California / San Francisco County
#49 of 58 CA counties · 18 structures
Cell towers in San Francisco County, CA
The FCC registry lists 18 constructed antenna structures in San Francisco County, 0% of California's 6,864. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, SAN FRANCISCO, CITY AND COUNTY OF, has 3 (17%). None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.
- 1Constructed structures 18
- 2Tallest 977 ft
- 3Largest owner SAN FRANCISCO, CITY AND COUNTY OF
- 4Median height (state 77 ft) 312 ft
Who owns the towers in San Francisco County
13 different registrants own the 18 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 312 feet, 235 feet taller than the California median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a lattice tower near San Francisco at 977 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001289 | Lattice tower | 977 ft | 1998 | San Francisco | Sutro Tower Inc. |
| 1205157 | On a building | 820 ft | 2003 | San Francisco | HWA 555 Owners, LLC |
| 1015577 | On a building | 575 ft | 1980 | San Francisco | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1052369 | On a building | 520 ft | 2003 | San Francisco | SHILTON SAN FRANCISCO & TOWERS |
| 1053379 | Tower | 397 ft | 1998 | San Francisco | Immaculate Heart Media, Inc. |
| 1317814 | On a building | 380 ft | 2022 | San Francisco | T-Mobile West LLC |
| 1015705 | Other or unspecified | 376 ft | 1925 | San Francisco | Radio License Holding VIII, LLC |
| 1023253 | On a building | 358 ft | 1997 | San Francisco | EIP Holdings II, LLC |
| 1314823 | On a building | 317 ft | 2017 | San Francisco | T-Mobile West LLC |
| 1015706 | Other or unspecified | 308 ft | 1980 | San Francisco | Radio License Holding VIII, LLC |
| 1316446 | On a building | 260 ft | 2021 | San Francisco | T-Mobile West LLC |
| 1024038 | On a building | 239 ft | 1962 | San Francisco | Bellaire Tower Homeowners Association |
| 1064388 | Other or unspecified | 197 ft | 1998 | San Francisco | SAN FRANCISCO, CITY AND COUNTY OF |
| 1025293 | Other or unspecified | 180 ft | 2022 | San Francisco | SAN FRANCISCO, CITY AND COUNTY OF |
| 1269123 | Tower | 163 ft | 2010 | San Francisco | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1240132 | On a building | 140 ft | 1984 | San Francisco | MCI Communications Services LLC |
| 1064387 | Other or unspecified | 100 ft | 1998 | San Francisco | SAN FRANCISCO, CITY AND COUNTY OF |
| 1014232 | Pole | 49 ft | 1996 | San Francisco | CALIFORNIA, STATE OF |
If you have a tower lease in San Francisco 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: Lassen County (19), Santa Cruz County (19), Tehama County (19), Glenn County (17), Trinity County (17).
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.