Cell towers in Contra Costa County, CA

The FCC registry lists 116 constructed antenna structures in Contra Costa County, 2% of California's 6,864. Ownership is spread across 37 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 17 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 38 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 116
2Tallest 300 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 77 ft) 72 ft

Structures

116

rank 14 of 58 in CA

Most common type

Pole

29% of structures

Over 200 feet

5% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

36% built then

Who owns the towers in Contra Costa County

37 different registrants own the 116 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 Contra Costa County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 72 feet, close to the California median of 77 feet. The tallest is a lattice tower near Clayton at 300 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Contra Costa 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
1014626	Lattice tower	300 ft	1997	Clayton	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1016035	Other or unspecified	276 ft	2006	Richmond	Capstar Radio Operating Company
1016036	Other or unspecified	276 ft	2006	Richmond	Capstar Radio Operating Company
1010560	Guyed tower	216 ft	1974	Orinda	American Towers LLC
1010568	Lattice tower	207 ft	2001	Orinda	American Towers LLC
1010561	Guyed tower	205 ft	1996	Orinda	American Towers LLC
1014927	Tower	200 ft	1994	Oakland	PACIFIC & EASTERN DIGITAL TRANSMISSION SERVICE
1057624	Lattice tower	189 ft	2001	Pittsburg	American Towers LLC
1051047	Lattice tower	175 ft	1997	Concord	American Towers LLC
1280516	Other or unspecified	174 ft	2013	Martinez	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1222544	Tower	171 ft	2000	San Ramon	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1049598	Lattice tower	159 ft	1997	Antioch	American Towers LLC
1017320	Monopole	154 ft	1995	Richmond	American Towers LLC
1232070	Tower	153 ft	2000	Clayton	CONTRA COSTA, COUNTY OF
1317406	On a building	145 ft	2020	Concord	T-Mobile West LLC
1256523	Tower	144 ft	2006	Martinez	CONTRA COSTA, COUNTY OF
1232071	Tower	143 ft	2000	Orinda	CONTRA COSTA, COUNTY OF
1232138	Pole	143 ft	2006	Martinez	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1049602	Tower	142 ft	2001	Antioch	American Towers LLC
1013607	Tower	140 ft	1989	Martinez	CONTRA COSTA, COUNTY OF
1244563	Pole	137 ft	2005	Martinez	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1282296	Tower	127 ft	2013	Orinda	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1232116	Pole	125 ft	2003	Martinez	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1265819	Tree / stealth	125 ft	2008	Brentwood	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1232054	Tower	120 ft	1998	Martinez	CONTRA COSTA, COUNTY OF
1269135	Tower	120 ft	2011	Martinez	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1284326	Pole	120 ft	2008	Byron	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1240493	Pole	119 ft	2014	Martinez	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1281110	Tower	105 ft	2012	Lafayette	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1328567	Monopole	105 ft	2023	Brentwood	CitySwitch II, LLC
1271520	Monopole	101 ft	2009	Pleasant Hill	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1281446	Mast	100 ft	2012	Byron	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1331479	Monopole	100 ft	2023	Bethel Island	CV Equity I, LLC
1216691	Tower	99 ft	2000	Concord	Radiate Holdings, L.P.
1331375	Monopole	98 ft	2023	Bethel Island	CV Equity I, LLC
1269479	Monopole	93 ft	2001	Antioch	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1314952	Pole	93 ft	2020	Pleasant Hill	T-Mobile West LLC
1327973	On a building	92 ft	2025	Concord	T-Mobile West LLC
1268144	Tower	89 ft	2009	Concord	T-Mobile West LLC
1233143	On a building	86 ft	2002	Concord	California State Automobile Association
1256842	Pole	85 ft	2009	Oakley	SBA Towers X, LLC
1275551	Tree / stealth	85 ft	2010	East Contra Costa	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1282091	Tower	85 ft	2012	Orinda	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1291668	Monopole	85 ft	2015	Martinez	Octagon Towers LLC
1013445	On a building	84 ft	1992	Martinez	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1062724	Tower	82 ft	2007	Concord	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1314315	Monopole	82 ft	1991	Martinez	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1282775	Tower	81 ft	2010	Martinez	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1226802	Pole	80 ft	2001	Concord	Sprint Spectrum LLC
1294661	Monopole	80 ft	2017	Concord	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1314918	On a building	80 ft	2021	Concord	T-Mobile West LLC
1330231	Monopole	80 ft	2026	Pittsburg	Public Safety Tower Company, LLC
