Cell towers in San Mateo County, CA

The FCC registry lists 153 constructed antenna structures in San Mateo County, 2% of California's 6,864. Ownership is spread across 42 registrants; the largest, T-Mobile, has 31 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 31 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 153
2Tallest 557 ft
3Largest owner T-Mobile
4Median height (state 77 ft) 64 ft

Structures

153

rank 11 of 58 in CA

Most common type

Pole

36% of structures

Over 200 feet

6% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

34% built then

Who owns the towers in San Mateo County

42 different registrants own the 153 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.

Constructed structures in San Mateo County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 64 feet, 13 feet shorter than the California median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a structure near Redwood City at 557 feet, built in 1976. More than in any other decade, 34% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in San Mateo 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
1016439	Other or unspecified	557 ft	1976	Redwood City	Susquehanna Radio Corp
1205149	Lattice tower	311 ft	2001	Daly City	American Towers LLC
1016438	Guyed tower	308 ft	1937	Redwood City	Susquehanna Radio Corp
1010567	Lattice tower	288 ft	1999	Daly City	American Towers LLC
1010564	Lattice tower	266 ft	1981	Brisbane	American Towers LLC
1010563	Tower	262 ft	1999	Daly City	American Towers LLC
1010565	Lattice tower	261 ft	1975	Daly City	American Towers LLC
1010562	Tower	260 ft	2001	Daly City	American Towers LLC
1010566	Lattice tower	257 ft	1956	Daly City	American Towers LLC
1315012	On a building	200 ft	2020	San Mateo	T-Mobile West LLC
1244553	Tower	197 ft	2010	Redwood City	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1016853	Tower	175 ft	1959	Palo Alto	SCA-Palo Alto, LLC
1016019	Other or unspecified	154 ft	2013	San Mateo	Factorial Broadcasting, LLC
1016020	Other or unspecified	154 ft	2013	San Mateo	Factorial Broadcasting, LLC
1016021	Other or unspecified	154 ft	2013	San Mateo	Factorial Broadcasting, LLC
1224923	Tower	154 ft	1999	Woodside	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1214887	Pole	117 ft	1998	South San Francisco	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1214903	Pole	116 ft	1999	South San Francisco	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1058891	Pole	115 ft	1998	Millbrae	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1249880	Tower	114 ft	1985	South San Francisco	City of South San Francisco
1236481	Tower	112 ft	2003	Burlingame	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1272142	Pole	112 ft	2011	Foster City	T-Mobile West LLC
1288223	On a building	110 ft	2004	Burlingame	Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T California
1314919	On a building	110 ft	2020	Menlo Park	T-Mobile West LLC
1282090	Tower	109 ft	2012	San Mateo	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1230306	Tower	108 ft	2002	Millbrae	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1275756	Tower	108 ft	1997	South San Francisco	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1274297	Tower	106 ft	2002	San Bruno	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1282777	Tower	105 ft	2001	South San Francisco	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1212077	Pole	102 ft	2002	South San Francisco	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1216737	Pole	102 ft	2000	South San Francisco	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1271611	Monopole	102 ft	2000	Redwood City	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1278217	Tower	102 ft	2010	San Bruno	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1274665	Pole	100 ft	2010	San Bruno	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1283506	Other or unspecified	99 ft	2013	Burlingame	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1277364	Pole	96 ft	2014	Hillsborough	PTI US TOWERS II, LLC
