Cell towers in Placer County, CA

The FCC registry lists 77 constructed antenna structures in Placer County, 1% of California's 6,864. Ownership is spread across 33 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 9 (12%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 26 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 77
2Tallest 435 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 77 ft) 105 ft

Structures

rank 23 of 58 in CA

Most common type

Pole

22% of structures

Over 200 feet

19% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Placer County

33 different registrants own the 77 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 Placer County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 105 feet, 28 feet taller than the California median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a other or unspecified near Granite Bay at 435 feet, built in 2009. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Placer 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
1026717	Other or unspecified	435 ft	2009	Granite Bay	Capstar Radio Operating Company
1014126	Other or unspecified	331 ft	1996	Lincoln	New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc
1014127	Other or unspecified	331 ft	1996	Lincoln	New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc.
1014128	Other or unspecified	331 ft	1996	Lincoln	New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc.
1014129	Other or unspecified	331 ft	1996	Lincoln	New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc.
1014130	Other or unspecified	331 ft	1996	Lincoln	New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc.
1014131	Other or unspecified	331 ft	1996	Lincoln	New Inspiration Broadcasting Co., Inc.
1015002	Lattice tower	302 ft	1986	Roseville	American Towers LLC
1018394	Guyed tower	297 ft	1981	Placer County	Radiate Holdings, L.P.
1261435	Tower	296 ft	2003	Lincoln	US Coast Guard Navigation Center
1202312	Lattice tower	295 ft	1998	Roseville	American Towers LLC
1013305	Lattice tower	288 ft	2023	Roseville	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1202273	Tower	253 ft	2006	Pleasant Grove	CCATT LLC
1026718	Other or unspecified	227 ft	2009	Granite Bay	Capstar Radio Operating Company
1026716	Other or unspecified	223 ft	2009	Granite Bay	Capstar Radio Operating Company
1015517	Tower	190 ft	2000	Auburn	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1279538	Tower	180 ft	2011	Auburn	Placer, County of
1291825	Lattice tower	176 ft	2015	Lincoln	American Towers LLC
1301131	Monopole	169 ft	2017	Truckee	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1281567	Tower	160 ft	2011	Foresthill	SBA Towers III LLC
1256598	Mast	154 ft	2006	Auburn	CCATT LLC
1015183	Lattice tower	140 ft	1994	North Auburn	American Towers, LLC
1300870	Monopole	140 ft	2016	Meadow Vista	APC Towers, LLC
1026416	Tower	139 ft	1996	Tahoe City	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1032339	Tower	138 ft	1999	New Castle	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1248874	Tower	130 ft	2006	Auburn	Placer County Water Agency
1264989	Tree / stealth	130 ft	2009	Truckee	American Towers LLC
1274891	Pole	122 ft	2012	Truckee	Octagon Towers, LLC
1207131	Pole	121 ft	2000	Lincoln	STC Five LLC
1284922	Monopole	120 ft	2012	Lincoln	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1284923	Monopole	120 ft	2012	Lincoln	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1242699	Pole	118 ft	2005	Auburn	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1015182	Monopole	116 ft	1995	Colfax	American Towers LLC
1012442	Pole	115 ft	1992	Lincoln	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1299340	Monopole	115 ft	2016	Lincoln	Parallel Infrastructure III LLC
1020732	Lattice tower	112 ft	1998	Alta	American Towers LLC
1299652	Monopole	110 ft	2016	Alta	Pl Tower Development, LLC
1254143	Pole	108 ft	2006	Applegate	CCATT LLC
1320606	Monopole	105 ft	1993	Auburn	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1284569	Tree / stealth	104 ft	2012	Foresthill	SBA Towers V, LLC
1014060	Pole	103 ft	1994	Lincoln	CCATT LLC
1012436	Lattice tower	103 ft	1990	Blue Canyon	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1283429	Tower	101 ft	2012	Colfax	SBA Towers III LLC
1299342	Monopole	100 ft	2016	Penryn	Pl Tower Development, LLC
1251307	Pole	97 ft	2006	Meadow Vista	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1249537	Pole	96 ft	2005	Auburn	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1252963	Pole	96 ft	2006	Auburn	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1275065	Tower	96 ft	2003	Granite Bay	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1245483	Tower	95 ft	2004	Emigrant Gap	Crown Castle
1245529	Monopole	95 ft	2007	Lincoln	American Towers LLC
1222530	Pole	90 ft	2001	Auburn	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1265076	Mast	90 ft	2009	South Lake Tahoe	American Towers LLC
1272041	Tower	90 ft	2005	Loomis	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1318546	Monopole	86 ft	2021	Auburn	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1223398	Tower	85 ft	2000	Idlewild	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1327382	Monopole	85 ft	2025	Lincoln	Public Safety Towers, LLC
1278157	Pole	84 ft	2011	Roseville	Fidelity Towers Inc.
1029537	Pole	83 ft	1998	Northstar	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1270845	Tree / stealth	82 ft	2005	Loomis	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1305706	Monopole	80 ft	2018	Auburn	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1262015	Other or unspecified	75 ft	2014	Norden	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1269140	Guyed tower	75 ft	2009	Tahoe Vista	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1297111	Monopole	74 ft	2016	Lincoln	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1277141	Tower	70 ft	2011	Auburn	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1269475	Tree / stealth	68 ft	2002	Loomis	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1258309	Monopole	65 ft	2007	Roseville	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1013239	Pole	60 ft	1996	Auburn	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1269739	Tower	60 ft	2000	Penryn	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1253563	Tower	55 ft	2007	Emigrant Gap	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1282034	Pole	50 ft	2011	Auburn	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1013238	On a building	42 ft	1993	Auburn	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1290010	Monopole	42 ft	2014	Auburn	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1256377	On a building	37 ft	2007	Auburn	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1311141	Monopole	26 ft	2014	Auburn	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1274841	Pole	25 ft	2010	Truckee	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1274851	Pole	25 ft	2010	Truckee	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1274852	Pole	25 ft	2010	Truckee	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC

If you have a tower lease in Placer 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: Stanislaus County (93), Solano County (78), Merced County (77), San Luis Obispo County (72), El Dorado County (65).

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.