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Cell towers in Texas

14,588 antenna structures are on the FCC register across Texas, spread over 1,386 places and 1,785 registered owners. That is the largest count of any state.

Registered structures
14,588
1st of 52 states
Per 100k residents
46.0
26th by density
Median height
76 m (248 ft)
Tallest
612 m (2,008 ft)

Places with the most registered structures

top 15
Place Structures Per 100k Population
Houston 593 24.7 2,397,315
San Antonio 425 27.4 1,548,422
Austin 222 22.1 1,002,632
Dallas 217 16.3 1,329,491
El Paso 195 28.6 683,012
Fort Worth 162 15.8 1,028,117
Amarillo 135 65.8 205,130
Midland 117 79.3 147,615
Corpus Christi 104 32.8 317,247
Lubbock 98 35.9 273,071
Laredo 96 35.6 269,515
San Angelo 91 90.4 100,640
Conroe 83 69.4 119,564
Spring 81
Tyler 78 68.6 113,723

Structure types

Tower 5,647
39%
Lattice tower 2,920
20%
Guyed tower 2,467
17%
Monopole 1,757
12%
Pole 793
5%
Not specified 266
2%
Tower array 258
2%
Mast 212
1%
Building with antenna 47
<1%
Building with tower 45
<1%
Tank 43
<1%
Building 42
<1%
Utility pole 37
<1%
Guyed tower array 10
<1%
Sign or billboard 9
<1%
Other 8
<1%
Building with mast 7
<1%
Smokestack 5
<1%
Pipe 5
<1%
Building with pole 5
<1%
Tree 2
<1%
Oil or gas rig 2
<1%
Building with pipe 1
<1%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
American Towers LLCTower company 1,983
14%
Ccatt LLCTower company 667
5%
Tillman Infrastructure, LLCTower company 589
4%
Cellco PartnershipCarrier 570
4%
Alltel CorporationCarrier 398
3%
Crown Castle Gt Company, LLCTower company 310
2%
T-mobile West Tower LLCCarrier 284
2%
Crown Communication LLCTower company 284
2%
Stc Five LLCTower company 279
2%
Vb-s1 Assets, LLCTower company 182
1%

Tallest structures in Texas

HeightTypePlaceASR
612 m (2,008 ft) Guyed tower Hitchcock 2653385
611 m (2,003 ft) Guyed tower Alvin 105365
610 m (2,000 ft) Tower Winnie 2641027
610 m (2,000 ft) Tower Myra 2648138
609 m (1,999 ft) Guyed tower Alvord 603914
609 m (1,999 ft) Tower Stowell 2610727
609 m (1,999 ft) Tower Collinsville 2625527
608 m (1,994 ft) Tower Devers 2647054
607 m (1,991 ft) Tower Devers 608199
602 m (1,975 ft) Lattice tower Missouri City 115384

When they were registered

1900s 1
<1%
1930s 3
<1%
1940s 15
<1%
1950s 79
<1%
1960s 258
2%
1970s 399
3%
1980s 877
6%
1990s 3,181
22%
2000s 4,844
33%
2010s 3,076
21%
2020s 1,854
13%

About this data

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.