Cell towers in South San Francisco, California
The FCC register lists 12 antenna structures in and around South San Francisco. That is the 145th highest count of any place in California.
Overview
12 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in South San Francisco, CA.
That works out to 18.5 structures per 100,000 residents, against a population of 64,941.
The tallest structure on the register here is 36 m (117 ft) above ground level.
The largest registered owner here is Pacific Gas & Electric Company, which holds 8 of them — 66.7% of the local total. Owner is not the same as carrier: tower companies lease space on their structures to several networks at once.
The oldest structure on file here was registered in 1985, the newest in 2021 — 36 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Utility pole | 5 | 42% |
| Tower | 5 | 42% |
| Pole | 1 | 8% |
| Building | 1 | 8% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Pacific Gas & Electric Company Utility | 8 | 67% |
| City of South San Francisco Government | 1 | 8% |
| South San Francisco, City Of Government | 1 | 8% |
| Cctm1 LLC Other | 1 | 8% |
| T-mobile West LLC Carrier | 1 | 8% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 m (117 ft) | Utility pole | 1998 | Pacific Gas & Electric Company | 2612392 |
| 35 m (116 ft) | Utility pole | 1999 | Pacific Gas & Electric Company | 2612408 |
| 35 m (114 ft) | Tower | 1985 | City of South San Francisco | 2649044 |
| 33 m (108 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Pacific Gas & Electric Company | 2675183 |
| 32 m (105 ft) | Tower | 2001 | Pacific Gas & Electric Company | 2682205 |
| 31 m (102 ft) | Utility pole | 2002 | Pacific Gas & Electric Company | 2609231 |
| 31 m (102 ft) | Utility pole | 2000 | Pacific Gas & Electric Company | 2614244 |
| 29 m (95 ft) | Tower | 2010 | Pacific Gas & Electric Company | 2675187 |
| 29 m (94 ft) | Utility pole | 2002 | Pacific Gas & Electric Company | 2632555 |
| 18 m (60 ft) | Pole | 1996 | Cctm1 LLC | 610508 |
| 12 m (40 ft) | Building | 2021 | T-mobile West LLC | 2716484 |
| 12 m (39 ft) | Tower | 2008 | South San Francisco, City Of | 2660562 |
When they were registered
| 1980s | 1 | 8% |
| 1990s | 4 | 33% |
| 2000s | 5 | 42% |
| 2010s | 1 | 8% |
| 2020s | 1 | 8% |
Nearby places
- San Bruno 23
- Millbrae 14
- Burlingame 7
- Daly City 14
- Pacifica 5
About this data
The underlying records are the FCC's own registrations as of 2026-08-23. Every structure counted here carries a registration number you can check against the FCC directly.
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.