Alabama / Pickens County

#48 of 67 AL counties · 42 structures

Cell towers in Pickens County, AL

The FCC registry lists 42 constructed antenna structures in Pickens County, 1% of Alabama's 4,550. Ownership is spread across 27 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 11 (26%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 22 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 42
  2. 2Tallest 1126 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 265 ft) 310 ft
Structures
42
rank 48 of 67 in AL
Most common type
Tower
60% of structures
Over 200 feet
38
90% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
43% built then

Who owns the towers in Pickens County

27 different registrants own the 42 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 Castle11SBA Communications6American Tower5ALABAMA POWER COMPANY3Tillman Infrastructure3US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS2Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa,1PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTE1
Constructed structures in Pickens County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 310 feet, 45 feet taller than the Alabama median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Carrolton at 1126 feet, built in 2002. More than in any other decade, 43% were built in the 2000s.

Tower25Lattice tower9Guyed tower7Mast1
Structures in Pickens County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
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Structures in Pickens 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
1043850Tower1126 ft2002CarroltonVertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1036762Tower703 ft1990ReformTownsquare Media Tuscaloosa, LLC
1245312Tower503 ft2005CarrolltonSerendipity Ventures II, LLC
1253257Tower499 ft2006EthelsvilleAMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
1037003Tower480 ft1998CarroltonPICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER/PICKENS COUNTY HOSPITAL
1039257Tower477 ft1995AlicevillePinnacle Towers LLC
1039215Tower452 ft1996ReformPinnacle Towers LLC
1038089Tower450 ft1986ReformPinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1277303Guyed tower425 ft2017AlicevilleCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1284208Tower425 ft2012EthelsvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1037996Guyed tower394 ft1994AlicevilleRural Cellular Corporation
1324862Guyed tower365 ft2024PickensvilleTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1218598Tower361 ft2000GordoCrown Communication LLC
1212501Tower340 ft2000EthelsvilleGlobal Signal Acquisitions LLC
1267764Tower336 ft2009DillburgVANTAGE TOWER GROUP LLC
1038085Tower325 ft1987StaffordPinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1308384Guyed tower320 ft2019KennedyHorvath Towers V, LLC
1208236Lattice tower313 ft2003GordoAmerican Towers LLC
1035739Guyed tower310 ft1995AlicevilleCrown Castle South LLC
1240454Tower310 ft2003EthelsvilleT-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1274621Tower310 ft2010PickensvilleSBA Towers III LLC
1329357Lattice tower310 ft2025GordoVB BTS III, LLC
1284438Tower295 ft2011PickensvilleUS ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1308304Lattice tower294 ft2019EthelsvilleTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1322098Guyed tower290 ft2022CarrolltonHarmoni Towers, LLC
1331539Lattice tower283 ft2026GordoTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1035727Mast275 ft1995ReformCrown Castle South LLC
1218600Tower270 ft2000MillportSBA Properties, LLC
1299517Guyed tower268 ft1997EthelsvilleTower Assets Newco IX, LLC
1213573Tower260 ft2000ReformGlobal Signal Acquisitions LLC
1255428Lattice tower260 ft2006CarrolltonSBA Infrastructures, LLC
1255372Lattice tower259 ft2006CarrolltonSBA Infrastructures, LLC
1216593Tower257 ft2000GordoSBA Properties, LLC
1227435Tower256 ft2001EthelsvilleAmerican Towers, LLC
1276615Lattice tower255 ft2010CarrolltonSBA Towers III LLC
1036110Lattice tower250 ft1966KennedyAmerican Towers LLC
1248429Lattice tower223 ft2008AlicevilleCCATT LLC
1036097Tower201 ft1966CarrolltonAmerican Towers LLC
1201854Tower195 ft2003ReformALABAMA POWER COMPANY
1201894Tower195 ft2003AlicevilleALABAMA POWER COMPANY
1202247Tower105 ft2003ReformALABAMA POWER COMPANY
1284443Tower90 ft2011PickensvilleUS ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

If you have a tower lease in Pickens 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: Washington County (45), Lawrence County (44), Conecuh County (43), Sumter County (42), Lowndes County (38).

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.