Cell towers in Shafter, California
The FCC register lists 14 antenna structures in and around Shafter. That is the 118th highest count of any place in California.
Overview
The FCC register lists 14 antenna structures in and around Shafter, CA. That is the 118th highest count of any place in California.
Area density is 0.36 per square mile — usually the more telling figure for infrastructure that follows terrain, roads and line of sight rather than population.
The median registered structure here stands 30 m (100 ft); the tallest reaches 117 m (383 ft).
The largest registered owner here is Union Pacific Railroad Company, which holds 4 of them — 28.6% of the local total. Owner is not the same as carrier: tower companies lease space on their structures to several networks at once.
Registrations here span 1988 to 2021.
Structure types
| Tower | 5 | 36% |
| Monopole | 4 | 29% |
| Pole | 3 | 21% |
| Mast | 2 | 14% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Union Pacific Railroad Company Railroad | 4 | 29% |
| Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC Tower company | 2 | 14% |
| City of Shafter California Government | 1 | 7% |
| Jab Broadcasting, LLC Broadcaster | 1 | 7% |
| Minter Field Airport District Other | 1 | 7% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 m (383 ft) | Tower | 1990 | Jab Broadcasting, LLC | 130359 |
| 111 m (363 ft) | Tower | 1999 | Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC | 118975 |
| 63 m (207 ft) | Tower | 1988 | Not listed | 119192 |
| 60 m (196 ft) | Mast | 1996 | Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC | 124078 |
| 58 m (190 ft) | Tower | 2008 | City of Shafter California | 2661026 |
| 44 m (143 ft) | Monopole | 2021 | At&t Mobility Spectrum LLC | 2717764 |
| 38 m (125 ft) | Tower | 1999 | Goldenstate Towers, LLC | 2634311 |
| 23 m (74 ft) | Monopole | 2005 | Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLC | 2668534 |
| 18 m (60 ft) | Pole | 2006 | Union Pacific Railroad Company | 2655109 |
| 18 m (60 ft) | Pole | 2006 | Union Pacific Railroad Company | 2655110 |
| 14 m (45 ft) | Pole | 2011 | Shafter, City Of | 2676707 |
| 12 m (39 ft) | Monopole | 2013 | Union Pacific Railroad Company | 2685125 |
| 10 m (33 ft) | Mast | 2011 | Minter Field Airport District | 2677004 |
| 9.0 m (30 ft) | Monopole | 2013 | Union Pacific Railroad Company | 2685167 |
When they were registered
| 1980s | 1 | 7% |
| 1990s | 4 | 29% |
| 2000s | 4 | 29% |
| 2010s | 4 | 29% |
| 2020s | 1 | 7% |
Nearby places
- Oildale 10
- Wasco 14
- Bakersfield 117
- Buttonwillow 8
- Delano 17
About this data
All figures on this page are aggregated from the federal antenna structure register of 2026-08-23, not from carrier coverage data. The two answer different questions.
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.