Cell towers in Etowah County, AL

The FCC registry lists 80 constructed antenna structures in Etowah County, 2% of Alabama's 4,550. Ownership is spread across 40 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 14 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 34 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 80
2Tallest 968 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 265 ft) 259 ft

Structures

rank 15 of 67 in AL

Most common type

Tower

45% of structures

Over 200 feet

63% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

50% built then

Who owns the towers in Etowah County

40 different registrants own the 80 structures. 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.

Constructed structures in Etowah County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 259 feet, close to the Alabama median of 265 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Sardis City at 968 feet, built in 1987. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Etowah County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Etowah County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

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
1060510	Guyed tower	968 ft	1987	Sardis City	Sand Mountain Broadcasting Service, Inc.
1315178	Guyed tower	420 ft	2020	Gadsden	Municipal Communications, LLC
1319252	Guyed tower	345 ft	2021	Boaz	Harmoni Towers LLC
1031307	Tower	338 ft	1992	Rock Springs	Gadsden CellTelCo Partnership
1050330	Other or unspecified	328 ft	1947	Gadsden	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1050331	Other or unspecified	328 ft	1947	Gadsden	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1050332	Other or unspecified	328 ft	1947	Gadsden	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1231602	Guyed tower	324 ft	2002	Hokes Bluff	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1256870	Tower	322 ft	2007	Boaz	ETOWAH COUNTY COMMS DISTRICT 911
1202286	Guyed tower	320 ft	2000	Gadsden	K2 Towers III, LLC
1204766	Tower	320 ft	1999	Attalla	SBA Structures, LLC
1208020	Tower	320 ft	2000	Attalla	Trinity River Assets LLC
1215791	Tower	320 ft	2000	Gadsden	SBA Structures, LLC
1310618	Guyed tower	320 ft	2019	Boaz	VB BTS, LLC
1316062	Lattice tower	319 ft	2021	Attalla	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1288245	Guyed tower	315 ft	2013	Gadsden	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1222534	Lattice tower	312 ft	2000	Attalla	SBA Structures, LLC
1008856	Mast	310 ft	1997	Mountainboro	Gadsden CellTelCo Partnership
1295193	Lattice tower	310 ft	2016	Attalla	Gadsden CellTelCo Partnership
1031548	Tower	309 ft	2005	Gadsden	ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
1215790	Lattice tower	308 ft	2000	Gadsden	SBA Structures, LLC
1212435	Lattice tower	305 ft	2000	Boaz	SBA Structures, LLC
1320930	Lattice tower	305 ft	2022	Gadsen	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1229642	Lattice tower	304 ft	2009	Chumley Bridge	Crown Castle South LLC
1233024	Tower	302 ft	2002	Piedmont	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1211805	Tower	291 ft	2000	Attalla	American Towers, LLC
1211806	Tower	290 ft	2000	Boaz	American Towers, LLC
1225267	Tower	273 ft	2002	Gadsden	GADSDEN RADIO MEDIA, LLC
1225268	Tower	273 ft	2002	Gadsden	GADSDEN RADIO MEDIA, LLC
1225269	Tower	273 ft	2002	Gadsden	GADSDEN RADIO MEDIA, LLC
1225307	Tower	273 ft	2002	Gadsden	GADSDEN RADIO MEDIA, LLC
1217231	Lattice tower	270 ft	2000	Attalla	SBA Structures, LLC
1039284	Tower	267 ft	2006	Attalla	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1229527	Tower	267 ft	2001	Gadsden	Crown Castle South LLC
1039285	Tower	265 ft	1996	Attalla	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1274353	Tower	265 ft	1996	Glencoe	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1217115	Tower	262 ft	2000	Hokes Bluff	American Towers, LLC
1295819	Lattice tower	260 ft	2016	Boaz	Gadsden CellTelCo Partnership
1311241	Lattice tower	260 ft	2019	Altoona	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1221597	Tower	259 ft	2001	Gadsden	American Towers LLC
1221813	Tower	259 ft	2001	Gadsden	American Towers LLC
1226277	Tower	259 ft	2002	Gadsden	City Of Gsadsden, Alabama
1296855	Lattice tower	259 ft	2016	Glencoe	Gadsden CellTelCo Partnership
1217703	Tower	257 ft	2011	Gadsden	American Towers, LLC
1218185	Lattice tower	254 ft	2000	Rainbow City	SBA Structures, LLC
1259185	Lattice tower	247 ft	2007	Altoona	Octagon Towers LLC
1038096	Guyed tower	245 ft	1967	Gadsden	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1036705	Mast	237 ft	1988	Gadsden	Crown Castle South LLC
1233034	Lattice tower	235 ft	2008	Rainbow City	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1031306	Tower	233 ft	1991	Gadsden	Gadsden CellTelCo Partnership
1207016	Tower	200 ft	1999	Boaz	McCord Communications
1223105	Tower	200 ft	2000	Attalla	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1233030	Lattice tower	199 ft	2001	Glencoe	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1321054	Monopole	199 ft	2025	Attalla	VB BTS III, LLC
1325427	Monopole	199 ft	2016	Gadsden	Skyway Towers, LLC
1223102	Tower	198 ft	2000	Attalla	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1263297	Lattice tower	197 ft	1996	Gadsden	SBA GC Towers, LLC
1267414	Monopole	196 ft	2009	Gadsden	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1202959	Tower	195 ft	1996	Gadsden	STATE OF ALABAMA D.O.T.
1212758	Tower	195 ft	2000	Gadsden	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1235151	Tower	190 ft	2002	Gadsden	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1031522	Tower	184 ft	1962	Gadsden	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1036108	Tower	174 ft	1987	Gadsen	SBA Towers II LLC
1291843	Pole	165 ft	2015	Rainbow City	Gadsden CellTelCo Partnership
1301621	Guyed tower	163 ft	2006	Gadsden	CTI Towers Assets III, LLC
1248916	Monopole	157 ft	2004	Gadsden	SBA Structures, LLC
1233035	Tower	155 ft	2001	Gadsden	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1299839	Monopole	152 ft	2016	Gadsden	ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
1223107	Tower	150 ft	2000	Rainbow City	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1313115	Guyed tower	150 ft	2015	Gadsden	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1036545	Tower	141 ft	1995	Gadsden	ALABAMA GAS CORPORATION
1031305	Tower	129 ft	1995	Rainbow City	Gadsden CellTelCo Partnership
1219544	Tower	121 ft	2000	Attalla	American Towers LLC
1310882	Monopole	110 ft	2020	Gadsden	PI Tower Development LLC
1037732	Water tank	108 ft	1954	Gadsden	GADSDEN, CITY OF
1298472	Monopole	105 ft	2016	Gadsden	Branch Towers, LLC
1309485	Monopole	100 ft	2017	Gadsden	VB BTS III, LLC
1290549	Monopole	99 ft	2015	Gadsen	Gadsden CellTelCo Partnership
1219198	Monopole	91 ft	2000	Gadsden	SBA Properties, LLC
1333118	Guyed tower	85 ft	2006	Gadsden	CTI Towers Assets, II, LLC c/o Symphony Towers Infrastructure

If you have a tower lease in Etowah 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: Russell County (85), St. Clair County (83), Walker County (81), Elmore County (79), Morgan County (74).

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.