Waynesville, NC
Cell Phone Coverage & Plans

Cellular Access In Waynesville, NC

• AT&T has the best cell phone coverage in Waynesville.
• Waynesville, NC has an average of 87.57% coverage across the four major carriers.
• Waynesville is 308th in North Carolina for cell reception ahead of Clyde, Maggie Valley, Balsam, and Canton, but behind Lake Junaluska.
• Roughly 16.33 square miles of Waynesville has limited access to cellular data.
• AT&T is ranked as the fastest provider in North Carolina.
• Waynesville has 2 cell towers.
• The zip code in Waynesville with the best coverage for October 2025 is 28785.

Waynesville Cellular Coverage Map

Cell Phone Coverage By ZIP In Waynesville

ZIP Code	Verizon	ATT	T-Mobile
28785	100%	100%	73%
28786	97%	99%	68%

Cell Phone Towers In Waynesville, North Carolina

Licensee	Address	Height	Tower Type
NORTH CAROLINA RSA 1 PARTNERSHIP	3843 White Oak Rd, Waynesville, NC 28785	39.6	POLE
NORTH CAROLINA RSA 1 PARTNERSHIP	209 Laras Ln, Waynesville, NC 28785	37.2	POLE

User Reported Dead Zones In Waynesville

Carrier	Address	Comment	Date Added
Verizon	Blue Ridge Pkwy	Lose service when crossing Balsam Mountain on Hwy19-23 and remains spotty in Sylva going towards Western Carolina University's campus in Culowhee NC.	2019
Verizon	53 Lanier Ln	Dead zone. Have a network extender.	2019
Verizon	1497 Dellwood Rd	Dellwood and 276. No coverage. Calls drop completely! Really bad!	2019

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Cell Phone Stores Closest To Waynesville, NC

Carrier	Address	Phone	Directions
AT&T	335 Airport Rd Suite 100, Arden, NC, 28704	828-348-1287	Directions
Verizon	755 Russ Avenue, Waynesville, NC, 28786	828-246-9246	Directions
T-Mobile	805 Patton Ave Ste F, Asheville, NC, 28806	828-281-3229	Directions

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