Cell towers in Santa Clara County, CA

The FCC registry lists 215 constructed antenna structures in Santa Clara County, 3% of California's 6,864. Ownership is spread across 52 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 33 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 55 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 215
2Tallest 1552 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 77 ft) 80 ft

Structures

215

rank 10 of 58 in CA

Most common type

Pole

27% of structures

Over 200 feet

4% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

27% built then

Who owns the towers in Santa Clara County

52 different registrants own the 215 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 Santa Clara County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 80 feet, close to the California median of 77 feet. The tallest is a tower near Watsonville at 1552 feet, built in 1984. More than in any other decade, 27% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Santa Clara 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
1018359	Tower	1552 ft	1984	Watsonville	Mount Madonna Tower Owners Association
1055723	Lattice tower	302 ft	1996	San Jose	American Towers LLC
1015138	Tower	295 ft	1990	25Km South-San Jose	KNTV LICENSE, INC.
1227258	Other or unspecified	287 ft	1990	San Jose	EMPIRE BROADCASTING CORPORATION
1227260	Other or unspecified	287 ft	1990	San Jose	EMPIRE BROADCASTING CORPORATION
1055297	On a building	274 ft	1975	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1204443	On a building	254 ft	2000	Campbell	Campbell, City of
1038789	Tower	227 ft	1982	San Jose	PAXSON SAN JOSE LICENSE, INC.
1014625	Lattice tower	212 ft	1982	Los Gatos	American Towers LLC
1001109	Tower	200 ft	1998	Los Gatos	K2 Towers II, LLC
1053920	Other or unspecified	199 ft	1987	San Jose	PHAM RADIO COMMUNICATION LLC
1053921	Other or unspecified	199 ft	1987	San Jose	PHAM RADIO COMMUNICATION LLC
1053922	Other or unspecified	199 ft	1987	San Jose	PHAM RADIO COMMUNICATION LLC
1053923	Other or unspecified	199 ft	1987	San Jose	PHAM RADIO COMMUNICATION LLC
1051057	Tower	198 ft	2001	Los Gatos	American Towers LLC
1215674	Other or unspecified	198 ft	1960	San Jose	Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
1215676	Other or unspecified	198 ft	1960	San Jose	Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
1215678	Other or unspecified	198 ft	1960	San Jose	Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
1215679	Other or unspecified	198 ft	1960	San Jose	Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
1049603	Guyed tower	195 ft	2001	San Jose	American Towers LLC
1014380	On a building	191 ft	1994	San Jose	Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T California
1014941	On a building	177 ft	1994	San Jose	PACIFIC & EASTERN DIGITAL TRANSMISSION SERVICE
1055725	On a building	175 ft	2001	San Jose	Santa Clara University
1300530	Monopole	175 ft	2016	Sunnyvale	Santa Clara, County of
1223487	Tower	172 ft	1999	Los Gatos	Private owner (name withheld)
1055731	On a building	170 ft	1998	Campbell	American Towers LLC
1239683	Tower	170 ft	1994	Santa Clara	Santa Clara, City of
1056768	Lattice tower	160 ft	1998	San Jose	American Towers LLC
1319642	On a building	160 ft	2021	Santa Clara	T-Mobile West LLC
1324272	Monopole	155 ft	2023	San Jose	City of San Jose
1015128	Tower	154 ft	2006	Santa Clara	Octagon Towers, LLC
1297850	Lattice tower	150 ft	2016	San Jose	KDTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.
1306488	On a building	147 ft	2018	San Jose	Santa Clara, County of
1317567	On a building	145 ft	2022	Santa Clara	T-Mobile West LLC
1282501	Tower	140 ft	1980	Los Gatos	Touch Tel Corp.
1240468	On a building	137 ft	1988	San Jose	MCI Communications Services LLC
1274003	Pole	130 ft	2010	San Jose	T-Mobile West LLC
1315785	On a building	130 ft	2022	San Jose	T-Mobile West LLC
1237811	On a building	127 ft	2004	San Jose	Santa Clara, County of
1267731	Tower	126 ft	2002	Campbell	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1216716	Tower	125 ft	2010	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1318247	On a building	125 ft	2022	Santa Clara	T-Mobile West LLC
1261257	Pole	124 ft	2008	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1281087	Lattice tower	123 ft	1989	Santa Clara	CCATT LLC
