Cell towers in Nevada County, CA

The FCC registry lists 30 constructed antenna structures in Nevada County, 0% of California's 6,864. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, CALIFORNIA, STATE OF, has 6 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 30
2Tallest 199 ft
3Largest owner CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
4Median height (state 77 ft) 86 ft

Structures

rank 36 of 58 in CA

Most common type

Tower

57% of structures

Over 200 feet

0% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

37% built then

Who owns the towers in Nevada County

16 different registrants own the 30 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 Nevada County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 86 feet, close to the California median of 77 feet. The tallest is a tower near Grass Valley at 199 feet, built in 1985. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Nevada 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
1065880	Tower	199 ft	1985	Grass Valley	NEVADA COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.
1308039	Monopole	160 ft	2020	Truckee	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1013235	Tower	142 ft	1991	Nevada City	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1322698	Monopole	140 ft	2018	Auburn	APC Towers, LLC
1327820	Monopole	140 ft	2025	Grass Valley	VB BTS III, LLC
1201692	Tower	139 ft	2001	Grass Valley	American Towers LLC
1305128	Monopole	130 ft	2018	Auburn	American Towers LLC
1041672	Tower	118 ft	1981	Nevada City	NEVADA CITY COMMUNITY BROADCAST GROUP INC
1241964	Pole	109 ft	2001	Truckee	CCATT LLC
1027630	Tower	101 ft	1997	Nevada City	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1271127	Tower	101 ft	1999	Grass Valley	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1013530	Tower	100 ft	1989	Grass Valley	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1270848	Tower	100 ft	2005	Nevada City	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1232307	Monopole	89 ft	2001	Nevada City	American Towers LLC
1303732	Lattice tower	88 ft	2018	Truckee	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1296515	Monopole	85 ft	2016	Grass Valley	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1300081	Pole	85 ft	2018	Grass Valley	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1226908	Tower	80 ft	2001	Truckee	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1239101	Monopole	76 ft	2003	Truckee	SBA Steel, LLC
1006115	Lattice tower	75 ft	2003	Truckee	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1013302	Tower	70 ft	1963	Banner Mountian	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1217550	Tower	60 ft	2005	Grass Valley	NEVADA COUNTY OF
1270129	Tower	59 ft	2000	Penn Valley	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1013531	Tower	52 ft	1995	Grass Valley	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1298759	Pole	52 ft	2016	Grass Valley	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1275910	Tower	49 ft	2010	Grass Valley	US Army Corps of Engineers
1275673	Tower	43 ft	2010	Smartville	US Army Corps of Engineers
1275674	Tower	43 ft	2010	Smartville	US Army Corps of Engineers
1249654	Tower	40 ft	2005	Nevada City	Nevada County Airport
1222753	On a building	35 ft	2001	Truckee	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF

If you have a tower lease in Nevada 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: Inyo County (39), Plumas County (35), Napa County (33), Yuba County (29), Mariposa County (27).

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.