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Cell towers in San Diego, California

The FCC register lists 207 antenna structures in and around San Diego. That is the 2nd highest count of any place in California.

Registered structures
207
Median height
15 m (50 ft)
−35.3% vs state median
Tallest
176 m (577 ft)
Per 100k residents
14.7
population 1,406,106 (2025)

Structure types

Pole 77
37%
Tower 45
22%
Monopole 26
13%
Lattice tower 15
7%
Building with antenna 12
6%
Building with tower 9
4%
Building 8
4%
Tower array 5
2%
Mast 5
2%
Utility pole 2
<1%
Sign or billboard 2
<1%
Tree 1
<1%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
Cellco Partnership Carrier 66
32%
T-mobile West LLC Carrier 31
15%
At&t Mobility Spectrum LLC Carrier 11
5%
Ccatt LLC Tower company 9
4%
California, State Of Government 7
3%

Tallest registered structures

top 25 of 207
Height Type Built Owner ASR
176 m (577 ft) Tower 2004 Vertical Bridge Cc FM, LLC 105715
146 m (480 ft) Building 1997 Univision Radio, INC. 2639927
136 m (446 ft) Tower 2008 Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, INC. 2661360
129 m (423 ft) Tower array 2009 Vertical Bridge Cc FM, LLC 101615
128 m (420 ft) Tower array 2009 Vertical Bridge Cc FM, LLC 101614
98 m (322 ft) Tower array 1992 Kfmb-tv, LLC 117656
98 m (322 ft) Tower array 1992 Kfmb-tv, LLC 117657
98 m (322 ft) Tower array 1992 Kfmb-tv, LLC 117658
87 m (285 ft) Tower 1954 Kfmb-tv, LLC 117659
81 m (264 ft) Tower 1953 K2 Towers III, LLC 100210
79 m (259 ft) Tower 1991 San Diego, City of, California 2623716
68 m (224 ft) Tower 1984 Tribune Media Company 99199
68 m (223 ft) Tower 1970 San Diego, City of, California 2623717
68 m (222 ft) Building with tower 1974 San Diego State University Dba Kpbs 118323
63 m (208 ft) Building with tower 1986 San Diego, County Of 117090
62 m (203 ft) Pole 1998 San Diego Community College District Dba Ksds 116621
61 m (200 ft) Lattice tower 2001 American Towers LLC 612534
61 m (200 ft) Tower 1999 Nexstar Media INC. 616051
59 m (192 ft) Lattice tower 2019 San Diego State University Dba Kpbs 2610732
54 m (177 ft) Tower 2000 Bay City Television, INC. Dba = Xetv - Channel 6 617686
53 m (175 ft) Lattice tower 2012 K2 Towers III, LLC 2686474
53 m (175 ft) Tower 1996 National Steel and Shipbuilding Company 2600854
52 m (170 ft) Lattice tower 2021 San Diego, County Of 2717438
50 m (165 ft) Lattice tower 2020 San Diego, County Of 2711241
49 m (162 ft) Tower 1970 San Diego, City of, California 2620750

When they were registered

1950s 2
<1%
1960s 1
<1%
1970s 4
2%
1980s 6
3%
1990s 35
17%
2000s 54
26%
2010s 63
30%
2020s 42
20%

Nearby places

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.