Cell towers in Carbondale, Illinois
The FCC register lists 23 antenna structures in and around Carbondale. That is the 17th highest count of any place in Illinois.
Overview
23 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Carbondale, IL.
Counted against 21,811 residents, that is 105.5 per 100,000 — worth reading alongside area density, since structures cluster along roads and ridgelines rather than where people sleep.
Median height here is 61 m (199 ft), compared with 63 m (206 ft) across Illinois as a whole.
Cellco Partnership holds more registrations here than any other entity, at 4 of 23.
The oldest structure on file here was registered in 1963, the newest in 2022 — 59 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Tower | 15 | 65% |
| Lattice tower | 6 | 26% |
| Pole | 1 | 4% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 4% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Cellco Partnership Carrier | 4 | 17% |
| Carbondale, City Of Government | 2 | 9% |
| Global Tower, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC Tower company | 2 | 9% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 2 | 9% |
| Reading Land Trust Other | 1 | 4% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 m (427 ft) | Tower | 1980 | Mrr License LLC | 111940 |
| 113 m (372 ft) | Tower | 1963 | Global Tower, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC | 113905 |
| 104 m (341 ft) | Tower | 1975 | Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University | 622698 |
| 87 m (285 ft) | Lattice tower | 2021 | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC | 2710386 |
| 86 m (283 ft) | Tower | 2011 | At&t CORP | 610827 |
| 82 m (270 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Cellco Partnership | 2641221 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Tower | 2001 | Sba Structures, LLC | 2617883 |
| 69 m (225 ft) | Tower | 2003 | Global Tower, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC | 2637830 |
| 63 m (205 ft) | Lattice tower | 2022 | Illinois Central Railroad Company | 2722058 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Tower | 2001 | Sba Properties, LLC | 2627600 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Lattice tower | 2005 | Reading Land Trust | 2686958 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Tower | 2002 | Jackson, County Of | 2630167 |
| 60 m (198 ft) | Lattice tower | 2001 | American Towers LLC | 2622785 |
| 60 m (195 ft) | Tower | 2011 | Cellco Partnership | 2679475 |
| 58 m (190 ft) | Lattice tower | 2000 | Cellco Partnership | 2605274 |
| 58 m (190 ft) | Tower | 2006 | Sba Infrastructures, LLC | 2649233 |
| 55 m (180 ft) | Tower | 1998 | Carbondale, City Of | 2603635 |
| 50 m (165 ft) | Pole | 2013 | Cellco Partnership | 2688557 |
| 49 m (160 ft) | Lattice tower | 2003 | American Towers LLC | 2638116 |
| 40 m (132 ft) | Guyed tower | 2015 | Southern Illinois Radio Group, INC. | 2696266 |
| 37 m (120 ft) | Tower | 1992 | Ameren Illinois Company | 113962 |
| 37 m (120 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Illinois, State Of | 2638086 |
| 26 m (85 ft) | Tower | 1980 | Carbondale, City Of | 624345 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 1 | 4% |
| 1970s | 1 | 4% |
| 1980s | 2 | 9% |
| 1990s | 2 | 9% |
| 2000s | 11 | 48% |
| 2010s | 4 | 17% |
| 2020s | 2 | 9% |
Nearby places
- Murphysboro 13
- Carterville 5
- Marion 27
- Johnston City 12
- Goreville 8
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.