Straight Talk Coverage Map

Stetson Doggett

Updated:

June 4, 2024

Does Straight Talk have good coverage?

Use the interactive maps below to check Straight Talk 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

Straight Talk Cell Phone Plans

Bronze Unlimited

Verizon coverage

1 Line

/mo

+tax

tax included

10GB

high-speed, then 64Kbps

Deprioritized

5GB hotspot

video streaming

Unlimited minutes

Unlimited texts

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Silver Unlimited

Verizon coverage

1 Line

/mo

+tax

tax included

Unlimited

high-speed, then None

Deprioritized

5GB hotspot

4K video streaming

Unlimited minutes

Unlimited texts

See at Straight Talk →

Gold Unlimited

Verizon coverage

1 Line

/mo

+tax

tax included

Unlimited

high-speed, then data stops

Deprioritized

15GB hotspot

video streaming

Unlimited minutes

Unlimited texts

See at Straight Talk →

Unlimited International

Verizon coverage

1 Line

/mo

+tax

tax included

Unlimited

high-speed, then Unknown

Deprioritized

5GB hotspot

video streaming

Unlimited minutes

Unlimited texts

See at Straight Talk →

Platinum Unlimited

Verizon coverage

1 Line

/mo

+tax

tax included

20GB

high-speed, then 64Kbps

Deprioritized

20GB hotspot

4K video streaming

Unlimited minutes

Unlimited texts

See at Straight Talk →

Affordable Plans That Also Use Verizon For Coverage

Visible Base

Verizon coverage

1 Line

/mo

+tax

tax included

Unlimited

high-speed

Deprioritized

5Mbps hotspot

480p SD video streaming

Unlimited minutes

Unlimited texts

See at Visible →

Visible+

Verizon coverage

1 Line

/mo

+tax

tax included

Unlimited

high-speed

50GB Premium

5Mbps hotspot

480p SD video streaming

Unlimited minutes

Unlimited texts

See at Visible →

Straight Talk Coverage Quick Stats

Carrier: Straight Talk
Network: Verizon
Total coverage: 67.4%
Total square miles covered: 2,246,127
5G coverage: 14.5%
5G square miles covered: 484,321

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

Straight Talk Coverage

Straight Talk is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that is owned by Verizon.

An MVNO is basically any cell phone carrier that does not own or operate its own cellular network.

Instead, MVNOs ride on existing cellular networks to offer service. In Straight Talk's case, because it is owned by Verizon, it uses the Verizon's 4G LTE and 5G networks to provide coverage. By using Verizon’s existing networks and operating mostly online only, Straight Talk is able to offer low-cost cell phone plans without compromising on the quality of their service.

Straight Talk covers 98% of Americans thanks to Verizon's robust 4G LTE network, which covers 67.4% of the country.

Additionally, Straight Talk also includes full access to Verizon's 5G Nationwide and 5G Ultra Wideband networks.

Verizon 5G Nationwide covers 230 million people and 14.5% of the country.

Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband has a much narrower coverage footprint, but it still reaches over 222 million people.

Speeds on Straight Talk will be fast and reliable. Crowdsourced data from our Speed Test Map show that Straight Talk customers get median 5G download speeds of 187.5 Mbps and median upload speeds of 16.8 Mbps.

Check Straight Talk coverage and speeds 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.

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What Network Does Straight Talk Use?

Straight Talk uses the Verizon network to provide coverage.

Because Straight Talk relies on Verizon for coverage, its coverage is the same as that of Verizon.

Straight Talk 5G Coverage

Straight Talk offers nationwide 5G service on Verizon’s 5G Nationwide and 5G Ultra Wideband networks.

Verizon 5G Nationwide currently covers about 230 million people, or roughly 69% of the U.S. population.

Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband is much faster, but it has a bit less coverage. Verizon says 5G Ultra Wideband covers about 222 million people as of August 14th, 2023, which is about 60% of the U.S. population.

Verizon's 5G network covers a total area of 14.5% of the U.S.