1229288	Tower	122 ft	2011	Santa Clara	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1214902	Pole	121 ft	1999	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1299737	Monopole	120 ft	2012	San Jose	Santa Clara, County of
1317603	On a building	120 ft	2022	Santa Clara	T-Mobile West LLC
1014942	On a building	118 ft	1992	Sunnyvale	PACIFIC & EASTERN DIGITAL TRANSMISSION SERVICE
1250782	Tower	117 ft	2006	Sunnyvale	T-Mobile West LLC
1293390	Lattice tower	117 ft	1993	Santa Clara	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1280139	Tower	116 ft	2012	Sunnyvale	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1207898	On a building	115 ft	1999	Sunnyvale	Lockheed Martin Corporation
1271301	Water tank	115 ft	2010	San Jose	American Towers LLC
1315445	On a building	115 ft	2020	San Jose	T-Mobile West LLC
1266242	Pole	113 ft	2006	San Jose	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1283511	Tower	113 ft	2013	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1318897	Lattice tower	113 ft	2022	San Jose	T-Mobile West LLC
1016140	Monopole	112 ft	2023	Mountain View	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1249536	Tower	112 ft	2012	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1273708	Pole	112 ft	2010	Sunnyvale	American Towers LLC
1201027	Tower	111 ft	2010	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1038382	Tower	110 ft	1997	San Jose	Santa Clara, County of
1201026	Pole	110 ft	2003	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1237813	On a building	107 ft	2004	San Jose	Santa Clara, County of
1274319	Tower	106 ft	2011	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1043107	Tower	105 ft	1999	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1016420	Monopole	104 ft	1994	Sunnyvale	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1290062	Monopole	104 ft	2014	Mountain View	Octagon Towers, LLC
1232137	Tower	103 ft	2010	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1033190	On a building	102 ft	1994	Santa Clara	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1235947	Monopole	102 ft	2002	Gilroy	SBA Structures, LLC
1267579	Tower	102 ft	2009	Mountain View	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1271657	Tower	102 ft	2010	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1320931	Pole	102 ft	2022	Sunnyvale	T-Mobile West LLC
1022381	Monopole	101 ft	1995	Sunnyvale	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1214907	Pole	101 ft	2026	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1274299	Tower	101 ft	2001	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1277197	Tower	101 ft	2011	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1015125	Tower	100 ft	1992	Mountain View	CMT PARTNERSHIP DBA = CELLULAR ONE
1015129	Tower	100 ft	1993	San Jose	CMT PARTNERSHIP DBA = CELLULAR ONE
1018112	Pole	100 ft	2010	Sunnyvale	STC Five LLC
1236396	On a building	100 ft	2004	San Jose	Santa Clara, County of
1246272	Tower	100 ft	2010	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1274318	Pole	99 ft	2011	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1282769	Tower	99 ft	2010	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1214889	Pole	97 ft	1998	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1270702	Tower	97 ft	2003	Sunnyvale	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1241762	Pole	96 ft	2003	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1284168	Monopole	95 ft	2006	Los Altos Hills	CCATT LLC
1268992	Monopole	90 ft	2021	Santa Clara	T-Mobile West LLC
1292528	On a building	90 ft	2014	Mountain View	T-Mobile West LLC
1214146	Tower	87 ft	2001	Mountain View	MOUNTAIN VIEW, CITY OF
1237817	On a building	87 ft	2004	San Jose	Santa Clara, County of
1238694	Pole	86 ft	2004	Pastoria	Sprint Spectrum LLC
1283093	Pole	86 ft	2006	San Jose	CCATT LLC
1015556	Mast	85 ft	1997	Monta Vista	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1287265	Pole	85 ft	2014	Sunnyvale	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1011383	Pole	84 ft	1997	Mountain View	STC Five LLC
1018714	Pole	84 ft	1996	San Jose	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1221705	Pole	83 ft	2009	Mountain View	STC Five LLC
