California / Santa Barbara County
#18 of 58 CA counties · 103 structures
Cell towers in Santa Barbara County, CA
The FCC registry lists 103 constructed antenna structures in Santa Barbara County, 2% of California's 6,864. Ownership is spread across 43 registrants; the largest, AirTouch Cellular, has 24 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 21 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 103
- 2Tallest 400 ft
- 3Largest owner AirTouch Cellular
- 4Median height (state 77 ft) 69 ft
Who owns the towers in Santa Barbara County
43 different registrants own the 103 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 69 feet, close to the California median of 77 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Vandenberg Afb at 400 feet, built in 2016. More than in any other decade, 34% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1298364 | Guyed tower | 400 ft | 2016 | Vandenberg Afb | 30th CES/CEAOR, 30th Space Wing, Air Force Space Command |
| 1013829 | Other or unspecified | 266 ft | 1937 | Santa Barbara | Lazer Broadcasting Corporation |
| 1013830 | Other or unspecified | 266 ft | 1937 | Santa Barbara | Lazer Broadcasting Corporation |
| 1218434 | Tower | 258 ft | 1999 | Santa Maria | American Towers LLC |
| 1061983 | Other or unspecified | 253 ft | 1989 | Santa Barbara | Rincon Broadcasting LLC |
| 1061985 | Other or unspecified | 252 ft | 1989 | Santa Barbara | Rincon Broadcasting LLC |
| 1014010 | Other or unspecified | 206 ft | 1999 | Santa Barbara | NPG of California, LLC |
| 1211862 | Tower | 200 ft | 2005 | Santa Barbara | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1061984 | Other or unspecified | 184 ft | 1989 | Santa Barbara | Rincon Broadcasting LLC |
| 1300570 | Lattice tower | 164 ft | 2018 | New Cuyama | Kern Ed Telecom Consortium |
| 1279510 | Tower | 160 ft | 2011 | Santa Maria | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1302945 | Lattice tower | 157 ft | 2017 | Santa Maria | City of Santa Maria |
| 1323526 | Lattice tower | 150 ft | 2022 | Goleta | Goleta Water District |
| 1032645 | Tower | 144 ft | 1964 | Santa Maria | VistaWest California, LLC |
| 1214204 | Tower | 142 ft | 2000 | Santa Barbara | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1278961 | Tower | 140 ft | 2011 | Buelton | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1051030 | Tower | 131 ft | 1991 | Goleta | American Towers LLC |
| 1019049 | On a building | 120 ft | 1985 | Santa Barbara | BNS ELECTRONICS INC |
| 1280049 | Pole | 117 ft | 2008 | Santa Maria | CCATT LLC |
| 1316246 | On a building | 116 ft | 2021 | Goleta | T-Mobile West LLC |
| 1298095 | Pole | 113 ft | 2016 | Santa Maria | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1015527 | Tower | 105 ft | 2009 | Santa Maria | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1235795 | Tower | 102 ft | 2003 | Santa Maria | City of Santa Maria |
| 1313753 | Lattice tower | 101 ft | 2020 | Vanderberg Afb | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1295396 | Lattice tower | 100 ft | 2016 | Santa Maria | City of Santa Maria |
| 1296847 | Lattice tower | 100 ft | 2015 | Cuyama | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1328219 | Lattice tower | 100 ft | 2024 | New Cuyama | County of Santa Barbara |
| 1331335 | Monopole | 100 ft | 2026 | Santa Maria | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1331459 | Monopole | 100 ft | 2026 | Lompoc | Sun State Towers |
| 1016149 | Lattice tower | 98 ft | 1994 | Cuyama | Frontier California Inc. |
| 1316907 | Monopole | 92 ft | 2021 | Santa Maria | Tower Development Corporation |
| 1061339 | Guyed tower | 87 ft | 1997 | Los Padres Ntl Fores | American Towers LLC |
| 1243685 | Pole | 87 ft | 2004 | Lompoc | T-Mobile West LLC |
| 1279500 | Tower | 85 ft | 2011 | Lompoc | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1239804 | Pole | 84 ft | 2004 | Santa Maria | VBT SUB 2 LLC |
| 1278908 | Lattice tower | 84 ft | 2012 | Lompoc | CCTM1 LLC |
| 1022383 | Monopole | 83 ft | 1992 | New Cuyama | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1033847 | Pole | 83 ft | 1960 | Santa Barbara | American Towers LLC |
| 1321818 | Monopole | 81 ft | 2002 | Santa Maria | T-Mobile West Tower LLC |
| 1323189 | Monopole | 81 ft | 2024 | Lompoc | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1294108 | Monopole | 80 ft | 2015 | Orcutt | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1280500 | Pole | 78 ft | 2006 | Santa Maria | CCATT LLC |
| 1236039 | Tower | 77 ft | 2001 | Santa Maria | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1301018 | Monopole | 77 ft | 2021 | Santa Maria | New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC |
| 1253101 | Tower | 75 ft | 2006 | Santa Maria | Comcast of Santa Maria LLC |
| 1312193 | Monopole | 75 ft | 2020 | Goleta | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1247897 | Water tank | 72 ft | 2005 | Orcutt | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1014224 | Tower | 70 ft | 1990 | Santa Maria | CALIFORNIA, STATE OF |
