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Cell towers in Boulder, Colorado

The FCC register lists 18 antenna structures in and around Boulder. That is the 16th highest count of any place in Colorado.

Registered structures
18
Median height
28 m (93 ft)
−28.8% vs state median
Tallest
66 m (216 ft)
Per 100k residents
17.0
population 105,689 (2025)

Overview

18 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Boulder, CO.

Counted against 105,689 residents, that is 17 per 100,000 — worth reading alongside area density, since structures cluster along roads and ridgelines rather than where people sleep.

Half the registered structures here are taller than 28 m (93 ft) and half are shorter.

The largest registered owner here is Cellco Partnership, which holds 3 of them — 16.7% of the local total. Owner is not the same as carrier: tower companies lease space on their structures to several networks at once.

The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1984.

Structure types

Tower 7
39%
Lattice tower 3
17%
Not specified 2
11%
Pole 2
11%
Guyed tower 2
11%
Monopole 1
6%
Building with antenna 1
6%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
City of Boulder Government 3
17%
Cellco Partnership Carrier 3
17%
Boulder County Other 1
6%
Boulder Excavating Company Other 1
6%
Boulder, County Of Government 1
6%

Tallest registered structures

Height Type Built Owner ASR
66 m (216 ft) Not specified 1996 Kvcu 598771
52 m (170 ft) Lattice tower 2021 City of Boulder 2717613
51 m (167 ft) Not specified 1997 Rf Towers, LLC 125383
50 m (162 ft) Tower 1997 Pinnacle Towers LLC 598773
34 m (112 ft) Tower 2006 Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLC 2668899
32 m (105 ft) Guyed tower 1984 American Towers LLC 2720259
32 m (105 ft) Lattice tower 1991 Xcel Energy Services INC. 623643
31 m (100 ft) Lattice tower 2021 City of Boulder 2716590
31 m (100 ft) Tower 1990 Boulder County 2606797
26 m (85 ft) Tower 1997 Cellco Partnership 110002
21 m (70 ft) Tower 2008 Boulder, County Of 2659739
20 m (65 ft) Tower 1987 Boulder Excavating Company 2607700
13 m (44 ft) Pole 2014 Octagon Towers, LLC 2688185
12 m (39 ft) Guyed tower 2015 Cctm1 LLC 2695969
11 m (37 ft) Tower 2002 Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC 2619971
11 m (35 ft) Pole 2002 Cellco Partnership 2629216
9.1 m (30 ft) Monopole 2020 Cellco Partnership 2708204
9.1 m (30 ft) Building with antenna 1991 City of Boulder 2607985

When they were registered

1980s 2
11%
1990s 7
39%
2000s 4
22%
2010s 2
11%
2020s 3
17%

Nearby places

About this data

Counts here are computed from the FCC's registered structure file, dated 2026-08-23. If a mast near you is missing, the usual reason is that it sits below the 200-foot registration threshold.

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.