California / Calaveras County

#53 of 58 CA counties · 12 structures

Cell towers in Calaveras County, CA

The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Calaveras County, 0% of California's 6,864. Ownership is spread across 9 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 12
  2. 2Tallest 415 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 77 ft) 116 ft
Structures
12
rank 53 of 58 in CA
Most common type
Tower
33% of structures
Over 200 feet
3
25% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
50% built then

Who owns the towers in Calaveras County

9 different registrants own the 12 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.

American Tower3US Army Corps of Engineers3T-Mobile2CALIFORNIA, STATE OF1SBA Communications1Calaveras, County of1American West Communications1
Constructed structures in Calaveras County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 116 feet, 39 feet taller than the California median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Altaville at 415 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2010s.

Tower4Guyed tower3Lattice tower2Pole2Mast1
Structures in Calaveras County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
31990s32000s62010s
Structures in Calaveras 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
1050375Guyed tower415 ft1998AltavilleAmerican Towers LLC
1047885Guyed tower346 ft2011San AndreasSBA Towers XI, LLC
1014628Guyed tower260 ft2001Angels CampAmerican Towers, LLC
1306524Lattice tower195 ft2019CopperopolisAmerican West Communications
1063405Lattice tower151 ft1999Mokelumne HillAmerican Towers LLC
1013699Tower120 ft1990San AndreasCALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1243686Mast111 ft2004San AdreasT-Mobile West LLC
1277477Tower59 ft2010Valley SpringsUS Army Corps of Engineers
1241501Pole52 ft2004San AndreasT-Mobile West Tower LLC
1275670Tower39 ft2010Valley SpringsUS Army Corps of Engineers
1275685Tower30 ft2010Valley SpringsUS Army Corps of Engineers
1273707Pole28 ft2011San AndreasCalaveras, County of

If you have a tower lease in Calaveras 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 California with similar tower counts: Glenn County (17), Trinity County (17), Lake County (14), Mono County (11), Amador County (10).

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.