1275760	Tower	95 ft	2010	South San Francisco	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1015560	Pole	94 ft	1974	Belmont	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1234409	Pole	94 ft	2002	South San Francisco	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1248698	On a building	94 ft	2005	San Bruno	T-Mobile West LLC
1045259	Tower	93 ft	2002	Belmont	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1277288	Tower	93 ft	2011	Millbrae	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1326744	On a building	93 ft	2023	Redwood City	T-Mobile West LLC
1063610	Tower	90 ft	1963	Pacifica	SAN MATEO, COUNTY OF
1260084	Other or unspecified	90 ft	2007	Woodside	Sierra Morena Tower, LLC
1274316	Other or unspecified	90 ft	2015	Burlingame	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1013024	Guyed tower	89 ft	1998	Half Moon Bay	HALF MOON BAY AIRPORT
1314782	On a building	85 ft	2023	San Bruno	T-Mobile West LLC
1272531	Tower	80 ft	1988	Half Moon Bay	30TH SPACE WING AFSPC DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
1274298	Tower	80 ft	2008	San Mateo	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1282375	Pole	80 ft	2010	Daly City	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1064386	Other or unspecified	79 ft	1998	Daly City	SAN FRANCISCO, CITY AND COUNTY OF
1281631	Pole	77 ft	2009	San Mateo	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1282308	Pole	77 ft	2009	Redwood City	CCATT LLC
1255114	Pole	75 ft	2010	Millbrae	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1315982	On a building	75 ft	2020	Colma	T-Mobile West LLC
1324439	Monopole	75 ft	2024	Half Moon Bay	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1283091	Tower	73 ft	1991	Menlo Park	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1222036	Pole	72 ft	2001	San Bruno	STC Five LLC
1234189	Pole	70 ft	2002	San Bruno	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1251023	Pole	70 ft	2007	San Carlos	City of San Carlos
1316099	On a building	70 ft	2018	Daly City	T-Mobile West LLC
1317797	Monopole	70 ft	2022	Daly City	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1216305	On a building	69 ft	2001	San Francisco	SAN FRANCISCO, CITY AND COUNTY OF
1218124	Tower	68 ft	2003	San Carlos	San Mateo County Transit District
1221202	Lattice tower	67 ft	2013	Moss Beach	American Towers LLC
1221203	Tower	67 ft	1998	Moss Beach	American Towers LLC
1018247	Pole	66 ft	1994	San Carlos	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1214890	Pole	66 ft	1998	Millbrae	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1216306	On a building	66 ft	2001	San Francisco	SAN FRANCISCO, CITY AND COUNTY OF
1244759	Tower	66 ft	1998	Moss Beach	American Towers LLC
1231809	Tower	65 ft	2002	San Bruno	County of San Mateo
1266509	On a building	65 ft	2020	San Francisco	SAN FRANCISCO, CITY AND COUNTY OF
1287935	On a building	65 ft	1999	San Francisco	T-Mobile West LLC
1306608	Monopole	65 ft	2020	South San Fransisco	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1324744	On a building	65 ft	2023	San Carlos	T-Mobile West LLC
1060987	Tower	64 ft	1996	Belmont	Private owner (name withheld)
1278105	Tree / stealth	64 ft	2011	Daly City	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1056767	Lattice tower	62 ft	1998	Moss Beach	American Towers LLC
1296276	Other or unspecified	62 ft	2019	Pacifica	T-Mobile West LLC
1278297	Tower	61 ft	2011	East Palo Alto	STC Five LLC
1048574	Pole	60 ft	1996	South San Francisco	CCTM1 LLC
1217509	Mast	60 ft	2001	San Bruno	SAN FRANCISCO, CITY AND COUNTY OF
1221824	Tower	60 ft	2000	El Grenada	Crown Castle
1297934	Monopole	60 ft	2020	Hillsboro	CCATT LLC
1303798	Monopole	60 ft	2023	Daly City	T-Mobile West LLC
1327801	Pole	60 ft	2024	Millbrae	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1230077	Monopole	57 ft	1988	San Carlos	CCATT LLC
1221204	Tower	56 ft	1998	Moss Beach	American Towers LLC
1290804	Pole	56 ft	2015	Atherton	T-MOBILE WEST LLC
1319013	Monopole	56 ft	2022	San Francisco	City and County of San Francisco
1059843	Pole	55 ft	1999	Hillsbourough	Nextel West Corp.
1221129	Pole	55 ft	2001	San Bruno	STC Five LLC
1315169	Monopole	55 ft	2021	Pacifica	T-Mobile West LLC
1010050	Pole	53 ft	1997	San Bruno	STC Five LLC
1230122	Pole	53 ft	1998	San Bruno	CCATT LLC
