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Cell towers in National City, California

The FCC register lists 6 antenna structures in and around National City. That is the 249th highest count of any place in California.

Registered structures
6
Median height
17 m (57 ft)
−26.4% vs state median
Tallest
64 m (210 ft)
Per 100k residents
10.4
population 57,807 (2025)

Overview

National City, CA has 6 registered structures, the tallest standing 64 m (210 ft) above ground.

Area density is 0.82 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 17 m (57 ft) but the tallest is 64 m (210 ft), roughly 3.7 times that — usually the signature of a broadcast mast among shorter mobile sites.

Monopoles account for 50.0% of the registrations here — a single tubular shaft, cheaper to permit in built-up areas because it takes little ground space.

The most recent registration on file here dates from 2014.

Structure types

Monopole 3
50%
Tower 2
33%
Tree 1
17%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLC Tower company 2
33%
Cellco Partnership Carrier 2
33%
Americable International, INC. Other 1
17%
Octagon Towers, LLC Tower company 1
17%

Tallest registered structures

Height Type Built Owner ASR
64 m (210 ft) Tower 1987 Americable International, INC. 2601702
19 m (61 ft) Tree 2000 Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLC 2672576
18 m (60 ft) Monopole 2014 Cellco Partnership 2692113
16 m (54 ft) Tower 2005 Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLC 2670724
13 m (43 ft) Monopole 2014 Octagon Towers, LLC 2688627
12 m (40 ft) Monopole 2014 Cellco Partnership 2691621

When they were registered

1980s 1
17%
2000s 2
33%
2010s 3
50%

Nearby places

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.