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Cell towers in Arizona

1,789 antenna structures are on the FCC register across Arizona, spread over 242 places and 332 registered owners. That is the 28th largest count of any state.

Registered structures
1,789
28th of 52 states
Per 100k residents
23.5
42nd by density
Median height
27 m (87 ft)
Tallest
413 m (1,355 ft)

Places with the most registered structures

top 4
Place Structures Per 100k Population
Phoenix 262 15.7 1,665,481
Tucson 156 28.4 548,371
Mesa 94 18.3 513,656
Scottsdale 78 32.1 243,006

Structure types

Tower 477
27%
Monopole 466
26%
Lattice tower 311
17%
Pole 309
17%
Guyed tower 63
4%
Tower array 31
2%
Mast 27
2%
Tree 25
1%
Not specified 17
<1%
Tank 12
<1%
Building 12
<1%
Building with antenna 10
<1%
Utility pole 9
<1%
Building with tower 6
<1%
Oil or gas rig 5
<1%
Guyed tower array 3
<1%
Other 2
<1%
Building with pole 2
<1%
Smokestack 1
<1%
Sign or billboard 1
<1%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
Cellco PartnershipCarrier 156
9%
American Towers LLCTower company 130
7%
Ccatt LLCTower company 91
5%
Sun State Towers, LLC.Tower company 85
5%
Navajo Tribal Utility AuthorityGovernment 62
3%
T-mobile West Tower LLCCarrier 56
3%
Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLCTower company 49
3%
T-mobile West LLCCarrier 47
3%
Crown Atlantic Company, LLCTower company 44
2%
Smith Bagley INC Dba Cellular One of North East ArizonaOther 42
2%

Tallest structures in Arizona

HeightTypePlaceASR
413 m (1,355 ft) Guyed tower Dolan Springs 2608537
221 m (724 ft) Tower Tucson 2636011
215 m (704 ft) Guyed tower Queen Creek 100144
198 m (650 ft) Tower Marana 100358
193 m (632 ft) Guyed tower Vail 2699011
187 m (613 ft) Not specified Maricopa 622097
168 m (551 ft) Guyed tower Glendale 108198
168 m (550 ft) Smokestack Joseph City 2598917
154 m (506 ft) Guyed tower Snowflake 2624702
154 m (504 ft) Guyed tower Clay Springs 2661334

When they were registered

1940s 7
<1%
1950s 8
<1%
1960s 28
2%
1970s 29
2%
1980s 75
4%
1990s 279
16%
2000s 608
34%
2010s 535
30%
2020s 219
12%

About this data

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.