Cell towers in Goleta, California
The FCC register lists 14 antenna structures in and around Goleta. That is the 118th highest count of any place in California.
Overview
The FCC register lists 14 antenna structures in and around Goleta, CA. That is the 118th highest count of any place in California.
Area density is 1.78 per square mile — usually the more telling figure for infrastructure that follows terrain, roads and line of sight rather than population.
Heights are uneven: the median is 20 m (65 ft) but the tallest is 46 m (150 ft), roughly 2.3 times that — usually the signature of a broadcast mast among shorter mobile sites.
Airtouch Cellular holds more registrations here than any other entity, at 4 of 14.
The most recent registration on file here dates from 2022.
Structure types
| Tower | 7 | 50% |
| Monopole | 2 | 14% |
| Not specified | 1 | 7% |
| Pole | 1 | 7% |
| Mast | 1 | 7% |
| Lattice tower | 1 | 7% |
| Building with antenna | 1 | 7% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Airtouch Cellular Other | 4 | 29% |
| Goleta Water District Other | 2 | 14% |
| T-mobile West Tower LLC Carrier | 2 | 14% |
| Southern California Edison Company Other | 1 | 7% |
| New Cingular Wireless, INC. Carrier | 1 | 7% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 m (150 ft) | Lattice tower | 2022 | Goleta Water District | 2723595 |
| 40 m (131 ft) | Tower | 1991 | American Towers LLC | 612510 |
| 35 m (116 ft) | Building with antenna | 2021 | T-mobile West LLC | 2716030 |
| 23 m (75 ft) | Monopole | 2020 | Airtouch Cellular | 2711890 |
| 21 m (69 ft) | Tower | 1962 | Goleta Water District | 2631269 |
| 20 m (66 ft) | Tower | 1967 | Southern California Edison Company | 2599749 |
| 20 m (65 ft) | Not specified | 2007 | Airtouch Cellular | 2668176 |
| 20 m (65 ft) | Tower | 2011 | T-mobile West Tower LLC | 2674786 |
| 20 m (64 ft) | Tower | 1993 | California, State Of | 117467 |
| 18 m (60 ft) | Mast | 2012 | Airtouch Cellular | 2680739 |
| 13 m (43 ft) | Tower | 1998 | New Cingular Wireless, INC. | 616314 |
| 12 m (39 ft) | Monopole | 2011 | T-mobile West Tower LLC | 2677405 |
| 12 m (38 ft) | Pole | 2005 | Vb Run, LLC | 2630195 |
| 8.8 m (29 ft) | Tower | 2010 | Airtouch Cellular | 2668489 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 2 | 14% |
| 1990s | 3 | 21% |
| 2000s | 2 | 14% |
| 2010s | 4 | 29% |
| 2020s | 3 | 21% |
Nearby places
- Santa Barbara 26
- San Buenaventura (Ventura) 5
- Lompoc 15
- Oxnard 41
- Orcutt 7
About this data
These counts come from the FCC Antenna Structure Registration database, weekly file dated 2026-08-23. Registration is generally required above 200 feet or near an airport, so small cells, rooftop antennas and short masts do not appear.
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.