The table below shows cell phone coverage around Area 51 for the major providers as of 08/2022. The table goes counter-clockwise around the NTTR, starting in Las Vegas.
| Location | Verizon | AT&T | T-Mobile |
| Las Vegas | 5G | 5G | 5G |
| Coyote Springs Valley (south of Alamo) | 4G | 4G | Roam |
| Alamo, Pahranagat Valley | 4G | 4G | Roam |
| Tikaboo Valley | -- | -- | -- |
| Rachel, Sand Spring Valley | 4G | 4G | Roam? |
| Railroad Valley | -- | -- | -- |
| Warm Springs | -- | Roam | 4G |
| US-6 Warm Springs-Tonopah | 4G(*) | 4G(*) | 4G |
| Tonopah | 4G | 4G | 4G |
| US-95 Tonopah-Las Vegas | 4G | 4G | 4G |
| -- = No coverage (*) = Spotty coverage | |||