| 1015997 | Tower | 70 ft | 1985 | Santa Maria | American Towers LLC |
| 1203104 | Guyed tower | 70 ft | 1981 | Lompoc | VANDENBERG VILLAGE COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT |
| 1286979 | Pole | 70 ft | 2013 | Santa Maria | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1233183 | Tower | 69 ft | 1962 | Goleta | GOLETA WATER DISTRICT |
| 1202932 | Tower | 66 ft | 1967 | Goleta | Southern California Edison Company |
| 1244016 | Pole | 65 ft | 2004 | Santa Maria | VB RUN, LLC |
| 1268829 | Other or unspecified | 65 ft | 2007 | Goleta | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1275359 | Tower | 65 ft | 2011 | Goleta | T-Mobile West Tower LLC |
| 1288607 | Monopole | 65 ft | 2014 | Santa Barbara | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1295659 | Monopole | 65 ft | 2015 | Lompoc | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1297173 | Pole | 65 ft | 2016 | Santa Maria | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1309413 | Pole | 65 ft | 2019 | Los Alamos | T-Mobile West LLC |
| 1317379 | Monopole | 65 ft | 2022 | Lompoc | Pinnacle Towers Asset Holding LLC |
| 1014225 | Tower | 64 ft | 1993 | Golita | CALIFORNIA, STATE OF |
| 1278378 | Tower | 63 ft | 2012 | Orcutt | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1231665 | Other or unspecified | 60 ft | 2002 | Santa Barbara | T-Mobile West LLC |
| 1254290 | Pole | 60 ft | 2006 | Santa Barbara | CCATT LLC |
| 1281311 | Mast | 60 ft | 2012 | Goleta | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1319025 | Monopole | 60 ft | 2012 | Santa Barbara | Hoosier Towers, LLC. |
| 1312147 | Monopole | 57 ft | 2022 | Lompoc | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1317463 | On a building | 57 ft | 2022 | Santa Barbara | T-Mobile West LLC |
| 1278350 | Tower | 56 ft | 2011 | Lompoc | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1264786 | Monopole | 55 ft | 2009 | Santa Barbara | SBA Monarch Tower I, LLC |
| 1269642 | Tower | 55 ft | 2005 | Lompoc | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1274878 | Tree / stealth | 55 ft | 2012 | Santa Maria Valley | SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC |
| 1292288 | Monopole | 55 ft | 2015 | Lompoc | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1298750 | Pole | 55 ft | 2018 | Santa Barbara | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1239697 | Pole | 52 ft | 2003 | Santa Barbara | T-Mobile West LLC |
| 1276119 | Monopole | 52 ft | 2010 | Santa Barbara | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1053265 | Pole | 51 ft | 1995 | Santa Barbara | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1249513 | Pole | 50 ft | 2006 | Isla Vista | T-Mobile West Tower LLC |
| 1250007 | Pole | 50 ft | 2005 | Santa Barbara | VBT SUB 2 LLC |
| 1254338 | Pole | 50 ft | 2006 | Santa Barbara | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1254931 | Pole | 50 ft | 2006 | Santa Barbara | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1299559 | Monopole | 50 ft | 2018 | Santa Maria | T-Mobile West LLC |
| 1329907 | Monopole | 50 ft | 2026 | Lompoc | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1000020 | Pole | 45 ft | 1997 | Gaviota | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1220330 | Tower | 45 ft | 2010 | Santa Barbara | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1280360 | On a building | 45 ft | 2012 | Santa Barbara | T-Mobile West LLC |
| 1273193 | Tower | 44 ft | 2010 | Santa Barbara | CCTM1 LLC |
| 1055573 | Tower | 43 ft | 1998 | Goleta | New Cingular Wireless, Inc. |
| 1277977 | Monopole | 39 ft | 2011 | Goleta | T-Mobile West Tower LLC |
| 1285724 | Monopole | 39 ft | 2013 | Orcutt | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1285725 | Monopole | 39 ft | 2013 | Orcutt | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1232205 | Pole | 38 ft | 2005 | Goleta | VB RUN, LLC |
| 1304417 | Monopole | 37 ft | 2020 | Santa Maria | VB ACQUISITIONS LLC |
| 1312641 | Monopole | 36 ft | 2019 | Santa Barbara | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1019139 | Pole | 35 ft | 1994 | Los Alamos | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1240564 | Pole | 35 ft | 2005 | Santa Barbara | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1063951 | Pole | 32 ft | 1993 | Santa Maria | SANTA MARIA, CITY OF |
| 1291625 | Pole | 31 ft | 2014 | Santa Ynez | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1269142 | Tower | 29 ft | 2010 | Goleta | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1036565 | On a building | 27 ft | 1997 | Lompoc | CALIFORNIA, STATE OF |
| 1306800 | Monopole | 23 ft | 1994 | Solvang | AirTouch Cellular |
| 1225507 | Guyed tower | 21 ft | 1981 | Lompoc | Vandenberg Village Community Services District |
If you have a tower lease in Santa Barbara 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: Tulare County (116), Ventura County (110), Imperial County (107), Kings County (93), Stanislaus County (93).
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.