Straight Talk LTE Coverage

Nationwide 4G LTE coverage is available on Straight Talk thanks to Verizon’s extensive 4G LTE network, which covers 98% of Americans.

Straight Talk Coverage by State

You will get reception on Straight Talk across 67.4% of the United States.

But how good is the coverage in each individual state?

Here is a detailed breakdown on how good Straight Talk's coverage is in each state. You will see the total percentage of each state the Straight Talk network covers, as well as a breakdown of great, good, and poor coverage:

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%

Straight Talk 5G Coverage by State

Here is a breakdown of Straight Talk'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%

Straight Talk Data Speeds by State

Data speeds are an important factor for how good your experience is using a cellular network.

How fast are Straight Talk's data speeds?

We compiled our crowd-sourced speed test data to find out. Straight Talk's median download speeds ranged from 11.1 Mbps in Alaska and up to 135.3 Mbps in Washington, DC. Median upload speeds ranged from 6.6 Mbps in Mississippi to 24.6 Mbps in Rhode Island. And median ping performance on Straight Talk ranged from 26 ms to 128 ms.

State	Straight Talk Median Download Speeds	Straight Talk Median Upload Speeds	Straight Talk 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

Straight Talk vs. Verizon Coverage

Straight Talk uses Verizon towers for service, so coverage is the same between the two carriers.

Straight Talk vs. AT&T Coverage

Straight Talk has a bit less coverage than AT&T.

Straight Talk covers 67.4% of the U.S. and AT&T covers an impressive 78.1% of the U.S.

Straight Talk also has substantially less 5G coverage than AT&T does.

AT&T currently has the largest 5G network in the country, spanning an impressive 43.3% of the land area.

Straight Talk, meanwhile, only offers 5G service across 14.5% of the country. That is still enough to cover over 230 million people, or about 69% of Americans. You won't find Straight Talk's 5G network in as many rural locations though:

Data speeds are similar between the two carriers.

Our crowd-sourced speed test map shows that Straight Talk gets median speeds of 61.23 Mbps down and 11.65 Mbps up.

Meanwhile, AT&T’s median download speed was 61.2 Mbps and its median upload speed was 11.3 Mbps.

Both Straight Talk and AT&T offer similar coverage and data speeds to one another, and likely both carriers will be great options in many areas.

You can check AT&T coverage and data speeds in your area using our AT&T coverage map and see how it compares to Straight Talk.

Straight Talk vs. T-Mobile Coverage

Straight Talk has better coverage than T-Mobile.

Straight Talk covers 67.4% of the U.S. while T-Mobile covers just 46.6%.

That said, T-Mobile has 2.4 times the 5G coverage that Straight Talk does.

T-Mobile covers an impressive 36.0% of the U.S. with 5G, while Straight Talk has only 14.5% 5G coverage.

T-Mobile also has faster speeds than Straight Talk.

T-Mobile has median download speeds of 152.3 Mbps and median upload speeds of 17.3 Mbps, according to our crowd-sourced speed test data.

Straight Talk’s median speeds are 61.2 Mbps down and 11.7 Mbps up.

Both carriers will likely provide adequate coverage in major cities, and T-Mobile will likely deliver faster speeds.

However, Straight Talk’s larger coverage footprint will likely come in handy outside of major cities and could be a better option in more rural parts of the country.

Use our T-Mobile coverage map to see how T-Mobile's coverage and data speeds look in your area.

Straight Talk Coverage Frequently Asked Questions

Is Straight Talk coverage good?

Straight Talk uses Verizon for coverage, and Verizon has one of the largest network footprints in America. For most people, yes, Straight Talk’s coverage will be good.

Does Straight Talk offer 5G?

Straight Talk offers 5G on Verizon’s 5G Nationwide and 5G Ultra Wideband networks.

Does Straight Talk have coverage in Canada?

No, Straight Talk does not have coverage in Canada.

Does Straight Talk have coverage in Mexico?

No, Straight Talk does not have coverage in Mexico.

Does Straight Talk have international coverage?

No, Straight Talk does not have international coverage.