Cell towers in Plumas County, CA

The FCC registry lists 35 constructed antenna structures in Plumas County, 1% of California's 6,864. Ownership is spread across 24 registrants; the largest, Plumas, County of, has 6 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 35
2Tallest 203 ft
3Largest owner Plumas, County of
4Median height (state 77 ft) 56 ft

Structures

rank 34 of 58 in CA

Most common type

On a building

29% of structures

Over 200 feet

3% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

49% built then

Who owns the towers in Plumas County

24 different registrants own the 35 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name this site withholds. 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 Plumas County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 56 feet, 21 feet shorter than the California median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a lattice tower near Chester at 203 feet, built in 1982. More than in any other decade, 49% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Plumas 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
1202121	Lattice tower	203 ft	1982	Chester	EIP Communications I, LLC
1264425	Lattice tower	199 ft	2008	Paradise	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1268757	Other or unspecified	170 ft	2009	Westwood	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1268758	Lattice tower	170 ft	2009	Greenville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1303143	Lattice tower	140 ft	2019	Portola	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1013329	Lattice tower	120 ft	2013	Quincy	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1238747	Tower	110 ft	2004	Portola	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1063354	Tower	80 ft	1981	Chester	Citizens Telecommunications Company of California Inc.
1207197	Tower	75 ft	2000	Quincy	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1317871	Monopole	75 ft	2022	Quincy	ALLTEL Corporation
1231509	Monopole	74 ft	2001	Quincy	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1268342	Monopole	69 ft	2009	Quincy	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1313073	Monopole	62 ft	2021	Chester	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1226048	On a building	60 ft	2002	Quincy	Plumas, County of
1226161	On a building	60 ft	2002	Chester	Plumas, County of
1226502	On a building	60 ft	2002	Quincy	Plumas, County of
1226503	On a building	60 ft	2002	Quincy	Plumas, County of
1226504	On a building	56 ft	2002	Chester	Plumas, County of
1024129	On a building	53 ft	1997	Quincy	PILOT COMMUNICATIONS
1226942	Tower	53 ft	2001	Quincy	Private owner (name withheld)
1226049	On a building	50 ft	2002	Beckwourth	Plumas, County of
1235492	On a building	50 ft	2003	Quincy	Quincy Tow Service and Repair
1280415	Other or unspecified	50 ft	2012	Quincy	Plumas County Sheriff
1228904	On a building	43 ft	2002	Chester	Plumas County Community Development Commission
1296600	Pole	40 ft	2016	Quincy	Immaculate Heart Media, Inc.
1307538	Pole	40 ft	2019	Quincy	DigitalPath, Inc
1201025	Tower	35 ft	1988	Quincy	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1268553	Tower	33 ft	2009	Chester	Plumas County
1281433	Tower	33 ft	2012	Beckwourth	PLUMAS, COUNTY OF
1281435	Tower	33 ft	2012	Quincy	PLUMAS COUNTY
1059441	Tower	30 ft	1960	Quincy	California TV, LLC
1297686	On a building	29 ft	1990	Quincy	Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T California
1042722	Pole	26 ft	1996	Quincy	WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS INC
1202139	Lattice tower	25 ft	1999	Quincy	Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T California
1244977	Tower	24 ft	1976	Quincy	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY

If you have a tower lease in Plumas 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: Madera County (41), Yolo County (40), Inyo County (39), Napa County (33), Nevada County (30).

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.