1314988	On a building	83 ft	2021	San Jose	T-Mobile West LLC
1258536	Pole	81 ft	2006	Mountain View	T-Mobile West LLC
1018175	Tower	80 ft	1997	San Jose	Sprint Communications Co., L.P.
1201679	Tower	80 ft	2000	Coyote	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1273178	Water tank	80 ft	2010	San Jose	T-Mobile West LLC
1284821	Tree / stealth	80 ft	2012	Milpitas	Diamond Towers IV LLC
1305535	Monopole	80 ft	2023	Santa Clara	CCATT LLC
1015296	Monopole	78 ft	1992	San Jose	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1276051	Tower	78 ft	2010	San Jose	CCATT LLC
1015295	Tower	77 ft	1990	San Jose	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1242097	Lattice tower	77 ft	2018	San Jose	KNTV License LLC
1280901	Pole	77 ft	1992	San Jose	CCATT LLC
1271083	Tower	76 ft	2002	San Martin	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1318835	On a building	76 ft	2022	Cupertino	T-Mobile West LLC
1018717	Tower	75 ft	1988	San Martin	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1283167	Monopole	75 ft	2019	San Jose	CCATT LLC
1295528	Monopole	74 ft	2016	Palo Alto	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1015127	Tower	72 ft	2009	Sunnyvale	CCATT LLC
1038381	Tower	72 ft	1998	Los Gatos	Santa Clara, County of
1247186	Monopole	72 ft	2003	Santa Clara	CCTM1 LLC
1276429	Pole	72 ft	2011	Mountain View	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1282857	Tower	72 ft	2000	Gilroy	CCATT LLC
1287224	Monopole	72 ft	2013	San Jose	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1001116	Tower	71 ft	1996	Santa Clara	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1276505	Monopole	71 ft	2011	Santa Clara	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1001916	Monopole	70 ft	1996	Palo Alto	American Towers LLC
1282361	Pole	70 ft	2019	Campbell	CCATT LLC
1308844	Monopole	70 ft	2022	Santa Clara	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1315168	On a building	70 ft	2022	Santa Clara	T-Mobile West LLC
1269897	Tree / stealth	69 ft	2005	San Jose	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1301292	Lattice tower	69 ft	2017	San Jose	T-Mobile West LLC
1014632	Pole	68 ft	1997	San Jose	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1283027	Monopole	68 ft	2000	San Jose	CCATT LLC
1018899	Pole	67 ft	1995	Sunnyvale	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1014392	Tower	66 ft	2011	Sunnyvale	Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T California
1236485	Pole	66 ft	2003	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1270126	Tree / stealth	66 ft	1998	Santa Clara	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1271799	Tower	66 ft	2001	Sunnyvale	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1282618	Pole	66 ft	2006	San Jose	CCATT LLC
1287141	Monopole	66 ft	2013	San Jose	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1315162	Monopole	66 ft	2021	Sunnyvale	T-Mobile West LLC
1021053	Tower	65 ft	1998	Santa Clara	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1236571	Tree / stealth	65 ft	2002	San Jose	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1240678	Monopole	65 ft	2003	San Jose	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1241349	Pole	65 ft	2004	San Jose	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1283562	Pole	65 ft	2009	Los Altos Hills	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1299375	Pole	65 ft	2020	San Jose	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1299740	Other or unspecified	65 ft	2017	San Jose	T-Mobile West LLC
1315298	Monopole	65 ft	2020	San Jose	T-Mobile West LLC
1315713	Monopole	65 ft	2020	San Jose	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1048665	Pole	64 ft	1998	San Jose	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1281814	Pole	64 ft	2012	Sunnyvale	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1326583	Pole	64 ft	1996	San Jose	Phoenix Tower International
1230078	Pole	63 ft	1993	San Jose	CCATT LLC
1276853	On a building	63 ft	2011	Santa Clara	Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T California
1018111	Pole	62 ft	1997	Mountain View	STC Five LLC
1280900	Pole	62 ft	1993	San Jose	CCATT LLC
1281275	Pole	62 ft	2012	Sunnyvale	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1283602	Monopole	62 ft	1993	Mountain View	CCATT LLC
