California / San Luis Obispo County
#24 of 58 CA counties · 72 structures
Cell towers in San Luis Obispo County, CA
The FCC registry lists 72 constructed antenna structures in San Luis Obispo County, 1% of California's 6,864. Ownership is spread across 35 registrants; the largest, PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, has 11 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 19 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 72
- 2Tallest 463 ft
- 3Largest owner PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
- 4Median height (state 77 ft) 76 ft
Who owns the towers in San Luis Obispo County
35 different registrants own the 72 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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 76 feet, close to the California median of 77 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near San Luis Obispo at 463 feet, built in 2020. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1018365 | Guyed tower | 463 ft | 2020 | San Luis Obispo | Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC |
| 1022862 | Tower | 453 ft | 1992 | Morro Bay | LSP Morro Bay, LLC |
| 1015534 | Tower | 281 ft | 1980 | Avila Beach | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1022319 | Tower | 274 ft | 1984 | Cambria | BKS Cambria LLC |
| 1022863 | On a building | 259 ft | 1982 | Avila Beach | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1222574 | Lattice tower | 258 ft | 2002 | San Luis Obispo | AGM CALIFORNIA, INC. |
| 1210900 | Tower | 226 ft | 2000 | San Luis Obispo | Crown Castle |
| 1203251 | Tower | 205 ft | 1975 | Pismo Beach | Dimes Media Corporation |
| 1015533 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 2012 | Avila Beach | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1044749 | Tower | 199 ft | 1998 | San Luis Obispo | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1323769 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2020 | Santa Margarita | American Towers LLC |
| 1028048 | Tower | 175 ft | 1980 | Paso Robles | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1020217 | Tower | 153 ft | 1968 | San Luis Obispo | SAN LUIS OBISPO BROADCASTING |
| 1267068 | Tower | 146 ft | 2010 | San Luis Obispo | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1063799 | Tower | 142 ft | 2003 | San Luis Obispo | Dimes Media Corporation |
| 1009393 | Tower | 128 ft | 1984 | Santa Margarita | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1223648 | Lattice tower | 127 ft | 1998 | Santa Margarita | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1317743 | Lattice tower | 123 ft | 2018 | San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, City of |
| 1282772 | Tower | 117 ft | 2013 | Paso Robles | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1269715 | Tower | 114 ft | 2010 | San Luis Obispo | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1255533 | Tower | 110 ft | 2009 | San Luis Obispo | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1007787 | Lattice tower | 107 ft | 1995 | San Luis Obispo | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1242523 | Pole | 105 ft | 2008 | San Luis Obispo | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1296588 | Lattice tower | 104 ft | 2016 | Santa Margarita | CALIFORNIA, STATE OF |
| 1053731 | Tower | 100 ft | 1998 | San Luis Obispo | CALIFORNIA, STATE OF |
| 1228627 | Pole | 90 ft | 2001 | Paso Robles | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1014228 | Tower | 85 ft | 1993 | San Luis Obispo | CALIFORNIA, STATE OF |
| 1289372 | Lattice tower | 85 ft | 2015 | San Luis Obispo | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1227629 | Pole | 84 ft | 2001 | Oceano | Tarpon Towers II, LLC |
| 1271085 | Tower | 84 ft | 2010 | San Luis Obispo | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1323063 | Pole | 84 ft | 2005 | San Luis Obispo | SAN LUIS OBISPO, COUNTY OF |
| 1309414 | On a building | 82 ft | 2019 | San Luis Obispo | T-Mobile West LLC |
| 1320526 | Monopole | 80 ft | 2022 | Oceano | T-Mobile West LLC |
| 1322184 | Monopole | 80 ft | 2022 | Nipomo | American Towers LLC |
| 1281612 | Pole | 78 ft | 2010 | California Valley | Octagon Towers, LLC |
| 1269313 | Tower | 76 ft | 2005 | Nipomo | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1065713 | Lattice tower | 75 ft | 1998 | Paso Robles | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1283207 | Tower | 70 ft | 2011 | Santa Margarita | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1045153 | Pole | 67 ft | 1998 | Grover Beach | CCTM1 LLC |
| 1200475 | Tower | 65 ft | 2012 | San Luis Obispo | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD |
| 1213841 | Monopole | 65 ft | 1999 | San Luis Obispo | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1253839 | Tower | 65 ft | 2006 | San Luis Obispo | CCATT LLC |
| 1247684 | Pole | 64 ft | 2005 | San Luis Obispo | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1019478 | Monopole | 62 ft | 1994 | Grover Beach | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1239547 | Pole | 62 ft | 2003 | Arroyo Grande | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1303026 | Monopole | 62 ft | 2019 | Paso Robles | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1292139 | Monopole | 61 ft | 2014 | San Luis Obispo | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1212586 | Pole | 60 ft | 2000 | San Luis Obispo | CCATT LLC |
| 1215757 | Pole | 60 ft | 1991 | San Luis Obispo | MCI Communications Services LLC |
| 1326513 | Monopole | 60 ft | 2023 | Paso Robles | TowerCom XI-B, LLC |
| 1233915 | Monopole | 58 ft | 2001 | Shandon | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1295824 | Pole | 55 ft | 2016 | San Miguel | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1298534 | Pole | 55 ft | 2016 | San Luis Obispo | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1329751 | Monopole | 55 ft | 2024 | Paso Robles | APC Towers, LLC |
| 1330693 | Monopole | 55 ft | 2026 | Los Osos | Sun State Towers |
| 1235902 | Pole | 53 ft | 2003 | San Luis Obispo | CCATT LLC |
| 1269483 | Tower | 53 ft | 2005 | Morro Bay | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1014967 | Pole | 52 ft | 1960 | San Luis Obispo | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1251372 | Tower | 50 ft | 2006 | Oceano | CALIFORNIA, STATE OF |
| 1277230 | Pole | 50 ft | 2011 | San Luis Obispo | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1207823 | Tower | 49 ft | 1990 | San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, City Of |
| 1013102 | Tower | 48 ft | 1978 | Lemoore | KINGS, COUNTY OF |
| 1013684 | Tower | 45 ft | 1994 | Grover City | CALIFORNIA, STATE OF |
| 1013689 | On a building | 45 ft | 1996 | Paso Robles | CALIFORNIA, STATE OF |
| 1242329 | Pole | 45 ft | 2004 | Grover Beach | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1287342 | Pole | 45 ft | 2013 | San Luis Obispo | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1298082 | Lattice tower | 45 ft | 1990 | Paso Robles | Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T California |
| 1283616 | Pole | 40 ft | 2013 | San Luis Obispo | VB RUN, LLC |
| 1018681 | Tower | 38 ft | 1995 | San Luis Obispo | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1305187 | Lattice tower | 35 ft | 2018 | Oceano | SAN LUIS OBISPO, COUNTY OF |
| 1287123 | Water tank | 30 ft | 2013 | San Luis Obispo | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1218758 | Pole | 25 ft | 2001 | San Luis Obispo | T-Mobile West LLC |
If you have a tower lease in San Luis Obispo 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: Solano County (78), Merced County (77), Placer County (77), El Dorado County (65), Shasta County (59).
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.