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Here are fast facts about Simple Mobile coverage:
The above statistics come from our analysis of the FCC signal strength data and Verizon.
Simple Mobile is a prepaid cell phone carrier owned by Verizon. It rides on Verizon's LTE and 5G networks to provide coverage.
Simple Mobile's LTE network covers 98% of Americans and spans across 67.4% of the United States.
Simple Mobile's 5G network is much smaller, covering only 14.5% of the U.S. Despite that, Simple Mobile still reaches over 230 million people with 5G, so you're likely to find 5G service in most cities.
Check Simple Mobile coverage in your area using the interactive coverage maps at the top of this page.
You can also download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone and Android.
How good is Simple Mobile's coverage?
Here is a look at Simple Mobile’s coverage in each state, broken down by areas with great, good, poor, and no reception:
Sate | Area Covered (sq km) | Total Percent Covered | Great Coverage | Good Coverage | Poor Coverage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 117,368 | 87.7% | 30.6% | 31.8% | 25.4% |
Alaska | 31,097 | 3.4% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.7% |
Arizona | 172,067 | 59.9% | 16.1% | 18.6% | 25.3% |
Arkansas | 113,836 | 82.6% | 28.5% | 27.4% | 26.8% |
California | 264,743 | 68.4% | 30.7% | 21.6% | 16.1% |
Colorado | 156,469 | 58.1% | 14.1% | 19.7% | 24.2% |
Connecticut | 12,566 | 97.5% | 50.5% | 34.5% | 12.5% |
Delaware | 5,197 | 98.9% | 69.0% | 23.5% | 6.4% |
District of Columbia | 177 | 100.0% | 94.7% | 5.3% | 0.0% |
Florida | 130,161 | 93.9% | 51.0% | 29.0% | 13.9% |
Georgia | 146,871 | 96.3% | 34.8% | 38.5% | 22.9% |
Hawaii | 12,346 | 74.2% | 27.3% | 22.5% | 24.3% |
Idaho | 101,613 | 47.1% | 14.3% | 18.0% | 14.8% |
Illinois | 143,276 | 98.2% | 49.3% | 35.3% | 13.7% |
Indiana | 92,696 | 98.9% | 50.1% | 31.5% | 17.3% |
Iowa | 135,278 | 92.8% | 43.8% | 33.9% | 15.2% |
Kansas | 206,796 | 97.0% | 34.3% | 32.9% | 29.9% |
Kentucky | 77,835 | 74.4% | 26.6% | 22.3% | 25.5% |
Louisiana | 103,069 | 85.3% | 33.6% | 30.7% | 21.1% |
Maine | 42,089 | 70.2% | 20.3% | 27.1% | 22.9% |
Maryland | 25,909 | 92.7% | 54.3% | 27.8% | 10.5% |
Massachusetts | 20,049 | 95.3% | 50.2% | 31.1% | 14.0% |
Michigan | 117,868 | 78.2% | 30.0% | 23.5% | 24.8% |
Minnesota | 185,395 | 88.0% | 41.8% | 29.6% | 16.7% |
Mississippi | 96,140 | 77.9% | 19.5% | 26.9% | 31.5% |
Missouri | 159,462 | 88.3% | 31.0% | 29.1% | 28.1% |
Montana | 205,630 | 54.0% | 14.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% |
Nebraska | 173,893 | 86.8% | 23.5% | 27.3% | 36.1% |
Nevada | 130,669 | 45.6% | 17.1% | 17.2% | 11.4% |
New Hampshire | 19,583 | 83.3% | 26.3% | 34.2% | 22.8% |
New Jersey | 19,423 | 98.8% | 69.5% | 21.0% | 8.3% |
New Mexico | 212,315 | 68.0% | 20.5% | 24.4% | 23.1% |
New York | 106,256 | 84.3% | 36.0% | 27.2% | 21.1% |
North Carolina | 114,493 | 88.5% | 36.1% | 32.1% | 20.2% |
North Dakota | 172,603 | 94.3% | 38.9% | 35.7% | 19.8% |
Ohio | 101,577 | 95.1% | 64.5% | 21.6% | 9.0% |
Oklahoma | 101,227 | 56.0% | 30.2% | 16.4% | 9.4% |
Oregon | 156,785 | 63.5% | 20.0% | 21.6% | 21.9% |
Pennsylvania | 105,104 | 89.6% | 45.8% | 27.1% | 16.7% |
Rhode Island | 2,807 | 98.8% | 52.4% | 31.0% | 15.4% |
South Carolina | 76,583 | 95.2% | 36.9% | 34.6% | 23.7% |
South Dakota | 174,949 | 87.4% | 26.5% | 29.2% | 31.7% |
Tennessee | 92,281 | 84.7% | 31.1% | 27.2% | 26.4% |
Texas | 574,514 | 83.8% | 36.0% | 28.5% | 19.3% |
Utah | 105,874 | 48.4% | 14.4% | 16.8% | 17.3% |
Vermont | 18,843 | 75.7% | 25.0% | 27.5% | 23.2% |
Virginia | 93,514 | 89.1% | 33.4% | 29.8% | 25.9% |
Washington | 109,495 | 66.1% | 22.4% | 22.0% | 21.7% |
West Virginia | 33,668 | 53.7% | 16.2% | 19.3% | 18.1% |
Wisconsin | 113,247 | 77.9% | 28.1% | 24.7% | 25.2% |
