network: AT&T
Total coverage: 78.1%
Total square miles covered: 2,602,364
5G coverage: 43.3%
5G square miles covered: 1,444,381

The above statistics come from our analysis of the FCC signal strength data for the United States.

Consumer Cellular Coverage

Consumer Cellular is a mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO.

MVNOs are any carrier that do not own their own cellular networks and instead operate on existing networks for coverage.

In Consumer Cellular's case, it uses uses AT&T for coverage. By using AT&T’s existing 4G LTE and 5G networks, Consumer Cellular is able to save on costs and offer more affordable cell phone plans.

Consumer Cellular covers over 99% of American's thanks to AT&T's robust nationwide LTE network.

And over 290 million people are covered by Consumer Cellular 5G thanks to AT&T's 5G network.

Check Consumer Cellular coverage in your area using the interactive map at the top of this page. You can also download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone and Android.

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What Network Does Consumer Cellular Use?

Consumer Cellular uses AT&T’s nationwide 4G LTE and 5G networks to provide service.

Because Consumer Cellular rides on AT&T towers for service, coverage will be the same between the two carriers.

Consumer Cellular 5G Coverage

Consumer Cellular provides 5G coverage on AT&T’s nationwide 5G network.

AT&T’s 5G network covers 43.3% of the U.S. and over 295 million people, making it the largest 5G network in the country.

For comparison, T-Mobile's 5G network covers 36.0% of the U.S. Verizon's 5G network covers just 14.5%.

Consumer Cellular LTE Coverage

Consumer Cellular rides on AT&T’s robust nationwide LTE network for coverage.

AT&T’s LTE network covers over 99% of the U.S. population and is the largest LTE network in the country, so you’re likely to have service in your area.

Consumer Cellular Coverage by State

How does Consumer Cellular's coverage vary by state?

Here is a table with a full coverage breakdown:

Sate	Area Covered (sq km)	Total Percent Covered	Great Coverage	Good Coverage	Poor Coverage
Alabama	127,807	95.5%	31.8%	24.8%	39.0%
Alaska	76,215	8.4%	0.9%	1.5%	5.9%
Arizona	232,254	80.9%	17.9%	25.1%	38.0%
Arkansas	123,258	89.5%	23.4%	25.3%	40.8%
California	290,110	74.9%	23.1%	25.4%	26.5%
Colorado	233,583	86.7%	18.0%	26.3%	42.4%
Connecticut	12,825	99.5%	49.0%	28.4%	22.1%
Delaware	5,157	98.1%	65.8%	23.2%	9.1%
District of Columbia	177	100.0%	98.0%	2.0%	0.0%
Florida	129,902	93.7%	43.1%	24.0%	26.6%
Georgia	144,030	94.4%	31.2%	24.2%	39.0%
Hawaii	12,464	74.9%	19.6%	20.5%	34.8%
Idaho	122,556	56.8%	13.4%	16.2%	27.2%
Illinois	145,171	99.5%	44.4%	33.5%	21.6%
Indiana	93,150	99.4%	52.1%	28.1%	19.2%
Iowa	133,006	91.3%	30.9%	26.2%	34.1%
Kansas	211,410	99.2%	38.1%	35.2%	25.8%
Kentucky	95,928	91.7%	26.9%	25.7%	39.1%
Louisiana	115,463	95.6%	40.9%	24.1%	30.6%
Maine	41,902	69.9%	12.6%	19.6%	37.7%
Maryland	26,131	93.5%	51.1%	25.3%	17.2%
Massachusetts	20,836	99.0%	47.7%	29.1%	22.2%
Michigan	139,122	92.3%	43.0%	20.8%	28.6%
Minnesota	202,445	96.1%	38.2%	30.9%	27.0%
Mississippi	117,415	95.1%	33.1%	24.4%	37.6%
Missouri	177,952	98.5%	42.8%	28.8%	26.9%
Montana	267,968	70.4%	15.1%	20.8%	34.5%
Nebraska	190,094	94.9%	22.5%	37.7%	34.7%
Nevada	187,944	65.6%	11.7%	22.2%	31.7%
New Hampshire	20,917	88.9%	33.7%	30.7%	24.5%
New Jersey	19,585	99.6%	69.3%	17.9%	12.4%
New Mexico	274,060	87.8%	26.4%	28.9%	32.5%
New York	111,916	88.8%	31.0%	23.9%	33.9%
North Carolina	113,792	87.9%	27.4%	24.3%	36.2%
North Dakota	180,971	98.8%	34.8%	37.2%	26.8%
Ohio	105,666	98.9%	59.2%	24.7%	15.0%
Oklahoma	170,337	94.3%	41.1%	29.2%	24.0%
Oregon	159,645	64.7%	14.3%	16.1%	34.2%
Pennsylvania	109,967	93.7%	41.4%	25.3%	27.0%
Rhode Island	2,831	99.6%	60.5%	25.5%	13.7%
South Carolina	77,516	96.4%	40.1%	25.2%	31.1%
South Dakota	196,016	97.9%	35.7%	36.0%	26.2%
Tennessee	102,316	93.9%	32.9%	23.4%	37.6%
Texas	639,511	93.3%	29.5%	30.3%	33.5%
Utah	195,809	89.6%	27.4%	27.9%	34.2%
Vermont	21,497	86.3%	16.4%	28.7%	41.2%
Virginia	88,725	84.6%	24.8%	20.2%	39.6%
Washington	125,575	75.8%	25.5%	21.6%	28.7%
West Virginia	44,993	71.7%	15.6%	17.5%	38.6%
Wisconsin	123,924	85.3%	32.2%	20.3%	32.8%
Wyoming	178,252	70.5%	9.9%	20.0%	40.7%

