Best Coverage!

AT&T

100.00%
Coverage

  • Plans From $65 to $85
  • Unlimited Talk & Text
  • Up To 100GB Premium Data & 30GB 4G Hotspot
  • Top Plan Includes HBO MAX
  • Up To 720p Streaming
Call 800-288-2020

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T-Mobile

98.07%
Coverage

  • Plans From $60 to $85
  • Unlimited Talk & Text
  • Up To 50GB Premium Data & 20GB 4G Hotspot
  • Netflix And Quibi Free For A Year
  • Up To 1080p Streaming
Call 800-866-2453

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Verizon

97.51%
Coverage

  • Plans From $70 to $90
  • Unlimited Talk & Text
  • Up To 75GB Premium Data & 30GB 4G Hotspot
  • Most Plans Include Apple Music and 1 Year Of Disney+
  • Up To 720p Streaming
Call 844-751-8735

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Cellular Access In Wilmington, NC


  • AT&T has the best cell phone coverage in Wilmington.
  • Wilmington, NC has an average of 97.40% coverage across the four major carriers.
  • Wilmington is 155th in North Carolina for cell reception ahead of Wrightsville Beach, Leland, Castle Hayne, and Carolina Beach, but behind Teachey.
  • Roughly 4.35 square miles of Wilmington has limited access to cellular data.
  • AT&T is ranked as the fastest provider in North Carolina.
  • Wilmington has 10 cell towers.
  • The zip code in Wilmington with the best coverage for November 2025 is 28412.

Wilmington Cellular Coverage Map


Cell Phone Coverage By ZIP In Wilmington

ZIP Code Verizon ATT T-Mobile
28412100%100%100%
28405100%100%99%
2840399%100%99%
2840199%100%100%
2841197%100%97%
2840988%100%91%

Cell Phone Towers In Wilmington, North Carolina

Licensee Address Height Tower Type
Wilmington Cellular Telephone Company6604 Amsterdam Way, Wilmington, NC 2840576.2TOWER
Wilmington Cellular Telephone Company404 Raleigh St, Wilmington, NC 28412122TOWER
Wilmington Cellular Telephone Company7110 Wrightsville Ave Ste B5, Wilmington, NC 2840354.9TOWER
Wilmington Cellular Telephone Company5517 Carolina Beach Rd, Wilmington, NC 2841248.8TOWER
Wilmington Cellular Telephone Company140 Loosestrife Ct, Wilmington, NC 2841173
Wilmington Cellular Telephone Company3338 Wrightsville Ave, Wilmington, NC 2840359
Wilmington Cellular Telephone Company1521 Castle Hayne Rd, Wilmington, NC 2840151.8TOWER
Wilmington Cellular Telephone Company119 Chestnut St, Wilmington, NC 2840135.4B
Alltel Communications, LLC6726 Netherlands Dr, Wilmington, NC 2840561
Alltel Communications, LLC3782 Fredrickson Rd, Wilmington, NC 2840191.4TOWER

User Reported Dead Zones In Wilmington

Carrier Address Comment Date Added
Verizon3201 S 17th Stby the cameron arts museum I drop phone calls and have no 4g data on both my samsung s6 and iphone 62019
Verizon1411 Commonwealth DrHorrible 4G LTE service anywhere near this area. My data coverage is basically useless, especially indoors.2015
Verizon6835 Conservation WayI have no 4g data on both my samsung s6 and iphone 6 during peak times, makes shopping no fun.2019
Verizon7034 Old Field RdWeek signal2016
Verizon804 Seven Oak DrOne bar. Frequent dropped calls or calls break up.2014
Verizon1296 Porters Neck RdI drop a calls in this exact spot, every time I pass through here.2015
Data Provided By DeadCellZones.com

Cell Phone Stores Closest To Wilmington, NC

Carrier Address Phone Directions
AT&T3512 Oleander Dr Suite 110, Wilmington, NC, 28403910-794-8005Directions
Verizon4512 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403910-793-6908Directions
T-Mobile4117 Oleander Drive Unit 8, Wilmington, NC, 28403910-392-1165Directions

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