Palanan comprises 17 barangays with an estimated population of 11,123. 17 of its barangays (100%) are connectivity dead zones with no recorded cell tower from either the national registry or crowdsourced data.
| Barangay | Population | Towers | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alomanay | 195 | 0 | Dead zone: no towers from any source |
| Bisag | 1,113 | 0 | Dead zone: no towers from any source |
| Culasi | 936 | 0 | Dead zone: no towers from any source |
| Dialaoyao | 216 | 0 | Dead zone: no towers from any source |
| Dicabisagan East (Pob.) | 87 | 0 | Dead zone: no towers from any source |
| Dicabisagan West (Pob.) | 368 | 0 | Dead zone: no towers from any source |
| Dicadyuan | 1,153 | 0 | Dead zone: no towers from any source |
| Diddadungan | 753 | 0 | Dead zone: no towers from any source |
| Didiyan | 1,664 | 0 | Dead zone: no towers from any source |
| Dimalicu-licu | 65 | 0 | Dead zone: no towers from any source |
| Dimasari | 127 | 0 | Dead zone: no towers from any source |
| Dimatican | 605 | 0 | Dead zone: no towers from any source |
| Maligaya | 1,742 | 0 | Dead zone: no towers from any source |
| Marikit | 676 | 0 | Dead zone: no towers from any source |
| San Isidro | 260 | 0 | Dead zone: no towers from any source |
| Santa Jacinta | 260 | 0 | Dead zone: no towers from any source |
| Villa Robles | 903 | 0 | Dead zone: no towers from any source |