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Cell towers in California

6,865 antenna structures are on the FCC register across California, spread over 808 places and 810 registered owners. That is the 2nd largest count of any state.

Registered structures
6,865
2nd of 52 states
Per 100k residents
17.4
47th by density
Median height
24 m (77 ft)
Tallest
625 m (2,049 ft)

Places with the most registered structures

top 10
Place Structures Per 100k Population
Los Angeles 242 6.3 3,869,089
San Diego 207 14.7 1,406,106
San Fernando 154 656.7 23,449
Sacramento 125 23.3 536,449
Fresno 124 22.3 555,549
Riverside 122 37.8 323,057
Bakersfield 117 27.7 422,165
San Jose 112 11.3 989,814
Ontario 96 51.3 187,013
Corona 74 45.8 161,734

Structure types

Tower 1,913
28%
Pole 1,502
22%
Monopole 1,241
18%
Lattice tower 634
9%
Tower array 274
4%
Tree 212
3%
Building with antenna 173
3%
Guyed tower 160
2%
Utility pole 153
2%
Building 137
2%
Not specified 125
2%
Mast 105
2%
Building with tower 76
1%
Tank 41
<1%
Guyed tower array 25
<1%
Building with pole 25
<1%
Building with mast 18
<1%
Building with pipe 16
<1%
Other 14
<1%
Silo 6
<1%
Pipe 6
<1%
Sign or billboard 4
<1%
Oil or gas rig 3
<1%
Smokestack 2
<1%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLCTower company 484
7%
Los Angeles Smsa Limited PartnershipCarrier 481
7%
American Towers LLCTower company 461
7%
T-mobile West LLCCarrier 416
6%
Ccatt LLCTower company 391
6%
At&t Mobility Spectrum LLCCarrier 253
4%
Pacific Gas & Electric CompanyUtility 210
3%
T-mobile West Tower LLCCarrier 209
3%
California, State OfGovernment 183
3%
Cellco PartnershipCarrier 159
2%

Tallest structures in California

HeightTypePlaceASR
625 m (2,049 ft) Guyed tower Walnut Grove 115436
610 m (2,000 ft) Tower Walnut Grove 118616
609 m (1,997 ft) Tower Walnut Grove 116126
473 m (1,552 ft) Tower Watsonville 120762
304 m (997 ft) Lattice tower Red Bluff 610964
298 m (977 ft) Lattice tower San Francisco 107757
296 m (972 ft) Guyed tower Altadena 99584
259 m (850 ft) Guyed tower Orange Cove 2604737
259 m (850 ft) Guyed tower Orange Cove 2604738
259 m (850 ft) Guyed tower Orange Cove 2604740

When they were registered

1920s 1
<1%
1930s 5
<1%
1940s 37
<1%
1950s 36
<1%
1960s 107
2%
1970s 139
2%
1980s 364
5%
1990s 1,392
20%
2000s 2,279
33%
2010s 1,707
25%
2020s 798
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.