Cell towers in Tacoma, Washington
The FCC register lists 70 antenna structures in and around Tacoma. That is the 4th highest count of any place in Washington.
Overview
Tacoma, WA has 70 registered structures, the tallest standing 148 m (487 ft) above ground.
The 70 structures here sit at 1.41 per square mile of land.
The tallest structure on the register here is 148 m (487 ft) above ground level.
Monopoles account for 35.7% of the registrations here — a single tubular shaft, cheaper to permit in built-up areas because it takes little ground space.
The most recent registration on file here dates from 2025.
Structure types
| Monopole | 25 | 36% |
| Tower | 14 | 20% |
| Lattice tower | 7 | 10% |
| Tower array | 6 | 9% |
| Pole | 5 | 7% |
| Not specified | 3 | 4% |
| Mast | 2 | 3% |
| Guyed tower | 2 | 3% |
| Building with antenna | 2 | 3% |
| Building | 2 | 3% |
| Tank | 1 | 1% |
| Building with tower | 1 | 1% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| T-mobile West Tower LLC Carrier | 10 | 14% |
| Seattle Smsa Limited Partnership Carrier | 8 | 11% |
| Vertical Bridge Cc FM, LLC Tower company | 6 | 9% |
| T-mobile West LLC Carrier | 6 | 9% |
| Ccatt LLC Tower company | 6 | 9% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 70| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 m (487 ft) | Guyed tower | 1980 | Bates Technical College | 598181 |
| 141 m (463 ft) | Tower | 1974 | Prc Tacoma - I LLC | 602178 |
| 113 m (370 ft) | Tower | 1986 | City of Tacoma | 2607262 |
| 85 m (280 ft) | Tower | 1992 | Washington, State Of | 597492 |
| 81 m (265 ft) | Tower array | 2004 | Vertical Bridge Cc FM, LLC | 598610 |
| 81 m (265 ft) | Tower array | 2004 | Vertical Bridge Cc FM, LLC | 598611 |
| 81 m (265 ft) | Tower array | 2004 | Vertical Bridge Cc FM, LLC | 598612 |
| 81 m (265 ft) | Tower array | 2004 | Vertical Bridge Cc FM, LLC | 598613 |
| 81 m (265 ft) | Not specified | 1999 | Vertical Bridge Cc FM, LLC | 608836 |
| 81 m (265 ft) | Not specified | 1999 | Vertical Bridge Cc FM, LLC | 608837 |
| 73 m (240 ft) | Building with tower | 1976 | Ctl | 597095 |
| 71 m (234 ft) | Not specified | 1979 | Bates Technical College | 598416 |
| 69 m (225 ft) | Mast | 1999 | Bnsf Railway CO. | 1098232 |
| 65 m (214 ft) | Building | 2018 | T-mobile West LLC | 2705737 |
| 63 m (206 ft) | Tower array | 1990 | Sacred Heart Radio, INC. | 598406 |
| 63 m (206 ft) | Tower array | 1990 | Sacred Heart Radio, INC. | 598407 |
| 58 m (192 ft) | Lattice tower | 1990 | American Towers LLC | 597407 |
| 58 m (190 ft) | Tower | 2005 | Seattle Smsa Limited Partnership | 597399 |
| 52 m (172 ft) | Monopole | 2020 | Stc Five LLC | 2680041 |
| 52 m (170 ft) | Lattice tower | 2017 | City of Tacoma, Dba Tacoma Public Utilities | 2704080 |
| 51 m (166 ft) | Lattice tower | 2015 | Puget Sound Energy INC | 2694332 |
| 50 m (165 ft) | Lattice tower | 2019 | T-mobile West LLC | 2707197 |
| 49 m (160 ft) | Monopole | 2006 | T-mobile West Tower LLC | 2654396 |
| 48 m (158 ft) | Monopole | 2006 | T-mobile West Tower LLC | 2651724 |
| 47 m (155 ft) | Monopole | 2005 | Ccatt LLC | 2681220 |
When they were registered
| 1970s | 5 | 7% |
| 1980s | 2 | 3% |
| 1990s | 17 | 24% |
| 2000s | 28 | 40% |
| 2010s | 10 | 14% |
| 2020s | 8 | 11% |
Nearby places
- University Place 6
- Lakewood 11
- McChord AFB 5
- Gig Harbor 18
- Puyallup 12
About this data
All figures on this page are aggregated from the federal antenna structure register of 2026-08-23, not from carrier coverage data. The two answer different questions.
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.