Cell towers in Sacramento, California
The FCC register lists 125 antenna structures in and around Sacramento. That is the 4th highest count of any place in California.
Registered structures
125
Median height
29 m (95 ft)
+23.0% vs state median
Tallest
170 m (558 ft)
Per 100k residents
23.3
population 536,449 (2025)
Structure types
| Tower | 44 | 35% |
| Pole | 25 | 20% |
| Monopole | 14 | 11% |
| Lattice tower | 8 | 6% |
| Building with tower | 6 | 5% |
| Utility pole | 4 | 3% |
| Tank | 4 | 3% |
| Guyed tower | 4 | 3% |
| Building | 4 | 3% |
| Tree | 3 | 2% |
| Tower array | 3 | 2% |
| Building with antenna | 2 | 2% |
| Not specified | 1 | <1% |
| Silo | 1 | <1% |
| Mast | 1 | <1% |
| Building with pole | 1 | <1% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 14 | 11% |
| Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership Other | 13 | 10% |
| Ccatt LLC Tower company | 12 | 10% |
| Sacramento, County Of Government | 11 | 9% |
| California, State Of Government | 7 | 6% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 125| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170 m (558 ft) | Tower | 1971 | Hearst Stations INC. | 118615 |
| 165 m (542 ft) | Lattice tower | 1987 | American Towers LLC | 103801 |
| 156 m (512 ft) | Guyed tower | 1985 | American Towers LLC | 100200 |
| 127 m (415 ft) | Guyed tower | 1998 | American Towers LLC | 100201 |
| 106 m (347 ft) | Guyed tower | 2001 | American Towers LLC | 618489 |
| 98 m (322 ft) | Tower | 1960 | Swi Funds Tower Holdings, LLC | 101026 |
| 92 m (302 ft) | Guyed tower | 2000 | Kxtv, LLC | 623506 |
| 91 m (300 ft) | Tower | 2008 | Sacramento, County Of | 2649900 |
| 91 m (298 ft) | Building with tower | 1999 | California, State Of | 2600472 |
| 85 m (279 ft) | Tower | 2010 | US Army Corps of Engineers | 2675116 |
| 81 m (265 ft) | Building | 1989 | County of Sacramento | 2626783 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Lattice tower | 2013 | Sacramento, County Of | 2677497 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Tower | 1995 | California, State Of | 117362 |
| 74 m (243 ft) | Building with tower | 2011 | At&t CORP | 117874 |
| 71 m (233 ft) | Building with antenna | 1999 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 624596 |
| 68 m (223 ft) | Tank | 1988 | City of Sacramento It Dept. | 612107 |
| 68 m (222 ft) | Tower | 1981 | Kvie, INC. | 120756 |
| 67 m (220 ft) | Tower | 2007 | American Towers LLC | 119138 |
| 65 m (213 ft) | Tank | 1988 | City of Sacramento It Dept. | 612108 |
| 62 m (203 ft) | Tower | 1988 | Diamond Broadcasting Corporation | 118696 |
| 61 m (198 ft) | Tower array | 2011 | Punjabi American Media, LLC | 100306 |
| 61 m (198 ft) | Tower array | 2011 | Punjabi American Media, LLC | 2675180 |
| 61 m (198 ft) | Tower array | 2011 | Punjabi American Media, LLC | 2675181 |
| 60 m (198 ft) | Tower | 1985 | American Towers LLC | 100202 |
| 59 m (195 ft) | Tower | 1988 | Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership | 99371 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 1 | <1% |
| 1970s | 5 | 4% |
| 1980s | 15 | 12% |
| 1990s | 26 | 21% |
| 2000s | 47 | 38% |
| 2010s | 21 | 17% |
| 2020s | 10 | 8% |
Nearby places
- San Jose 112
- Fresno 124
- Bakersfield 117
- San Fernando 154
- Los Angeles 242
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.
"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.