Consumer Cellular 5G Coverage by State

Here is a breakdown of Consumer Cellular's 5G coverage by state:

Sate	Area Covered (sq km)	Total 5G Coverage	Great 5G Coverage	Good 5G Coverage	Poor 5G Coverage
Alabama	73,443	54.9%	12.5%	13.6%	28.8%
Alaska	26,233	2.9%	0.4%	0.4%	2.1%
Arizona	52,570	18.3%	4.2%	2.8%	11.3%
Arkansas	100,108	72.7%	16.3%	14.8%	41.6%
California	208,469	53.8%	15.5%	10.6%	27.8%
Colorado	79,728	29.6%	4.1%	4.2%	21.3%
Connecticut	10,358	80.4%	16.5%	20.1%	43.7%
Delaware	4,763	90.6%	29.1%	20.5%	41.1%
District of Columbia	177	100.0%	87.9%	10.9%	1.2%
Florida	115,370	83.2%	30.8%	14.9%	37.5%
Georgia	99,537	65.3%	13.1%	12.3%	39.9%
Hawaii	10,118	60.8%	15.9%	12.5%	32.4%
Idaho	34,843	16.1%	2.4%	2.5%	11.3%
Illinois	96,602	66.2%	19.1%	9.1%	38.1%
Indiana	81,754	87.2%	26.9%	17.0%	43.3%
Iowa	15,985	11.0%	1.6%	1.7%	7.7%
Kansas	110,343	51.8%	8.5%	8.5%	34.8%
Kentucky	51,619	49.4%	9.5%	8.9%	30.9%
Louisiana	91,822	76.0%	26.9%	12.1%	37.0%
Maine	28,424	47.4%	4.5%	9.8%	33.1%
Maryland	24,791	88.7%	29.3%	23.0%	36.4%
Massachusetts	17,207	81.8%	17.3%	19.7%	44.8%
Michigan	99,955	66.3%	17.9%	11.3%	37.1%
Minnesota	137,021	65.1%	14.4%	10.2%	40.4%
Mississippi	47,197	38.2%	6.4%	5.8%	26.0%
Missouri	118,436	65.6%	15.3%	14.3%	36.0%
Montana	122,991	32.3%	4.6%	5.7%	22.0%
Nebraska	13,816	6.9%	0.8%	0.8%	5.4%
Nevada	82,257	28.7%	6.5%	4.9%	17.3%
New Hampshire	4,621	19.7%	2.1%	3.6%	14.0%
New Jersey	17,850	90.8%	45.1%	18.2%	27.5%
New Mexico	110,624	35.4%	5.3%	5.0%	25.1%
New York	91,276	72.4%	16.6%	15.7%	40.1%
North Carolina	34,924	27.0%	2.9%	4.9%	19.1%
North Dakota	123,464	67.4%	12.5%	10.9%	44.0%
Ohio	99,346	93.0%	36.7%	23.9%	32.3%
Oklahoma	113,312	62.7%	18.8%	15.6%	28.3%
Oregon	40,174	16.3%	3.7%	3.1%	9.5%
Pennsylvania	92,557	78.9%	21.7%	21.8%	35.4%
Rhode Island	2,403	84.6%	23.6%	17.7%	43.3%
South Carolina	38,295	47.6%	9.8%	10.0%	27.8%
South Dakota	136,398	68.1%	14.2%	13.0%	40.9%
Tennessee	50,788	46.6%	8.9%	8.5%	29.3%
Texas	422,042	61.6%	15.6%	10.8%	35.2%
Utah	116,991	53.5%	9.5%	9.0%	35.0%
Vermont	3,052	12.3%	0.8%	1.4%	10.1%
Virginia	44,891	42.8%	7.6%	8.3%	26.9%
Washington	83,926	50.6%	12.0%	10.3%	28.4%
West Virginia	28,996	46.2%	8.4%	10.6%	27.2%
Wisconsin	49,537	34.1%	7.2%	6.5%	20.4%
Wyoming	79,528	31.5%	3.3%	5.7%	22.5%

