California / Marin County

#39 of 58 CA counties · 26 structures

Cell towers in Marin County, CA

The FCC registry lists 26 constructed antenna structures in Marin County, 0% of California's 6,864. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership, has 6 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 26
  2. 2Tallest 513 ft
  3. 3Largest owner GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
  4. 4Median height (state 77 ft) 52 ft
Structures
26
rank 39 of 58 in CA
Most common type
Pole
42% of structures
Over 200 feet
4
15% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
50% built then

Who owns the towers in Marin County

12 different registrants own the 26 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.

GTE Mobilnet of California L6Entercom California, LLC4STC Five LLC4American Tower3Crown Castle3T-Mobile2CALIFORNIA, STATE OF1OTA Broadcasting (SFO), LLC1
Constructed structures in Marin County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 52 feet, 25 feet shorter than the California median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a other or unspecified near Novato at 513 feet, built in 2009. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 1990s.

Pole11Other or unspecified8Tower5Lattice tower1Monopole1
Structures in Marin County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s131990s52000s32010s42020s
Structures in Marin 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
1012837Other or unspecified513 ft2009NovatoEntercom California, LLC
1012838Other or unspecified513 ft1990NovatoEntercom California, LLC
1012839Other or unspecified513 ft1990NovatoEntercom California, LLC
1012840Other or unspecified513 ft1990NovatoEntercom California, LLC
1013282Tower120 ft1993NovatoCALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1222927Tower104 ft1999WoodacrePinnacle Towers LLC
1026316Lattice tower101 ft1957NovatoAmerican Towers LLC
1051050Monopole80 ft2001FairfaxAmerican Towers LLC
1201007Tower75 ft1997NovatoOTA Broadcasting (SFO), LLC
1016421Tower67 ft1995NovatoCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1283127Pole66 ft1999San RafaelOctagon Towers, LLC
1287073Pole64 ft2013FairfaxGTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1230165Pole56 ft2007NovatoCCATT LLC
1275690Tower49 ft2010SausalitoUS Army Corps of Engineers
1001914Pole48 ft1996NovatoAmerican Towers LLC
1011974Pole47 ft2011NovatoSTC Five LLC
1063234Pole40 ft1999PetalumaSTC Five LLC
1232908Pole39 ft2002NovatoT-Mobile West Tower LLC
1051735Pole36 ft1996NovatoT-Mobile West Tower LLC
1215581Pole35 ft2001NovatoSTC Five LLC
1012286Pole32 ft1997NovatoSTC Five LLC
1329779Other or unspecified30 ft2025NovatoGTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1329780Other or unspecified30 ft2025NovatoGTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1329150Other or unspecified21 ft2025NovatoGTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1329253Other or unspecified21 ft2025NovatoGTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1022533Pole20 ft1992NovatoGTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership

If you have a tower lease in Marin 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: Nevada County (30), Yuba County (29), Mariposa County (27), San Benito County (25), Modoc County (24).

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.