Cell towers in Shelby County, AL

The FCC registry lists 103 constructed antenna structures in Shelby County, 2% of Alabama's 4,550. Ownership is spread across 41 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 28 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 54 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 103
2Tallest 405 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 265 ft) 258 ft

Structures

103

rank 8 of 67 in AL

Most common type

Tower

47% of structures

Over 200 feet

64% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Shelby County

41 different registrants own the 103 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 258 feet, close to the Alabama median of 265 feet. The tallest is a tower near Calera at 405 feet, built in 1992. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Shelby 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
1035617	Tower	405 ft	1992	Calera	Crown Castle South LLC
1309474	Lattice tower	365 ft	2020	Helena	Diamond Towers IV LLC
1321057	Lattice tower	365 ft	2022	Shelby	Harmoni Towers LLC
1037319	Tower	350 ft	1973	Calera	Private owner (name withheld)
1204584	Tower	349 ft	1999	Columbiana	SBA Properties, LLC
1035614	Mast	345 ft	2005	Columbiana	Crown Castle South LLC
1283374	Guyed tower	324 ft	2012	Shelby	SBA Towers V, LLC
1320713	Lattice tower	324 ft	2022	Columbiana	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1031547	Tower	319 ft	2003	Wilsonville	ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
1000463	Tower	315 ft	1996	Calera	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1285044	Lattice tower	315 ft	2013	Shelby	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1285508	Lattice tower	315 ft	2013	Columbiana	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1209504	Tower	314 ft	2000	Vandiver	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1285978	Lattice tower	311 ft	2013	Shelby	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1012247	Tower	310 ft	1997	Chelsea	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1218681	Lattice tower	310 ft	2000	Alabaster	SBA Properties, LLC
1229406	Lattice tower	310 ft	2001	Columbiana	SBA Properties, LLC
1240870	Tower	310 ft	2004	Chelsea	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1252019	Tower	310 ft	2007	Columbiana	Cellco Partnership
1280864	Tower	306 ft	2013	Shelby	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1248914	Lattice tower	305 ft	2005	Columbiana	SBA Structures, LLC
1327230	Guyed tower	305 ft	2024	Montevallo	Shelby County Commission
1327232	Guyed tower	305 ft	2024	Shelby	Shelby County Commission
1029505	Guyed tower	300 ft	1987	Pelham	American Towers LLC
1319123	Lattice tower	300 ft	2023	Shelby	The Towers, LLC
1055795	Lattice tower	291 ft	1995	Calera	American Towers LLC
1039252	Tower	280 ft	1997	Columbiana	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1036727	Tower	280 ft	1997	Birmingham	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1055794	Lattice tower	272 ft	1996	Wilsonville	American Towers, LLC
1009820	Tower	271 ft	2011	Harpersville	STC Five LLC
1009819	Guyed tower	270 ft	2003	Leeds	STC Five LLC
1217702	Lattice tower	270 ft	2000	Sterret	American Towers, LLC
1248579	Tower	270 ft	2005	Hapersville	Subcarrier Communications, Inc.
1029461	Tower	269 ft	2003	Maylene	ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
1217515	Tower	268 ft	2000	Leeds	American Towers, LLC
1010735	Tower	267 ft	1997	Helena	STC Five LLC
1000937	Tower	265 ft	1996	Pelham	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1002852	Tower	265 ft	1996	Harpersville	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1217519	Lattice tower	265 ft	2000	Wilsonville	American Towers, LLC
1008470	Tower	263 ft	1957	Calera	WBYE BROADCASTING CO
1008152	Tower	262 ft	2003	Pelham	STC Five LLC
1017641	Tower	262 ft	1997	Chelsea	STC Five LLC
1052065	Tower	262 ft	1988	Dogwood Grove	Range Holdings LLC
1200654	Tower	262 ft	1999	Vincent	American Towers, LLC
1217520	Lattice tower	262 ft	2000	Columbiana	American Towers, LLC
1253540	Tower	262 ft	2006	Columbiana	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1010000	Tower	261 ft	2003	Vincent	STC Five LLC