1290806	Pole	53 ft	2014	Atherton	T-MOBILE WEST LLC
1019387	Tower	52 ft	1993	Millbrae	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1032599	Pole	52 ft	1998	San Bruno	STC Five LLC
1042317	Pole	52 ft	1997	San Bruno	STC Five LLC
1278758	On a building	52 ft	2011	Millbrae	T-Mobile West LLC
1317428	On a building	52 ft	2022	San Carlos	T-Mobile West LLC
1016292	Pole	51 ft	1989	Princeton	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1206040	Pole	51 ft	1999	Millbrae	STC Five LLC
1232214	Pole	51 ft	2002	San Bruno	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1283462	Pole	51 ft	1995	Pacifica	CCATT LLC
1290805	Pole	51 ft	2001	Atherton	T-MOBILE WEST LLC
1018253	Tower	50 ft	1996	San Bruno	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1253183	Tower	50 ft	2006	San Bruno	Sprint Spectrum LLC
1260730	Pole	50 ft	2007	Montara	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1273529	Tower	50 ft	2011	San Francisco	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1286722	Pole	50 ft	2014	San Bruno	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1014231	Pole	49 ft	1996	San Bruno	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1290243	Pole	48 ft	2001	San Bruno	T-Mobile West LLC
1050795	Pole	47 ft	1996	San Carlos	CCTM1 LLC
1271790	Pole	46 ft	2010	Menlo Park	T-Mobile West LLC
1230043	Pole	45 ft	2001	Millbrae	STC Five LLC
1244870	Pole	45 ft	2004	San Bruno	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1250735	Monopole	45 ft	2005	Millbrae	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1272842	Pole	45 ft	2009	San Francisco	T-Mobile West LLC
1274053	Tower	45 ft	2011	Daly City	TV US Development Sites I, LLC
1315350	On a building	45 ft	2020	San Francisco	T-Mobile West LLC
1315475	On a building	45 ft	2020	San Francisco	T-Mobile West LLC
1315476	On a building	45 ft	2020	San Francisco	T-Mobile West LLC
1320293	On a building	45 ft	2022	San Carlos	T-Mobile West LLC
1286909	Pole	43 ft	2014	Pacifica	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1297649	Monopole	41 ft	2018	San Francisco	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1240169	Tower	40 ft	2003	Millbrae	SAN FRANCISCO, CITY AND COUNTY OF
1240200	Tower	40 ft	2004	Millbrae	SAN FRANCISCO, CITY AND COUNTY OF
1284958	Pole	40 ft	2012	San Carlos	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1316700	On a building	40 ft	2021	South San Francisco	T-Mobile West LLC
1229202	Monopole	39 ft	2002	Half Moon Bay	STC Five LLC
1257180	Pole	39 ft	2007	Montara	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1261215	Tower	39 ft	2008	South San Francisco	South San Francisco, City of
1274052	Tower	39 ft	1996	Daly	T-Mobile West LLC
1257792	On a building	38 ft	2006	Burlingame	T-Mobile West LLC
1229194	Pole	37 ft	2002	S. San Francisco	VBT SUB 2 LLC
1230388	Pole	36 ft	2000	San Francisco	New Cingular Wireless, Inc.
1036165	Pole	33 ft	1970	Pescadero	Private owner (name withheld)
1031933	Mast	32 ft	1998	Burlingame	American Towers, LLC
1050799	Pole	31 ft	1996	Hillsborough	CCTM1 LLC
1018254	Pole	30 ft	1991	Hillsborough	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1243768	Mast	30 ft	2005	San Francisco	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1255911	Tower	30 ft	2007	San Carlos	SAN MATEO COUNTY AIRPORTS
1281309	Pole	28 ft	1986	Hillsborough	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1284675	Monopole	28 ft	2012	Daly City	CCATT LLC
1265387	Pole	27 ft	2009	Burlingame	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1218521	Pole	26 ft	2001	San Mateo	California-American Water Company
1257481	Monopole	26 ft	2007	Burlingame	CCATT LLC
1231604	Pole	25 ft	2002	So. San Francisco	New Cingular Wireless, Inc.
1285101	On a building	25 ft	2000	San Francisco	T-Mobile West LLC
1288224	On a building	24 ft	1980	El Granada	Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T California
1251816	Tower	23 ft	2006	Half Moon Bay	SAN MATEO COUNTY

If you have a tower lease in San Mateo 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: Sacramento County (232), Alameda County (231), Santa Clara County (215), Monterey County (119), San Joaquin County (119).

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.