1282582	Pole	61 ft	2010	San Jose	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1013819	Pole	60 ft	1997	Santa Clara	STC Five LLC
1251312	Tower	60 ft	2006	Santa Clara	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1251313	Tower	60 ft	2006	Santa Clara	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1276752	Tower	60 ft	2011	San Jose	T-Mobile West LLC
1282053	Tower	60 ft	2012	Los Altos	Tower Development Corporation
1285861	Pole	60 ft	2013	Mountain View	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1286847	Pole	60 ft	2013	San Jose	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1296853	Monopole	60 ft	2015	San Jose	VB ACQUISITIONS LLC
1297424	Monopole	60 ft	2016	San Jose	Capital Telecom Holdings LLC
1312431	Monopole	60 ft	2020	San Martin	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1316970	Monopole	60 ft	2023	San Jose	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1322269	Monopole	60 ft	2023	San Martin	PTI US TOWERS I, LLC
1332625	Monopole	60 ft	2021	San Jose	New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
1062379	On a building	59 ft	2017	San Jose	Santa Clara, County of
1280804	On a building	59 ft	1996	Mountain View	T-Mobile West LLC
1282662	Monopole	59 ft	2006	San Jose	CCATT LLC
1224200	Pole	58 ft	2006	Santa Clara	CCATT LLC
1273943	Tree / stealth	58 ft	2005	Milpitas	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1281931	Pole	58 ft	1997	Milpitas	CCATT LLC
1014080	Tower	55 ft	1997	San Martin	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1283463	Monopole	54 ft	2018	San Jose	CCATT LLC
1295227	Monopole	54 ft	2015	Sunnyvale	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1237815	On a building	52 ft	2004	Santa Clara	Santa Clara, County of
1249633	On a building	52 ft	2005	Mountain View	T-Mobile West LLC
1267832	Pole	52 ft	2009	Mountain View	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1270947	Pole	52 ft	2009	San Jose	Octagon Towers, LLC
1271455	Pole	52 ft	2009	San Jose	T-Mobile West LLC
1281396	Pole	52 ft	1992	Santa Clara	CCATT LLC
1221708	Pole	50 ft	2001	San Jose	STC Five LLC
1267375	Pole	50 ft	1999	Gilroy	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1278824	Tower	50 ft	2011	San Jose	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1284194	Monopole	50 ft	1991	Mountain View	CCATT LLC
1299201	Monopole	50 ft	2016	Mountain View	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1014230	Pole	49 ft	1996	San Jose	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1240406	Other or unspecified	49 ft	2005	San Jose	Santa Clara, County of
1014082	Pole	47 ft	1996	Sunnyvale	STATE OF CALIFORNIA
1013335	Tower	46 ft	1997	San Jose	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1270998	Tower	46 ft	2006	San Jose	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1277811	Tower	45 ft	2011	Santa Clara	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1323576	On a building	44 ft	2022	San Jose	T-Mobile West LLC
1013308	Pole	40 ft	2007	Santa Clara	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1315895	On a building	40 ft	2021	San Jose	T-Mobile West LLC
1316081	On a building	40 ft	2020	San Jose	T-Mobile West LLC
1266979	Pole	37 ft	2008	San Jose	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1214586	Pole	36 ft	2001	San Jose	CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
1237816	On a building	35 ft	2004	San Jose	Santa Clara, County of
1273468	Tower	34 ft	2010	San Martin	Santa Clara, County of
1282496	Pole	32 ft	1999	San Jose	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1326491	Pole	32 ft	2023	San Jose	GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership
1278281	On a building	31 ft	2011	San Jose	T-Mobile West LLC
1314990	On a building	30 ft	2023	Cupertino	T-Mobile West LLC
1282895	Pole	28 ft	2003	Los Altos Hills	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1247627	Pole	25 ft	2005	San Jose	VB RUN, LLC
1276861	On a building	25 ft	2010	San Jose	Pacific Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T California

If you have a tower lease in Santa Clara 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: Fresno County (234), Sacramento County (232), Alameda County (231), San Mateo County (153), Monterey 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.