Consumer Cellular Data Speeds by State

Cellular data speeds are an important part of how good your experience is on a network.

How fast your data speeds are directly impact how quickly content loads on your phone, and your ability to make FaceTime and video conference calls.

Here is a full breakdown of Consumer Cellular's median data speeds by state. Keep in mind you typically need about 25 Mbps download speeds to stream 4K video, 8 Mbps to stream 1080p video, 4 Mbps to stream 720p video, and 1.5 Mbps to stream 480p video.

State	Consumer Cellular Median Download Speeds	Consumer Cellular Median Upload Speeds	Consumer Cellular Median Latency
Alabama	47.0 Mbps	7.3 Mbps	40 ms
Alaska	16.9 Mbps	10.6 Mbps	67 ms
Arizona	42.2 Mbps	7.5 Mbps	43 ms
Arkansas	36.8 Mbps	9.3 Mbps	45 ms
California	52.3 Mbps	11.3 Mbps	35 ms
Colorado	55.1 Mbps	11.0 Mbps	45 ms
Connecticut	62.9 Mbps	9.1 Mbps	33 ms
Delaware	87.0 Mbps	8.4 Mbps	34 ms
District of Columbia	76.1 Mbps	15.4 Mbps	30 ms
Florida	82.2 Mbps	12.6 Mbps	34 ms
Georgia	52.3 Mbps	10.2 Mbps	30 ms
Hawaii	42.4 Mbps	10.5 Mbps	26 ms
Idaho	23.6 Mbps	7.2 Mbps	42 ms
Illinois	98.3 Mbps	13.0 Mbps	30 ms
Indiana	82.3 Mbps	11.8 Mbps	37 ms
Iowa	60.7 Mbps	7.2 Mbps	42 ms
Kansas	66.2 Mbps	9.3 Mbps	38 ms
Kentucky	51.1 Mbps	10.5 Mbps	58 ms
Louisiana	48.4 Mbps	10.4 Mbps	49 ms
Maine	36.6 Mbps	7.5 Mbps	47 ms
Maryland	68.4 Mbps	10.5 Mbps	30 ms
Massachusetts	74.6 Mbps	11.0 Mbps	33 ms
Michigan	101.2 Mbps	8.2 Mbps	32 ms
Minnesota	41.5 Mbps	9.3 Mbps	47 ms
Mississippi	30.6 Mbps	7.0 Mbps	58 ms
Missouri	51.4 Mbps	8.4 Mbps	38 ms
Montana	76.2 Mbps	11.1 Mbps	68 ms
Nebraska	66.8 Mbps	7.8 Mbps	51 ms
Nevada	114.9 Mbps	14.3 Mbps	29 ms
New Hampshire	45.0 Mbps	8.9 Mbps	42 ms
New Jersey	61.2 Mbps	10.4 Mbps	44 ms
New Mexico	20.6 Mbps	9.8 Mbps	55 ms
New York	67.7 Mbps	13.1 Mbps	38 ms
North Carolina	55.3 Mbps	8.2 Mbps	40 ms
North Dakota	74.7 Mbps	11.3 Mbps	59 ms
Ohio	72.8 Mbps	11.5 Mbps	40 ms
Oklahoma	37.7 Mbps	9.8 Mbps	40 ms
Oregon	38.3 Mbps	7.5 Mbps	41 ms
Pennsylvania	67.6 Mbps	11.1 Mbps	43 ms
Rhode Island	122.3 Mbps	13.0 Mbps	30 ms
South Carolina	76.9 Mbps	11.0 Mbps	40 ms
South Dakota	73.0 Mbps	8.4 Mbps	46 ms
Tennessee	49.5 Mbps	9.5 Mbps	43 ms
Texas	44.1 Mbps	12.0 Mbps	34 ms
Utah	74.5 Mbps	10.6 Mbps	33 ms
Vermont	39.5 Mbps	8.4 Mbps	42 ms
Virginia	63.8 Mbps	11.9 Mbps	38 ms
Washington	46.6 Mbps	9.4 Mbps	34 ms
West Virginia	64.0 Mbps	13.7 Mbps	65 ms
Wisconsin	54.4 Mbps	8.5 Mbps	46 ms
Wyoming	15.7 Mbps	8.3 Mbps	78 ms

