Cell towers in DeKalb County, GA

The FCC registry lists 176 constructed antenna structures in DeKalb County, 3% of Georgia's 5,726. Ownership is spread across 47 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 43 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 82 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 176
2Tallest 1182 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 256 ft) 180 ft

Structures

176

rank 4 of 159 in GA

Most common type

Monopole

29% of structures

Over 200 feet

29% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

34% built then

Who owns the towers in DeKalb County

47 different registrants own the 176 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 DeKalb County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 180 feet, 76 feet shorter than the Georgia median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Atlanta at 1182 feet, built in 2002. More than in any other decade, 34% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in DeKalb 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
1223132	Guyed tower	1182 ft	2002	Atlanta	American Towers LLC
1016652	Tower	1174 ft	1969	Atlanta	Private owner (name withheld)
1206917	Tower	1144 ft	2000	Atlanta	New World Communications of Atlanta, Inc.
1020431	Tower	1042 ft	1981	Atlanta	Pacific and Southern, LLC
1217309	Other or unspecified	853 ft	2004	Atlanta	Board of Education of the City of Atlanta
1047366	Guyed tower	664 ft	1939	Tucker	American Towers LLC
1022856	Other or unspecified	614 ft	1986	Decatur	GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY BY AND ON BEHALD OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
1021964	Tower	600 ft	1984	Decatur	DeKalb County Police Department
1265414	Tower	475 ft	2008	Lithonia	DEKALB COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
1021963	Other or unspecified	440 ft	1998	Lithonia	DeKalb County Police Department
1021968	Guyed tower	420 ft	2023	Decatur	DeKalb County Public Safety
1018776	Tower	404 ft	1969	Stone Mountain	Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission
1017281	Tower	369 ft	2003	Lithonia	GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
1019098	Guyed tower	362 ft	1997	Decatur	American Towers LLC
1035885	Guyed tower	354 ft	1973	Decatur	SBA Towers X, LLC
1218700	Tower	312 ft	1986	Atlanta	Vyvx, LLC
1018986	Mast	292 ft	1991	Tucker	Cellco Partnership
1224080	Tower	272 ft	2002	Rock Chapel	STC Two LLC
1044547	Lattice tower	270 ft	1998	Stone Mountain	SBA Properties, LLC
1020340	Other or unspecified	269 ft	1990	Atlanta	Beasley Family Towers, Inc.
1018825	Lattice tower	268 ft	1987	Lithonia	Cellco Partnership
1020087	Tower	267 ft	1994	Lithonia	Crown Castle South LLC
1021941	Other or unspecified	265 ft	1998	Lithonia	American Towers LLC
1027780	Tower	265 ft	1998	Tucker	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1018834	Tower	264 ft	1998	Decatur	Cellco Partnership
1039121	Tower	264 ft	1998	Tucker	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1019807	Tower	264 ft	1986	Atlanta	CCATT LLC
1019820	Lattice tower	262 ft	1989	Clarkston	Crown Castle South LLC
1004118	Lattice tower	261 ft	2004	Conley	American Towers LLC
1021966	Tower	260 ft	1984	Lithonia	DeKalb County Police Department
1019887	Mast	259 ft	1986	Atlanta	Crown Castle South LLC
1064944	Lattice tower	259 ft	1999	Lithonia	American Towers LLC
1024328	Tower	253 ft	1997	Decatur	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1018835	Lattice tower	250 ft	1987	Tucker	Cellco Partnership
1208900	Tower	250 ft	1976	Atlanta	Atlanta Gas Light Company
1022031	Lattice tower	246 ft	1980	Decatur	American Towers LLC
1020121	Other or unspecified	245 ft	1961	Avondale Estate	Way Broadcasting, Inc.
1020122	Other or unspecified	245 ft	1957	Avondale Estate	Way Broadcasting, Inc.
1020123	Other or unspecified	245 ft	1956	Avondale Estate	Way Broadcasting, Inc.
1001990	Lattice tower	243 ft	2003	Decatur	American Towers LLC
1207989	Tower	242 ft	1993	Doraville	Private owner (name withheld)
1332776	Lattice tower	240 ft	2026	Atlanta	Private owner (name withheld)
1021632	Lattice tower	238 ft	1995	Atlanta	American Towers, LLC
1021965	Tower	220 ft	1984	Atlanta	DeKalb County Police Department
