Cell towers in Plano, Illinois
The FCC register lists 5 antenna structures in and around Plano. That is the 245th highest count of any place in Illinois.
Overview
Plano, IL has 5 registered antenna structures on the FCC register — the 245th largest count among the 1,119 places in Illinois that have any.
Counted against 12,677 residents, that is 39.4 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.
The mix here is 1 monopole, 1 guyed mast — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.
The oldest structure on file here was registered in 1978, the newest in 2018 — 40 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Tower | 2 | 40% |
| Pole | 1 | 20% |
| Monopole | 1 | 20% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 20% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Nelson Enterprises INC Other | 1 | 20% |
| Cti Towers Assets II, LLC Tower company | 1 | 20% |
| Vb-s1 Assets, LLC Tower company | 1 | 20% |
| Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLC Tower company | 1 | 20% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 1 | 20% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 m (498 ft) | Tower | 1978 | Nelson Enterprises INC | 114712 |
| 94 m (307 ft) | Tower | 2003 | Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLC | 2635708 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Pole | 2003 | Vb-s1 Assets, LLC | 2636238 |
| 59 m (192 ft) | Monopole | 2000 | American Towers LLC | 625324 |
| 46 m (150 ft) | Guyed tower | 2018 | Cti Towers Assets II, LLC | 2709245 |
When they were registered
| 1970s | 1 | 20% |
| 2000s | 3 | 60% |
| 2010s | 1 | 20% |
Nearby places
- Yorkville 14
- Sugar Grove 7
- Hinckley 5
- Newark 6
- Sheridan 5
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.