Consumer Cellular vs. AT&T Coverage

Consumer Cellular uses AT&T’s network for service, so coverage is the same between the two carriers.

If you’d like more information about AT&T coverage in your area, you can check out our AT&T coverage map.

Consumer Cellular vs. Verizon Coverage

Consumer Cellular Coverage has better than Verizon.

Consumer Cellular covers 78.1% of the U.S. and Verizon covers 67.4% of the U.S.

When it comes to 5G coverage, Consumer Cellular continues to be the better option.

It offers almost three times more 5G coverage than Verizon.

You will find Consumer Cellular 5G service across 43.3% of the U.S., compared to just 14.5% on Verizon.

Data speeds on both Consumer Cellular and Verizon are relatively similar.

Data from our crowd-sourced speed test map shows both carriers get median download speeds of 61.2 Mbps.

Median upload speeds are also similar between the two carriers. Consumer Cellular gets 11.3 Mbps for median upload speeds and Verizon gets 11.7 Mbps.

See our Verizon coverage map for more information about Verizon coverage and data speeds in your area.

Consumer Cellular vs. T-Mobile Coverage

Consumer Cellular has better coverage than T-Mobile.

Consumer Cellular covers an expansive 78.1% of the U.S. while T-Mobile covers just 46.6%.

5G coverage is somewhat similar between the two carriers.

Consumer Cellular 5G covers 43.3% of the U.S. and T-Mobile 5G covers 36.0%.

Consumer Cellular is slower than T-Mobile though.

According to data from our crowd-sourced speed test map, Consumer Cellular gets median download speeds of 61.17 Mbps and median upload speeds of 11.29 Mbps.

T-Mobile's median download and upload speeds, meanwhile, are 152.34 Mbps and 17.34 Mbps, respectively.

Both Consumer Cellular and T-Mobile will likely perform well in cities, with T-Mobile offering slightly faster data speeds. When it comes to getting service outside of cities in more rural areas, Consumer Cellular may be a better option thanks to its bigger overall coverage footprint.

Check T-Mobile coverage in your area using our T-Mobile coverage map.

Consumer Cellular Coverage Frequently Asked Questions

Is Consumer Cellular coverage good?

Yes, coverage on Consumer Cellular is good. Consumer Cellular uses AT&T for coverage, and AT&T covers over 99% of Americans with its LTE network. AT&T also has the largest 5G network of any carrier right now.

Does Consumer Cellular offer 5G?

Yes. Consumer Cellular provides 5G coverage on AT&T's 5G network.

Does Consumer Cellular have coverage in Canada?

Yes, Consumer Cellular offers coverage in Canada at pay-per-use rates. Currently Consumer Cellular charges $0.01 to $0.06 per minute, $0.01 to $0.06 per text, and $0.01 to $0.06 per MB of data ($60 per GB) for use in Canada.

Does Consumer Cellular have coverage in Mexico?

Does Consumer Cellular have international coverage?

Consumer Cellular offers coverage internationally at pay-per-use rates. However, some of the rates are quite expensive. You may want to consider other options for cellular data while traveling abroad.