1020084	Tower	218 ft	1986	Decatur	New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
1322468	Lattice tower	212 ft	2022	Atlanta	American Towers LLC
1021591	Other or unspecified	210 ft	2011	Lilburn	American Towers, LLC
1021999	Lattice tower	208 ft	2003	Decatur	American Towers LLC
1035243	Monopole	208 ft	2009	Decatur	American Towers LLC
1020475	Mast	207 ft	1991	Atlanta	Crown Castle South LLC
1061976	Tower	204 ft	2004	Dekalb	American Towers LLC
1021579	Monopole	200 ft	1996	Decatur	American Towers LLC
1021649	Other or unspecified	200 ft	1995	Lithonia	American Towers, LLC
1018987	Lattice tower	199 ft	1992	Decatur	Cellco Partnership
1021642	Monopole	199 ft	1996	Decatur	American Towers LLC
1063855	Monopole	199 ft	1999	Decatur	SBA Properties, LLC
1235216	Monopole	199 ft	2001	Decatur	SBA Properties, LLC
1245861	Monopole	199 ft	2004	Lithonia	American Towers LLC
1246051	Tower	199 ft	2004	Decatur	American Towers LLC
1246284	Monopole	199 ft	2005	Lithonia	American Towers LLC
1246434	Monopole	199 ft	2005	Stone Mountain	American Towers LLC
1247691	Monopole	199 ft	2005	Stone Mountain	American Towers LLC
1248358	Monopole	199 ft	2005	Decatur	American Towers LLC
1250967	Monopole	199 ft	2005	Conley	American Towers LLC
1257093	Monopole	199 ft	2007	Decatur	American Towers LLC
1268149	Tower	199 ft	2009	Lithonia	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1282795	Monopole	199 ft	2012	Decatur	American Towers LLC
1285442	Pole	199 ft	2013	Stone Mountain	TowerCom V, LLC
1308159	Monopole	199 ft	2018	Doraville	TowerCom V, LLC
1311189	Monopole	199 ft	2020	Doraville	TowerCom V, LLC
1021581	Other or unspecified	198 ft	1996	Stone Mountain	American Towers, LLC
1021613	Monopole	198 ft	1995	Lithonia	American Towers LLC
1021633	Monopole	198 ft	1995	Decatur	American Towers LLC
1021634	Monopole	198 ft	1995	Atlanta	American Towers, LLC
1021641	Monopole	198 ft	1995	Atlanta	American Towers LLC
1051583	Monopole	196 ft	1998	Stone Mountain	SBA Properties, LLC
1222970	Tower	196 ft	1998	Avondale Estate	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1019004	Lattice tower	192 ft	1990	Atlanta	Cellco Partnership
1064853	Tower	190 ft	1979	Tucker	GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
1325483	Monopole	189 ft	2018	Lithonia	Skyway Towers, LLC
1019193	Pole	188 ft	1998	Atlanta	Cellco Partnership
1021287	Pole	188 ft	1998	Atlanta	Cellco Partnership
1315581	Monopole	188 ft	2019	Decatur	VB BTS III, LLC
1259036	Monopole	186 ft	2007	Lithonia	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1295685	Monopole	185 ft	2015	Ellenwood	GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
1019156	Pole	183 ft	1993	Atlanta	Cellco Partnership
1235426	Monopole	181 ft	2003	Lithonia	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1009924	Tower	180 ft	1996	Atlanta	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1064852	Tower	180 ft	2009	Dunwoody	GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
1018947	Mast	175 ft	1989	Stone Mountain	Cellco Partnership
1019005	Monopole	175 ft	1990	Chamblee	Cellco Partnership
1019001	Pole	174 ft	1991	Dunwoody	Cellco Partnership
1019174	Pole	172 ft	1994	Decatur	Cellco Partnership
1021665	Monopole	170 ft	2004	Atlanta	American Towers LLC
1052376	Monopole	166 ft	1998	Tucker	SBA Towers, LLC
1029525	Monopole	162 ft	1998	Tucker	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1207519	Tower	160 ft	1990	Atlanta	Crown Castle South LLC
1219998	Tower	160 ft	1995	Doraville	Plantation Pipeline Company
1246623	Monopole	160 ft	2004	Stone Mountain	American Towers LLC
1249789	Monopole	160 ft	2005	Lithonia	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1271623	Tower	160 ft	2001	Lithonia	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1275356	Monopole	160 ft	2010	Stone Mountain	American Towers LLC
1288652	Monopole	160 ft	2014	Decatur	Diamond Towers V LLC
1315580	Monopole	160 ft	2019	Clarkston	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1322082	Monopole	160 ft	2022	Decatur	Municipal Communications
1020252	Pole	159 ft	2010	Chamblee	Crown Castle South LLC
1249197	Monopole	159 ft	2005	Doraville	American Towers LLC
1216262	Monopole	157 ft	2008	Atlanta	American Towers LLC
1281554	Pole	157 ft	2011	Decatur	Crown Castle South LLC
1205034	Pole	155 ft	1991	Atlanta	Crown Castle South LLC
