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Cell towers in Fort Payne, Alabama

The FCC register lists 21 antenna structures in and around Fort Payne. That is the 45th highest count of any place in Alabama.

Registered structures
21
Median height
56 m (185 ft)
−30.3% vs state median
Tallest
104 m (341 ft)
Per 100k residents
138.3
population 15,189 (2025)

Overview

The FCC register lists 21 antenna structures in and around Fort Payne, AL. That is the 45th highest count of any place in Alabama.

The register works out to 0.37 structures per square mile here.

The median registered structure here stands 56 m (185 ft); the tallest reaches 104 m (341 ft).

The mix here is 4 lattice towers, 1 monopole, 1 guyed mast — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.

The most recent registration on file here dates from 2026.

Structure types

Tower 10
48%
Lattice tower 4
19%
Pole 2
10%
Building with tower 2
10%
Not specified 1
5%
Monopole 1
5%
Guyed tower 1
5%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
Dekalb County Ema Other 2
10%
Norfolk Southern Railway Company Railroad 2
10%
Cellco Partnership Carrier 2
10%
County of Dekalb Government 1
5%
Fort Payne, City Of Government 1
5%

Tallest registered structures

Height Type Built Owner ASR
104 m (341 ft) Tower 1995 Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC 125750
98 m (321 ft) Not specified 1966 Range Holdings LLC 600723
95 m (310 ft) Lattice tower 2001 Sba Structures, LLC 2623063
79 m (260 ft) Lattice tower 2018 Cellco Partnership 2706254
79 m (260 ft) Lattice tower 2018 Cellco Partnership 2694565
79 m (259 ft) Tower 2009 County of Dekalb 2662599
68 m (223 ft) Lattice tower 2020 Vb Bts, Ll, LLC 2713100
63 m (207 ft) Tower 1970 Central Broadcasting Company, LLC 611521
62 m (203 ft) Tower 2005 Not listed 2646951
57 m (186 ft) Tower 1986 Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC 2641646
56 m (185 ft) Tower 1991 Fort Payne, City Of 623789
53 m (174 ft) Guyed tower 2003 Bellsouth Telecomunications, INC. 2640006
50 m (165 ft) Tower 1996 Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC 107516
48 m (159 ft) Monopole 2026 Vb Bts III, LLC 2731507
43 m (140 ft) Tower 1998 Farmers Telecommunications Corporation 2683888
27 m (88 ft) Tower 1962 Norfolk Southern Corporation 130734
24 m (80 ft) Building with tower 2020 Dekalb County Ema 2713065
24 m (80 ft) Building with tower 2020 Dekalb County Ema 2713066
21 m (69 ft) Tower 1989 Not listed 2660635
19 m (63 ft) Pole 2012 Norfolk Southern Railway Company 2677520
19 m (63 ft) Pole 2012 Norfolk Southern Railway Company 2677522

When they were registered

1960s 2
10%
1970s 1
5%
1980s 2
10%
1990s 4
19%
2000s 4
19%
2010s 4
19%
2020s 4
19%

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About this data

All figures on this page are aggregated from the federal antenna structure register of 2026-08-23, not from carrier coverage data. The two answer different questions.

The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 feet or near airports. Many small cells, rooftop antennas and short towers are not registered and will not appear here.

"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.