Cell towers in Santa Monica, California
The FCC register lists 19 antenna structures in and around Santa Monica. That is the 81st highest count of any place in California.
Overview
The FCC register lists 19 antenna structures in and around Santa Monica, CA. That is the 81st highest count of any place in California.
Per head that is 21.1 structures for every 100,000 people; per unit of area it is 2.26 per square mile.
Heights are uneven: the median is 16 m (53 ft) but the tallest is 110 m (361 ft), roughly 6.8 times that — usually the signature of a broadcast mast among shorter mobile sites.
T-mobile West LLC holds more registrations here than any other entity, at 11 of 19.
Registrations here span 1971 to 2023.
Structure types
| Building with antenna | 6 | 32% |
| Utility pole | 4 | 21% |
| Tower | 2 | 11% |
| Pole | 2 | 11% |
| Monopole | 2 | 11% |
| Building with tower | 1 | 5% |
| Building with pole | 1 | 5% |
| Building with mast | 1 | 5% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| T-mobile West LLC Carrier | 11 | 58% |
| Los Angeles, City Of Government | 2 | 11% |
| City of Santa Monica, California Government | 1 | 5% |
| Santa Monica College Other | 1 | 5% |
| City of Santa Monica Government | 1 | 5% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 m (361 ft) | Building with tower | 1971 | Los Angeles, City Of | 117645 |
| 101 m (332 ft) | Building with mast | 2016 | Los Angeles, City Of | 2662738 |
| 30 m (97 ft) | Building with antenna | 2021 | T-mobile West LLC | 2709639 |
| 28 m (92 ft) | Tower | 2000 | City of Santa Monica | 2603990 |
| 24 m (77 ft) | Building with antenna | 2020 | T-mobile West LLC | 2703381 |
| 23 m (75 ft) | Building with antenna | 2022 | T-mobile West LLC | 2710245 |
| 22 m (71 ft) | Building with pole | 2020 | T-mobile West LLC | 2711867 |
| 19 m (61 ft) | Pole | 2005 | At&t Mobility Spectrum LLC | 2647441 |
| 17 m (55 ft) | Pole | 2004 | Santa Monica College | 2643617 |
| 16 m (53 ft) | Building with antenna | 2022 | T-mobile West LLC | 2719514 |
| 15 m (50 ft) | Monopole | 1995 | Cctm1 LLC | 604840 |
| 15 m (50 ft) | Monopole | 2004 | Los Angeles Smsa Limited Partnership | 2644286 |
| 15 m (48 ft) | Utility pole | 2008 | T-mobile West LLC | 2670644 |
| 14 m (46 ft) | Utility pole | 2009 | T-mobile West LLC | 2672080 |
| 13 m (43 ft) | Utility pole | 2007 | T-mobile West LLC | 2672079 |
| 13 m (43 ft) | Utility pole | 2019 | T-mobile West LLC | 2703373 |
| 12 m (38 ft) | Building with antenna | 2023 | T-mobile West LLC | 2720133 |
| 9.1 m (30 ft) | Building with antenna | 2023 | T-mobile West LLC | 2719947 |
| 6.7 m (22 ft) | Tower | 2000 | City of Santa Monica, California | 2604422 |
When they were registered
| 1970s | 1 | 5% |
| 1990s | 1 | 5% |
| 2000s | 8 | 42% |
| 2010s | 2 | 11% |
| 2020s | 7 | 37% |
Nearby places
- Los Angeles 242
- Beverly Hills 8
- El Segundo 18
- West Hollywood 6
- Inglewood 28
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.