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Cell towers in Shishmaref, Alaska

The FCC register lists 6 antenna structures in and around Shishmaref. That is the 40th highest count of any place in Alaska.

Registered structures
6
Median height
13 m (42 ft)
−55.9% vs state median
Tallest
17 m (55 ft)
Per 100k residents
1081.1
population 555 (2025)

Overview

The FCC register lists 6 antenna structures in and around Shishmaref, AK. That is the 40th highest count of any place in Alaska.

Density works out to 2.60 registered structures per square mile of land area.

The median registered structure here stands 13 m (42 ft); the tallest reaches 17 m (55 ft).

Lattice towers (2) and guyed masts (1) between them make up much of the register here — both are older, taller designs than the monopoles that dominate newer urban sites.

The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 2003.

Structure types

Pole 2
33%
Lattice tower 2
33%
Not specified 1
17%
Guyed tower 1
17%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
Gci Communication CORP Other 2
33%
Telalaska INC. Other 1
17%
Telalaska Cellular, INC Other 1
17%
State of Alaska Government 1
17%
The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC Other 1
17%

Tallest registered structures

Height Type Built Owner ASR
17 m (55 ft) Pole 2011 Telalaska Cellular, INC 2719740
14 m (45 ft) Pole 2011 Telalaska INC. 2660931
13 m (44 ft) Lattice tower 2011 Gci Communication CORP 2697322
12 m (40 ft) Lattice tower 2011 The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC 2695422
11 m (36 ft) Guyed tower 2003 Gci Communication CORP 2697003
9.0 m (30 ft) Not specified 2015 State of Alaska 2611248

When they were registered

2000s 1
17%
2010s 5
83%

Nearby places

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.