# Metro Coverage in Ames, IA 50013

Evidence suggests Metro is well-served in Ames, IA 50013.

## Summary

- **Carrier**: Metro (on the T-Mobile network)
- **Location**: Ames, IA 50013
- **Verdict**: STRONG (strong)
- **Towers on network**: 41
- **Best signal (dBm)**: -44.1
- **Nearest tower**: 0.35 mi
- **Low-band sites**: 0
- **Mid-band sites**: 37
- **High-band sites**: 4

## Coordinates

- **Latitude**: 42.01732
- **Longitude**: -93.64809

## Competitor Networks at This Location

- **UScellular** (US Cellular): 2 towers, verdict WEAK (weak), best -44.6 dBm
- **Verizon** (Verizon): 98 towers, verdict EXCELLENT (excellent), best -45.0 dBm
- **AT&T** (AT&T): 5 towers, verdict FAIR (fair), best -57.5 dBm

## Metro Coverage in Nearby Cities

- [Berwick, IA](/coverage/metro/near/city-state/berwick/ia) — 144 towers
- [Des Moines, IA](/coverage/metro/near/city-state/des-moines/ia) — 126 towers
- [Windsor Heights, IA](/coverage/metro/near/city-state/windsor-heights/ia) — 124 towers
- [Urbandale, IA](/coverage/metro/near/city-state/urbandale/ia) — 120 towers
- [Clive, IA](/coverage/metro/near/city-state/clive/ia) — 109 towers
- [West Des Moines, IA](/coverage/metro/near/city-state/west-des-moines/ia) — 80 towers

## Related Links

- [View the interactive carrier map](https://www.celltowermaps.com/coverage/metro/near/zip-code/50013): Human-readable map for this carrier and ZIP code.
- [All carriers near this ZIP code](https://www.celltowermaps.com/cell-towers/near/zip-code/50013/index.md): Text-first tower summary without a carrier filter.

## Data Source

Tower data is sourced from U.S. Federal Communications Commission licensing records and OpenCellID observations. See [llms.txt](https://www.celltowermaps.com/llms.txt) for methodology and access guidance.