Alabama / Limestone County

#22 of 67 AL counties · 70 structures

Cell towers in Limestone County, AL

The FCC registry lists 70 constructed antenna structures in Limestone County, 2% of Alabama's 4,550. Ownership is spread across 29 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 19 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 46 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 70
  2. 2Tallest 401 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 265 ft) 260 ft
Structures
70
rank 22 of 67 in AL
Most common type
Tower
41% of structures
Over 200 feet
51
73% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
37% built then

Who owns the towers in Limestone County

29 different registrants own the 70 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.

Crown Castle19SBA Communications14American Tower13Verizon3VB Nimbus, LLC2T-Mobile2Norfolk Southern2Skyway Towers2
Constructed structures in Limestone County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 260 feet, close to the Alabama median of 265 feet. The tallest is a tower near Athens at 401 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 2000s.

Tower29Lattice tower20Monopole10Guyed tower8Pole2Mast1
Structures in Limestone County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s21980s211990s262000s162010s42020s
Structures in Limestone 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1216871Tower401 ft1999AthensPinnacle Towers LLC
1000176Tower367 ft1996RipleyCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1202947Tower350 ft1999AthensSBA Structures, LLC
1062174Tower320 ft1999AthensPinnacle Towers LLC
1221911Tower320 ft2001ArdmoreSBA Structures, LLC
1222540Lattice tower320 ft2001ArdmoreSBA Structures, LLC
1228967Lattice tower320 ft2001AthensSBA Towers X, LLC
1229514Tower320 ft2001AthensSBA Structures, LLC
1305251Lattice tower315 ft2019LesterDiamond Towers V LLC
1306071Lattice tower315 ft2019AthensDiamond Towers V LLC
1321330Lattice tower315 ft2022AthensHarmoni Towers LLC
1216419Tower310 ft2000ElkmontGlobal Signal Acquisitions LLC
1300036Guyed tower310 ft2016AndersonAmerican Towers LLC
1219543Tower309 ft2000AthensAmerican Towers LLC
1314547Guyed tower309 ft2020ArdmoreTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1265436Tower308 ft2008ElkmontCellco Partnership
1031302Tower306 ft1995ElkmontCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1206035Lattice tower304 ft2000ElkmontSBA Towers X, LLC
1200775Guyed tower303 ft1984MadisonVB Nimbus, LLC
1036707Tower295 ft1992AthensCrown Castle South LLC
1228140Guyed tower275 ft2001AthensAmerican Towers LLC
1036710Lattice tower273 ft1986HarvestCrown Castle South LLC
1224478Tower270 ft2001AthensSBA Structures, LLC
1254348Lattice tower266 ft2006AthensT-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1039310Guyed tower265 ft1996HarvestCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1039300Tower265 ft1996LimestoneCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1039301Tower265 ft1996AthensCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1039302Tower265 ft1996ElkmontCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1039309Tower265 ft1996AthensCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1206159Lattice tower263 ft1999AthensGlobal Signal Acquisitions LLC
1058048Tower262 ft1999TannerAmerican Towers, LLC
1204398Lattice tower260 ft1999AthensAmerican Towers LLC
1221114Lattice tower260 ft2001AthensAmerican Towers LLC
1254344Lattice tower260 ft2006AthensSBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1254346Tower260 ft2006AthensSBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1254350Tower260 ft2006AthensSBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1220667Lattice tower259 ft2000ArdmoreAmerican Towers LLC
1222440Tower259 ft2001AthensAmerican Towers LLC
1223413Lattice tower259 ft2001AthensAmerican Towers LLC
1244238Guyed tower258 ft2004ElkmontCCATT LLC
1275575Lattice tower256 ft2011AthenSBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1301341Lattice tower256 ft2017AthensTowerCo 2013 LLC
1311073Lattice tower255 ft2019ToneyAmerican Towers LLC
1066155Tower250 ft1999MooresvilleSBA Structures, LLC
1202531Tower250 ft1999AthensSignal One, LLC
1245036Tower245 ft2004AthensTennessee Valley Authority
1260550Guyed tower210 ft2011AthensAmerican Towers LLC
1331352Lattice tower210 ft2026AthensTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1242076Tower205 ft2004ArdmoreArdmore Telephone Company, Inc
1031299Tower204 ft1995TannerCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1007808Tower203 ft1963AthensLIMESTONE BROADCASTING COMPANY DBA = WKAC RADIO
1229684Lattice tower200 ft2001MooresvilleSBA Structures, LLC
1057220Mast199 ft1998TannerCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1225821Tower199 ft2001AthensCity of Athens, Alabama Athens Utilities
1300479Monopole199 ft2016AthensVertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1330241Monopole199 ft2025MadisonVB Nimbus, LLC
1299235Monopole190 ft2016ElkmontSkyway Towers, LLC
1317900Monopole180 ft2016AthensSkyway Towers, LLC
1054868Lattice tower176 ft1998GreenbrierCrown Castle South LLC
1222998Tower174 ft2001ArdmoreAmerican Towers LLC
1210586Monopole168 ft2000TannerPinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1235149Tower162 ft2002ArdmoreT-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1059633Monopole159 ft1999MadisonSBA Properties, LLC
1312815Guyed tower150 ft2019HuntsvilleTraveller Multi Media Network, LLC.
1240446Monopole148 ft2013TannerAmerican Towers LLC
1297446Monopole139 ft2016TannerCellco Partnership
1060039Pole120 ft1998AthensCrown Castle South LLC
1298635Monopole120 ft2016AthensCellco Partnership
1281819Pole63 ft2012MadisonNorfolk Southern Railway Company
1285642Monopole63 ft2012TannerNorfolk Southern Railway Company

If you have a tower lease in Limestone 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: Dallas County (72), Lauderdale County (71), Escambia County (70), Marengo County (70), Chilton County (69).

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.