Alabama / DeKalb County
#28 of 67 AL counties · 62 structures
Cell towers in DeKalb County, AL
The FCC registry lists 62 constructed antenna structures in DeKalb County, 1% of Alabama's 4,550. Ownership is spread across 32 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 16 (26%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 27 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 62
- 2Tallest 443 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 265 ft) 262 ft
Who owns the towers in DeKalb County
32 different registrants own the 62 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 262 feet, close to the Alabama median of 265 feet. The tallest is a tower near Powell'S Crossroads at 443 feet, built in 2006. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 2000s.
Every registered structure
Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.
| FCC reg. | Type | Height | Built | City | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1255698 | Tower | 443 ft | 2006 | Powell'S Crossroads | Southern Torch, Inc. |
| 1224287 | Tower | 362 ft | 2009 | Shiloh | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1310677 | Guyed tower | 360 ft | 2020 | Collinsville | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1062975 | Tower | 350 ft | 1999 | Collinsville | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1229582 | Tower | 350 ft | 2009 | Geraldine | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1229584 | Tower | 350 ft | 2009 | Crossville | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1024538 | Tower | 341 ft | 1995 | Fort Payne | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1240883 | Tower | 333 ft | 2004 | Fyffe | CCATT LLC |
| 1036106 | Other or unspecified | 321 ft | 1966 | Fort Payne | Range Holdings LLC |
| 1062976 | Tower | 320 ft | 1999 | Valley Head | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1329316 | Guyed tower | 320 ft | 2026 | Flat Rock | Dekalb County Commission |
| 1041401 | Lattice tower | 316 ft | 1998 | Geraldine | CCATT LLC |
| 1303514 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2018 | Rainesville | Dekalb County Alabama Emergency Services |
| 1308888 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2022 | Henagar | Uniti Towers LLC |
| 1206585 | Lattice tower | 314 ft | 2000 | Valley Head | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1225316 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2001 | Fort Payne | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1225833 | Tower | 310 ft | 2001 | Pine Ridge | Global Signal Acquisitions LLC |
| 1271660 | Mast | 310 ft | 2009 | Sylvania | CCATT LLC |
| 1291836 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2015 | Crossville | Cellco Partnership |
| 1254077 | Guyed tower | 309 ft | 2006 | Collinsville | SBA Infrastructures, LLC |
| 1211809 | Tower | 307 ft | 2000 | Collinsville | American Towers, LLC |
| 1234495 | Mast | 295 ft | 2002 | Henegar | Cellco Partnership |
| 1036903 | Tower | 285 ft | 1989 | Valley Head | Courington and Mastin Media, LLC |
| 1036103 | Tower | 280 ft | 1966 | Crossville | Farmers Telecommunications Corporation |
| 1332327 | Lattice tower | 280 ft | 2026 | Higdon | Branch Towers VI, LLC |
| 1000474 | Tower | 265 ft | 1996 | Collinsville | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1000481 | Tower | 265 ft | 1996 | Fyffe | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1000482 | Tower | 265 ft | 1996 | Valleyhead | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1000939 | Tower | 265 ft | 1996 | Valley Head | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1318292 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2021 | Fyffe | VB BTS, ll, LLC |
| 1329818 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2025 | Flat Rock | The Towers, LLC |
| 1225282 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2001 | Valley Head | American Towers LLC |
| 1254602 | Tower | 260 ft | 2006 | Fyffe | American Towers LLC |
| 1295046 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2018 | Fort Payne | Cellco Partnership |
| 1296665 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2016 | Fyffe | Skyway Towers, LLC |
| 1297758 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2016 | Rainsville | American Towers LLC |
| 1306482 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2018 | Boaz | Cellco Partnership |
| 1306558 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2018 | Fort Payne | Cellco Partnership |
| 1227482 | Tower | 259 ft | 2001 | Ft. Payne | American Towers, LLC |
| 1263252 | Tower | 259 ft | 2009 | Fort Payne | County of DeKalb |
| 1305697 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2018 | Henagar | Cellco Partnership |
| 1283533 | Lattice tower | 257 ft | 2012 | Hanagar | American Towers LLC |
| 1313316 | Lattice tower | 223 ft | 2020 | Fort Payne | VB BTS, ll, LLC |
| 1049833 | Tower | 207 ft | 1970 | Fort Payne | CENTRAL BROADCASTING, INC. |
| 1247787 | Tower | 203 ft | 2005 | Fort Payne | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1218286 | Tower | 198 ft | 2010 | New Home | Farmers Telecommunications Corporation |
| 1218156 | Tower | 196 ft | 1993 | Dawson | CCATT LLC |
| 1217848 | Guyed tower | 194 ft | 2024 | Ft. Payne | Farmers Telecommunications Corporation |
| 1024847 | Tower | 193 ft | 1995 | Collinsville | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1218157 | Guyed tower | 189 ft | 1994 | Mentone | Farmers Telecommunications Corporation |
| 1242679 | Tower | 186 ft | 1986 | Ft. Payne | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC |
| 1064170 | Tower | 185 ft | 1991 | Fort Payne | FORT PAYNE, CITY OF |
| 1241220 | Guyed tower | 174 ft | 2003 | Fort Payne | BELLSOUTH TELECOMUNICATIONS, INC. |
| 1000935 | Tower | 165 ft | 1996 | Fort Payne | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1330997 | Monopole | 159 ft | 2026 | Fort Payne | VB BTS III, LLC |
| 1284460 | Tower | 140 ft | 1998 | Fort Payne | Farmers Telecommunications Corporation |
| 1030836 | Tower | 88 ft | 1962 | Ft. Payne | Norfolk Southern Corporation |
| 1313281 | On a building | 80 ft | 2020 | Fort Payne | Dekalb County EMA |
| 1313282 | On a building | 80 ft | 2020 | Fort Payne | Dekalb County EMA |
| 1261288 | Tower | 69 ft | 1989 | Fort Payne | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1278092 | Pole | 63 ft | 2012 | Fort Payne | Norfolk Southern Railway Company |
| 1278094 | Pole | 63 ft | 2012 | Fort Payne | Norfolk Southern Railway Company |
If you have a tower lease in DeKalb County
Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.
Counties in Alabama with similar tower counts: Marshall County (68), Talladega County (68), Tallapoosa County (64), Butler County (58), Covington County (58).
Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.