Wyoming | 131,739 | 52.1% | 10.4% | 17.9% | 23.9% |
Here is a breakdown of Simple Mobile's 5G coverage in each state:
Sate | Area Covered (sq km) | Total Percent Covered | Great Coverage | Good Coverage | Poor Coverage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 41,887 | 31.3% | 6.4% | 9.5% | 15.4% |
Alaska | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Arizona | 46,914 | 16.3% | 5.6% | 4.4% | 6.4% |
Arkansas | 20,990 | 15.2% | 3.7% | 5.3% | 6.2% |
California | 120,723 | 31.2% | 11.2% | 10.0% | 9.9% |
Colorado | 15,532 | 5.8% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.1% |
Connecticut | 4,299 | 33.4% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 6.9% |
Delaware | 3,673 | 69.9% | 21.2% | 22.7% | 26.1% |
District of Columbia | 175 | 99.2% | 70.6% | 22.7% | 5.9% |
Florida | 73,197 | 52.8% | 16.8% | 15.8% | 20.2% |
Georgia | 36,783 | 24.1% | 5.4% | 7.0% | 11.7% |
Hawaii | 2,657 | 16.0% | 4.3% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
Idaho | 9,187 | 4.3% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.3% |
Illinois | 29,723 | 20.4% | 10.7% | 6.5% | 3.2% |
Indiana | 21,856 | 23.3% | 12.5% | 8.5% | 2.3% |
Iowa | 32,581 | 22.4% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 9.1% |
Kansas | 13,401 | 6.3% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 0.9% |
Kentucky | 10,280 | 9.8% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 1.9% |
Louisiana | 25,080 | 20.8% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 7.6% |
Maine | 1,580 | 2.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
Maryland | 17,354 | 62.1% | 16.1% | 19.3% | 26.7% |
Massachusetts | 7,252 | 34.5% | 13.8% | 13.1% | 7.5% |
Michigan | 30,819 | 20.5% | 8.1% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
Minnesota | 34,331 | 16.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 3.7% |
Mississippi | 11,675 | 9.5% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 5.5% |
Missouri | 11,690 | 6.5% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1.1% |
Montana | 11,995 | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.5% |
Nebraska | 9,407 | 4.7% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 1.1% |
Nevada | 13,819 | 4.8% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 0.9% |
New Hampshire | 2,197 | 9.3% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 4.9% |
New Jersey | 13,646 | 69.4% | 29.1% | 21.9% | 18.4% |
New Mexico | 13,618 | 4.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.9% |
New York | 40,871 | 32.4% | 10.0% | 11.3% | 11.1% |
North Carolina | 55,456 | 42.8% | 9.6% | 12.0% | 21.3% |
North Dakota | 25,396 | 13.9% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 2.3% |
Ohio | 49,301 | 46.1% | 16.9% | 16.4% | 12.8% |
Oklahoma | 44,729 | 24.8% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.7% |
Oregon | 11,056 | 4.5% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.7% |
Pennsylvania | 44,743 | 38.1% | 13.9% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
Rhode Island | 1,168 | 41.1% | 18.8% | 15.7% | 6.6% |
South Carolina | 34,909 | 43.4% | 10.0% | 12.1% | 21.3% |
South Dakota | 7,510 | 3.8% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.5% |
Tennessee | 36,351 | 33.4% | 8.3% | 8.9% | 16.2% |
Texas | 130,111 | 19.0% | 6.9% | 6.1% | 6.0% |
Utah | 13,467 | 6.2% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 0.7% |
Vermont | 3,887 | 15.6% | 1.9% | 4.5% | 9.2% |
Virginia | 24,639 | 23.5% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 11.4% |
Washington | 18,532 | 11.2% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
West Virginia | 1,822 | 2.9% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
Wisconsin | 19,104 | 13.2% | 5.0% | 4.3% | 3.8% |
Wyoming | 3,009 | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% |
How fast is Simple Mobile?