1287997	Lattice tower	260 ft	2014	Columbiana	Cellco Partnership
1330146	Lattice tower	260 ft	2025	Calera	TowerCo VI, LLC
1025709	Lattice tower	259 ft	1998	Calera	STC Five LLC
1010001	Tower	258 ft	1997	Montevallo	STC Five LLC
1010733	Lattice tower	258 ft	1997	Alabaster	STC Five LLC
1014092	Lattice tower	255 ft	2016	Chelsea	STC Five LLC
1217112	Lattice tower	255 ft	1999	Montevallo	American Towers LLC
1226460	Tower	255 ft	2001	Chelsea	American Towers LLC
1025701	Tower	253 ft	2003	Genery	STC Five LLC
1327231	Lattice tower	253 ft	2024	Alabaster	Shelby County Commission
1302182	Monopole	250 ft	2017	Hoover	Southern Towers, LP
1329315	Lattice tower	250 ft	2025	Columbiana	Shelby County Commission
1291248	Lattice tower	246 ft	2016	Alabaster	Cellco Partnership
1029255	Lattice tower	236 ft	1996	Birmingham	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1254343	Tower	235 ft	2007	Calera	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1030039	Tower	227 ft	1998	Chelsea	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1036729	Tower	220 ft	1996	Alabaster	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1035596	Tower	213 ft	1988	Alabaster	Crown Castle South LLC
1035597	Tower	210 ft	2009	Vandiver	Crown Castle South LLC
1017643	Tower	200 ft	2003	Alabaster	STC Five LLC
1225495	Tower	200 ft	2000	Alabaster	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1028410	Lattice tower	199 ft	1991	Harpersville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1222094	Tower	199 ft	1994	Harpersville	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1299089	Monopole	199 ft	2017	Hoover	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1065625	Pole	197 ft	1999	Montevallo	American Towers, LLC
1329317	Lattice tower	195 ft	2025	Vandiver	Shelby County Commission
1330676	Guyed tower	194 ft	2025	Columbiana	Shelby County Commission
1058851	Monopole	193 ft	1996	Alabaster	American Towers LLC
1028407	Guyed tower	190 ft	1991	Calera	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1283885	Monopole	189 ft	2001	Alabaster	CCATT LLC
1003825	Tower	187 ft	1996	Oak Mountain	STC Five LLC
1036697	Tower	185 ft	1995	Birmingham	Crown Castle South LLC
1246009	Monopole	181 ft	2016	Bessemer	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1063563	Tower	172 ft	1996	Leeds	Dawson Enterprises Investing, LLC
1029287	Monopole	170 ft	2014	Pelham	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1250159	Tower	170 ft	2005	Calera	STATE OF ALABAMA D.O.T.
1331721	Lattice tower	168 ft	2026	Calera	ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
1028708	Tower	166 ft	1995	Inverness	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1003875	Tower	165 ft	1996	Chelsea	INTERCEL INC
1028409	Lattice tower	162 ft	1993	Pelham	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1309487	Monopole	160 ft	2018	Birmingham	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1289419	Monopole	158 ft	2014	Helena	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1029292	Pole	156 ft	1994	Birmingham	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1264929	Monopole	155 ft	2008	Pelham	SBA Towers III LLC
1330864	Monopole	155 ft	2025	Calera	VB BTS III, LLC
1316421	Monopole	153 ft	2023	Alabaster	CitySwitch II, LLC
1283331	Monopole	152 ft	2000	Birmingham	CCATT LLC
1236314	Tower	150 ft	2002	Vestavia Hills	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1299224	Monopole	150 ft	2017	Hoover	City of Hoover
1267152	Tower	135 ft	2010	Birmingham	SBA Towers II LLC
1294205	Monopole	126 ft	2015	Calera	American Towers LLC
1029285	Pole	125 ft	1994	Birmingham	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1269003	Tower	121 ft	2000	Pelham	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1299446	Monopole	120 ft	2016	Pelham	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1269651	Tower	111 ft	2000	Pelham	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1227500	Tower	109 ft	2003	Alabaster	ALABAMA POWER COMPANY

If you have a tower lease in Shelby 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: Madison County (155), Montgomery County (143), Cullman County (115), Lee County (99), Houston County (94).

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.