Cell towers in Imperial Beach, California
The FCC register lists 8 antenna structures in and around Imperial Beach. That is the 192nd highest count of any place in California.
Overview
8 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Imperial Beach, CA.
The 8 structures here sit at 1.86 per square mile of land.
At a median of 20 m (67 ft), structures here run 13.2% shorter than the California median of 24 m (77 ft).
Monopoles account for 25.0% of the registrations here — a single tubular shaft, cheaper to permit in built-up areas because it takes little ground space.
The oldest structure on file here was registered in 1976, the newest in 2011 — 35 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Pole | 5 | 63% |
| Monopole | 2 | 25% |
| Tower | 1 | 13% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Gte Mobilnet Incorporated:contel Cellular Inc:gte Mobilnet of Northwest Oregon Limited Partnership:gte Mobilnet of Oregon Limited Partnership Other | 1 | 13% |
| Pacific Bell Telephone Company D/b/a At&t California Carrier | 1 | 13% |
| Cctm1 LLC Other | 1 | 13% |
| Los Angeles Smsa Limited Partnership Carrier | 1 | 13% |
| T-mobile West LLC Carrier | 1 | 13% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 m (87 ft) | Pole | 1997 | Cctm1 LLC | 102372 |
| 24 m (79 ft) | Monopole | 1992 | Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC | 2703215 |
| 24 m (79 ft) | Pole | 2006 | Ccatt LLC | 2600679 |
| 23 m (74 ft) | Pole | 1991 | Gte Mobilnet Incorporated:contel Cellular Inc:gte Mobilnet of Northwest Oregon Limited Partnership:gte Mobilnet of Oregon Limited Partnership | 118600 |
| 18 m (60 ft) | Tower | 2011 | T-mobile West LLC | 2676259 |
| 17 m (57 ft) | Pole | 2002 | Los Angeles Smsa Limited Partnership | 2699535 |
| 17 m (57 ft) | Monopole | 2002 | Cellco Partnership | 2695107 |
| 12 m (38 ft) | Pole | 1976 | Pacific Bell Telephone Company D/b/a At&t California | 117533 |
When they were registered
| 1970s | 1 | 13% |
| 1990s | 3 | 38% |
| 2000s | 3 | 38% |
| 2010s | 1 | 13% |
Nearby places
- Coronado 5
- National City 6
- Chula Vista 15
- La Mesa 13
- San Diego 207
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.