Here are the median data speeds Simple Mobile customers have gotten in each state:
State | Verizon Median Download Speeds | Verizon Median Upload Speeds | Verizon Median Latency |
---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 47.4 Mbps | 7.6 Mbps | 53 ms |
Alaska | 11.1 Mbps | 8.4 Mbps | 81 ms |
Arizona | 77.9 Mbps | 12.2 Mbps | 40 ms |
Arkansas | 41.6 Mbps | 8.3 Mbps | 46 ms |
California | 63.0 Mbps | 11.8 Mbps | 40 ms |
Colorado | 58.1 Mbps | 11.1 Mbps | 39 ms |
Connecticut | 82.2 Mbps | 11.0 Mbps | 43 ms |
Delaware | 59.1 Mbps | 10.2 Mbps | 36 ms |
District of Columbia | 135.3 Mbps | 16.3 Mbps | 29 ms |
Florida | 96.6 Mbps | 12.9 Mbps | 37 ms |
Georgia | 70.9 Mbps | 9.6 Mbps | 33 ms |
Hawaii | 31.8 Mbps | 14.1 Mbps | 128 ms |
Idaho | 26.1 Mbps | 9.5 Mbps | 63 ms |
Illinois | 103.0 Mbps | 14.1 Mbps | 31 ms |
Indiana | 100.9 Mbps | 13.5 Mbps | 33 ms |
Iowa | 42.6 Mbps | 12.6 Mbps | 44 ms |
Kansas | 53.8 Mbps | 11.8 Mbps | 49 ms |
Kentucky | 87.9 Mbps | 11.9 Mbps | 54 ms |
Louisiana | 38.3 Mbps | 9.1 Mbps | 58 ms |
Maine | 25.0 Mbps | 8.3 Mbps | 61 ms |
Maryland | 40.8 Mbps | 9.2 Mbps | 38 ms |
Massachusetts | 80.8 Mbps | 12.5 Mbps | 40 ms |
Michigan | 71.1 Mbps | 9.1 Mbps | 40 ms |
Minnesota | 84.0 Mbps | 10.0 Mbps | 43 ms |
Mississippi | 21.5 Mbps | 6.6 Mbps | 76 ms |
Missouri | 45.7 Mbps | 9.9 Mbps | 48 ms |
Montana | 37.7 Mbps | 11.7 Mbps | 76 ms |
Nebraska | 125.2 Mbps | 24.1 Mbps | 26 ms |
Nevada | 116.9 Mbps | 17.6 Mbps | 30 ms |
New Hampshire | 24.6 Mbps | 9.3 Mbps | 52 ms |
New Jersey | 63.7 Mbps | 9.7 Mbps | 37 ms |
New Mexico | 38.7 Mbps | 9.5 Mbps | 74 ms |
New York | 85.3 Mbps | 13.0 Mbps | 40 ms |
North Carolina | 61.8 Mbps | 11.0 Mbps | 43 ms |
North Dakota | 94.8 Mbps | 14.0 Mbps | 46 ms |
Ohio | 59.0 Mbps | 12.7 Mbps | 41 ms |
Oklahoma | 37.2 Mbps | 10.2 Mbps | 39 ms |
Oregon | 37.3 Mbps | 7.5 Mbps | 40 ms |
Pennsylvania | 78.2 Mbps | 10.8 Mbps | 37 ms |
Rhode Island | 114.1 Mbps | 24.6 Mbps | 36 ms |
South Carolina | 64.6 Mbps | 11.3 Mbps | 41 ms |
South Dakota | 51.6 Mbps | 10.3 Mbps | 49 ms |
Tennessee | 58.0 Mbps | 10.3 Mbps | 44 ms |
Texas | 62.4 Mbps | 9.5 Mbps | 35 ms |
Utah | 47.3 Mbps | 11.6 Mbps | 55 ms |
Vermont | 20.0 Mbps | 7.8 Mbps | 55 ms |
Virginia | 32.6 Mbps | 9.3 Mbps | 40 ms |
Washington | 59.5 Mbps | 9.3 Mbps | 34 ms |
West Virginia | 47.1 Mbps | 12.9 Mbps | 94 ms |
Wisconsin | 63.7 Mbps | 9.3 Mbps | 40 ms |
Wyoming | 13.9 Mbps | 9.3 Mbps | 79 ms |
Yes, Simple Mobile coverage is good. It covers 98% of Americans and offers robust nationwide service by riding on Verizon's network.
Yes. Simple Mobile offers nationwide 5G coverage that reaches over 230 million people.