Cell towers in Stanislaus County, CA

The FCC registry lists 93 constructed antenna structures in Stanislaus County, 1% of California's 6,864. Ownership is spread across 30 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 18 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 44 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 93
2Tallest 423 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 77 ft) 130 ft

Structures

rank 20 of 58 in CA

Most common type

Monopole

29% of structures

Over 200 feet

28% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in Stanislaus County

30 different registrants own the 93 structures. 3 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 Stanislaus County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 130 feet, 53 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 Modesto at 423 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Stanislaus 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
1035104	Lattice tower	423 ft	1999	Modesto	American Towers LLC
1015786	Tower	403 ft	1987	Hughson	GOLDEN PEGASUS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
1014032	Guyed tower	403 ft	1969	Modesto	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1322935	Guyed tower	400 ft	2023	Hatch	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1060758	Pole	331 ft	2009	Modesto	CCATT LLC
1016424	Tower	305 ft	2005	Montpelier	American Towers LLC
1012846	Other or unspecified	298 ft	1987	Oakdale	KIERTRON INC
1012847	Other or unspecified	298 ft	1987	Oakdale	KIERTRON INC
1012848	Other or unspecified	298 ft	1987	Oakdale	KIERTRON INC
1015979	Other or unspecified	293 ft	1997	Waterford	Immaculate Heart Media, Inc.
1015980	Other or unspecified	293 ft	1997	Waterford	Immaculate Heart Media, Inc.
1015981	Other or unspecified	293 ft	1997	Waterford	Immaculate Heart Media, Inc.
1015982	Other or unspecified	293 ft	1997	Waterford	Immaculate Heart Media, Inc.
1015983	Other or unspecified	293 ft	1985	Waterford	Immaculate Heart Media, Inc.
1015779	Other or unspecified	284 ft	1963	Modesto	Punjabi American Media, LLC
1015780	Other or unspecified	284 ft	1963	Modesto	Punjabi American Media, LLC
1015781	Other or unspecified	284 ft	1963	Modesto	Punjabi American Media, LLC
1015782	Other or unspecified	272 ft	2005	Waterford	Punjabi American Media, LLC
1015783	Other or unspecified	272 ft	2005	Waterford	Punjabi American Media, LLC
1015784	Other or unspecified	272 ft	2005	Waterford	Punjabi American Media, LLC
1265254	On a building	265 ft	2007	Modesto	Private owner (name withheld)
1059689	Guyed tower	262 ft	1951	Modesto	VB Nimbus, LLC
1059690	Guyed tower	261 ft	1951	Modesto	VB Nimbus, LLC
1059688	Guyed tower	260 ft	1951	Modesto	VB Nimbus, LLC
1016432	Guyed tower	230 ft	1988	Modesto	American Towers LLC
1298469	Lattice tower	220 ft	2016	Modesto	Modesto Irrigation District
1245129	Tower	194 ft	2004	Modesto	Private owner (name withheld)
1237879	Lattice tower	191 ft	1999	Turlock	American Towers LLC
1015991	Tower	190 ft	1961	Newman	American Towers LLC
1221903	Lattice tower	176 ft	2013	Modesto	American Towers LLC
1023624	On a building	170 ft	1992	Modesto	AT&T Corp
1234162	On a building	165 ft	2002	Modesto	Stanislaus, County of
1279099	Lattice tower	155 ft	2005	Oakdale	CCATT LLC
1051081	Tower	150 ft	1997	Turlock	American Towers LLC
1203438	On a building	139 ft	1999	Modesto	Private owner (name withheld)
1061473	Monopole	136 ft	1997	Modesto	American Towers LLC
1208406	Tower	136 ft	1999	Oakdale	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1327381	Monopole	135 ft	2024	Oakdale	Public Safety Towers, LLC
1051078	Monopole	134 ft	1996	Newman	American Towers LLC
1051083	Monopole	134 ft	1996	Modesto	American Towers LLC
