Cell towers in Carlsbad, California
The FCC register lists 8 antenna structures in and around Carlsbad. That is the 192nd highest count of any place in California.
Overview
8 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Carlsbad, CA.
That works out to 7.1 structures per 100,000 residents, against a population of 112,260.
At a median of 16 m (54 ft), structures here run 30.0% shorter than the California median of 24 m (77 ft).
The largest registered owner here is Cellco Partnership, which holds 5 of them — 62.5% of the local total. Owner is not the same as carrier: tower companies lease space on their structures to several networks at once.
The oldest structure on file here was registered in 1987, the newest in 2022 — 35 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Pole | 3 | 38% |
| Mast | 2 | 25% |
| Tree | 1 | 13% |
| Lattice tower | 1 | 13% |
| Building | 1 | 13% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Cellco Partnership Carrier | 5 | 63% |
| Pi Tower Development, LLC C/O Lendlease Americas LLC Tower company | 1 | 13% |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. Carrier | 1 | 13% |
| T-mobile West LLC Carrier | 1 | 13% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m (163 ft) | Mast | 1987 | Cellco Partnership | 99434 |
| 24 m (80 ft) | Pole | 2015 | Cellco Partnership | 2692052 |
| 19 m (61 ft) | Tree | 2022 | Cellco Partnership | 2718323 |
| 18 m (58 ft) | Pole | 2013 | Cellco Partnership | 2683450 |
| 15 m (50 ft) | Mast | 1996 | Cellco Partnership | 99430 |
| 15 m (50 ft) | Pole | 2005 | Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | 2648411 |
| 11 m (37 ft) | Building | 2010 | T-mobile West LLC | 2673670 |
| 11 m (35 ft) | Lattice tower | 2019 | Pi Tower Development, LLC C/O Lendlease Americas LLC | 2713604 |
When they were registered
| 1980s | 1 | 13% |
| 1990s | 1 | 13% |
| 2000s | 1 | 13% |
| 2010s | 4 | 50% |
| 2020s | 1 | 13% |
Nearby places
- Vista 12
- San Marcos 8
- Oceanside 28
- Camp Pendleton South 6
- Camp Pendleton Mainside 13
About this data
Counts here are computed from the FCC's registered structure file, dated 2026-08-23. If a mast near you is missing, the usual reason is that it sits below the 200-foot registration threshold.
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.