1272036	Monopole	77 ft	1999	Concord	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1274681	Other or unspecified	77 ft	2010	Brentwood	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1279503	Tower	77 ft	2010	Brentwood	T-Mobile West LLC
1314783	Pole	77 ft	2020	Concord	T-Mobile West LLC
1287210	Monopole	75 ft	2013	Richmond	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1018249	Tower	73 ft	1994	Martinez	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1202218	Tower	71 ft	1975	Martinez	Shell Communications, Inc.
1307471	Monopole	70 ft	2021	Concord	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1273377	Pole	69 ft	2010	Pacheco	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1050801	Pole	68 ft	1996	Byron	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1326022	Monopole	66 ft	2024	Lafayette	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1265820	Tree / stealth	65 ft	2008	Brentwood	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1273100	Tree / stealth	65 ft	2002	Rodeo	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1282846	Pole	65 ft	2008	Concord	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1295455	On a building	65 ft	2015	Concord	T-Mobile West LLC
1234845	Pole	64 ft	2002	Concord	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1265817	Mast	61 ft	2009	Martinez	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1214892	Pole	60 ft	2010	Concord	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1227147	Monopole	60 ft	2023	Concord	Crown Communication LLC
1230305	Pole	60 ft	2001	Concord	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1233640	Pole	60 ft	2003	Pacheco	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1280409	Monopole	60 ft	2011	Concord	Tower Development Corporation
1287508	Guyed tower	60 ft	2014	Martinez	T-Mobile West LLC
1060664	Pole	59 ft	1996	San Ramon	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1275688	Tower	59 ft	2010	Oakland	US Army Corps of Engineers
1321607	Lattice tower	59 ft	2022	Martinez	Contra Costa County
1271078	Tower	58 ft	2000	Concord	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1269499	Tower	55 ft	2004	El Cerrito	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1270955	Pole	55 ft	2005	Byron	CCATT LLC
1287597	Pole	55 ft	2014	Walnut Creek	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1060922	Monopole	54 ft	1999	Pittsburg	American Towers LLC
1018258	Pole	52 ft	2023	Hercules	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1267056	Pole	52 ft	2009	Concord	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1053799	Tower	50 ft	1995	Pittsburg	American Towers LLC
1275027	Monopole	50 ft	2011	Martinez	BNSF Railway Co.
1275028	Tower	50 ft	2011	Martinez	BNSF Railway Co.
1278068	Pole	50 ft	2011	Concord	KN Telecommunications Inc.
1278831	Tree / stealth	50 ft	2011	Richmond	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1284680	Pole	50 ft	2012	Orinda	Tower Development Corporation
1296959	Pole	50 ft	2017	Pacheco	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1272052	Tower	48 ft	2002	Clayton	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1271099	Tower	46 ft	2006	Martinez	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1318215	On a building	46 ft	2025	Lafayette	T-Mobile West LLC
1250260	Lattice tower	45 ft	1979	Concord	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1230080	Pole	44 ft	1992	Concord	CCATT LLC
1327162	On a building	44 ft	1996	Martinez	T-Mobile West LLC
1324063	Pole	42 ft	2023	Walnut Creek	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1051732	Pole	41 ft	1998	Pacheco	CCTM1 LLC
1251079	Pole	41 ft	1998	Martinez	STC Five LLC
1244091	Pole	40 ft	2004	Concord	CCTM1 LLC
1059844	Tree / stealth	36 ft	1999	Clayton	SBA Steel LLC
1231203	On a building	36 ft	2001	Concord	T-Mobile West LLC
1271434	Monopole	36 ft	2004	Concord	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1203416	Pole	35 ft	1999	Martinez	STC Five LLC
1002289	Pole	34 ft	1998	Concord	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1292686	Other or unspecified	34 ft	2013	Concord	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1328133	Monopole	32 ft	2025	Martinez	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1324177	Monopole	31 ft	2008	Lafayette	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1050800	Pole	28 ft	1996	Concord	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1015509	Pole	26 ft	1991	Port Chicago	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1296557	Monopole	25 ft	2016	Concord	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1212742	Pole	20 ft	2000	Byron	STC Five LLC
1270776	Tower	20 ft	2009	Byron	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1270777	Tower	20 ft	2009	Byron	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership

If you have a tower lease in Contra Costa 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: San Mateo County (153), Monterey County (119), San Joaquin County (119), Tulare County (116), Ventura County (110).

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.