1051070	Pole	133 ft	2013	Patterson	American Towers LLC
1051093	Monopole	133 ft	1996	Ceres	American Towers LLC
1051069	Mast	132 ft	1996	Patterson	American Towers LLC
1051090	Pole	132 ft	2002	Modesto	American Towers LLC
1061519	Monopole	132 ft	1998	Newman	American Towers LLC
1246052	Lattice tower	132 ft	2004	Ceres	GoldenState Towers, LLC
1233920	Monopole	130 ft	2001	Modesto	SBA Structures, LLC
1258245	Monopole	130 ft	2006	Ceres	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1322155	Monopole	130 ft	2023	Hughson	Stanislaus Regional Water Authority
1326915	Monopole	130 ft	2023	Denair	Public Safety Towers, LLC
1233589	Tower	125 ft	2001	Riverbank	SBA Structures, LLC
1258308	Monopole	124 ft	2007	Farmington	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1012651	Pole	115 ft	1992	Ceres	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1257933	Monopole	115 ft	2006	Ceres	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1270008	Tower	110 ft	2004	Modesto	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1313619	Monopole	110 ft	2001	Hughson	Crown Castle
1322153	Monopole	110 ft	2023	Denair	Stanislaus Regional Water Authority
1216173	Monopole	107 ft	2000	Empire	CCTM1 LLC
1323569	Monopole	107 ft	2023	Ceres	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1259997	Tower	102 ft	2005	Turlock	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1297171	Pole	102 ft	2016	Hughson	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1228905	Tower	101 ft	2001	Modesto	Crown Castle
1229748	Monopole	100 ft	2017	Modesto	Crown Castle
1295053	Pole	100 ft	2016	Modesto	PI Tower Development, LLC
1254167	Pole	98 ft	2006	Modesto	CCATT LLC
1231630	Pole	95 ft	2002	Ceres	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1216275	Pole	90 ft	2000	Modesto	CCATT LLC
1227807	Tower	90 ft	2001	Modesto	Crown Castle
1232566	Monopole	90 ft	2002	Modesto	Crown Castle
1265876	Tower	90 ft	2009	Ceres	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1001924	Tower	89 ft	1996	Modesto	CCATT LLC
1283735	Pole	89 ft	2001	Modesto	CCATT LLC
1282859	Pole	86 ft	2012	Modesto	CCATT LLC
1229334	Tower	85 ft	2002	Modesto	Crown Castle
1255475	Monopole	85 ft	2007	Modesto	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1258313	Tree / stealth	83 ft	2007	Turlock	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1322154	Monopole	83 ft	2023	Ceres	Stanislaus Regional Water Authority
1280541	Monopole	79 ft	2011	Modesto	Octagon Towers, LLC
1041269	Pole	78 ft	1998	Ceres	T-Mobile West LLC
1281919	Pole	78 ft	2006	Hughson	CCATT LLC
1250877	Pole	77 ft	2005	Modesto	CCATT LLC
1260875	Monopole	76 ft	2007	Modesto	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1285856	Pole	76 ft	2013	Modesto	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1298727	On a building	76 ft	2017	Modesto	Central Valley Media Center Inc.
1302273	Monopole	75 ft	2017	Modesto	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1306427	Monopole	75 ft	2018	Modesto	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1243455	Monopole	74 ft	2001	Modesto	GoldenState Towers, LLC
1229257	Pole	72 ft	2001	Modesto	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1280321	Water tank	70 ft	2011	Modesto	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1283210	Monopole	63 ft	1994	Modesto	CCATT LLC
1280658	Tower	55 ft	2011	Modesto	Octagon Towers, LLC
1295303	Monopole	55 ft	2016	Modesto	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1282565	Pole	53 ft	2005	Modesto	CCATT LLC

If you have a tower lease in Stanislaus 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: Imperial County (107), Santa Barbara County (103), Kings County (93), Solano County (78), Merced County (77).

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.