# UScellular Coverage in Ames, IA

Evidence is mixed — UScellular coverage in Ames, IA may be uneven.

## Summary

- **Carrier**: UScellular (on the US Cellular network)
- **Location**: Ames, IA
- **Verdict**: FAIR (fair)
- **Towers on network**: 3
- **Best signal (dBm)**: -46.4
- **Nearest tower**: 1.31 mi
- **Low-band sites**: 3
- **Mid-band sites**: 0
- **High-band sites**: 0

## Coordinates

- **Latitude**: 42.03316
- **Longitude**: -93.58761

## Competitor Networks at This Location

- **Verizon** (Verizon): 107 towers, verdict EXCELLENT (excellent), best -39.9 dBm
- **T-Mobile** (T-Mobile): 41 towers, verdict STRONG (strong), best -50.3 dBm
- **AT&T** (AT&T): 3 towers, verdict FAIR (fair), best -55.1 dBm

## UScellular Coverage in Nearby Cities

- [Windsor Heights, IA](/coverage/us-cellular/near/city-state/windsor-heights/ia) — 26 towers
- [Urbandale, IA](/coverage/us-cellular/near/city-state/urbandale/ia) — 21 towers
- [Clive, IA](/coverage/us-cellular/near/city-state/clive/ia) — 11 towers
- [West Des Moines, IA](/coverage/us-cellular/near/city-state/west-des-moines/ia) — 11 towers
- [Des Moines, IA](/coverage/us-cellular/near/city-state/des-moines/ia) — 9 towers
- [Berwick, IA](/coverage/us-cellular/near/city-state/berwick/ia) — 8 towers

## Related Links

- [View the interactive carrier map](https://www.celltowermaps.com/coverage/us-cellular/near/city-state/ames/ia): Human-readable map for this carrier and city.
- [All carriers in this city](https://www.celltowermaps.com/cell-towers/near/city-state/ames/ia/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.