1249964	Tower	155 ft	2005	Decatur	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1250280	Monopole	155 ft	2005	Atlanta	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1273000	Monopole	155 ft	2000	Stone Mountain	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1280091	Pole	155 ft	2011	Atlanta	Crown Castle South LLC
1207450	Tower	154 ft	1997	Tucker	American Towers, LLC
1273156	Monopole	154 ft	2010	Doraville	American Towers LLC
1281620	Pole	154 ft	1994	Conley	Crown Castle South LLC
1289734	Monopole	154 ft	2014	Decatur	American Towers LLC
1060780	Tower	153 ft	1998	Conely	American Towers, LLC
1241747	Pole	153 ft	2002	Tucker	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1269006	Tower	153 ft	2000	Atlanta	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1021967	Tower	150 ft	1962	Decatur	DeKalb County Police Department
1234036	Pole	146 ft	2002	Doraville	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1012400	Pole	145 ft	1998	Atlanta	CCATT LLC
1301661	Lattice tower	142 ft	1993	Lithonia	CTI Towers Assets III, LLC
1205743	Tower	141 ft	1994	Chamblee	ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY
1278689	Monopole	141 ft	1998	Chamblee	CCATT LLC
1246757	Tower	140 ft	2005	Avondale Estates	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1204996	Tower	138 ft	1991	Tucker	Crown Castle South LLC
1055612	Tower	135 ft	1996	Chamblee	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1280753	Pole	135 ft	1998	Atlanta	Crown Castle South LLC
1019352	Pole	132 ft	1996	Stone Mountain	Cellco Partnership
1019360	Tower	132 ft	1995	Decatur	Cellco Partnership
1274417	Tower	130 ft	2010	Atlanta	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1207329	Pole	129 ft	2000	Atlanta	Crown Castle South LLC
1023128	Pole	127 ft	1997	Atlanta	Cellco Partnership
1227498	Tower	127 ft	2004	Tucker	Crown Castle South LLC
1329154	Monopole	123 ft	2025	Atlanta	Cellco Partnership
1292174	Lattice tower	122 ft	1995	Stone Mountain	American Towers LLC
1250271	Lattice tower	121 ft	2005	Tucker	SBA Towers V, LLC
1019350	Pole	118 ft	1996	Atlanta	Cellco Partnership
1251932	Tower	110 ft	2005	Lithonia	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1207546	Tower	108 ft	1994	Doraville	Crown Castle South LLC
1018985	Monopole	107 ft	1995	Atlanta	Cellco Partnership
1020430	Tower	105 ft	1974	Atlanta	PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY INC DBA = WXIA TX
1248998	Tower	104 ft	2005	Atlanta	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1271816	Monopole	100 ft	2003	Atlanta	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1207551	Pole	88 ft	1992	Doraville	Crown Castle South LLC
1250976	Monopole	88 ft	2006	Atlanta	Crown Castle South LLC
1314071	Monopole	84 ft	2020	Doraville	Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC
1287510	Monopole	82 ft	2013	Doraville	GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
1213023	Pole	81 ft	2006	Atlanta	CCATT LLC
1058884	Pole	70 ft	1996	Atlanta	GEORGIA, STATE OF
1297304	Monopole	63 ft	2016	Atlanta	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1297505	Monopole	63 ft	2016	Atlanta	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1298114	Monopole	63 ft	2016	Atlanta	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1303816	Pole	60 ft	2007	Chamblee	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1306304	Pole	42 ft	2012	Chamblee	State of Georgia
1047482	Pole	41 ft	1998	Atlanta	STC Two LLC
1306303	Pole	41 ft	2012	Chamblee	State of Georgia
1306295	Pole	40 ft	2012	Chamblee	State of Georgia
1324797	Pole	39 ft	2023	Chamblee	New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
1317280	Pole	38 ft	2021	Atlanta	New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
1306300	Pole	35 ft	2012	Chamblee	State of Georgia
1306302	Pole	35 ft	2012	Chamblee	State of Georgia
1317431	Pole	35 ft	2021	Atlanta	New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
1316869	Pole	34 ft	2021	Atlanta	Cellco Partnership
1316871	Pole	34 ft	2021	Atlanta	Cellco Partnership
1306298	Pole	33 ft	2012	Chamblee	State of Georgia
1306297	Pole	31 ft	2012	Chamblee	State of Georgia
1256570	Pole	30 ft	2007	Atlanta	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1306293	Pole	30 ft	2012	Chamblee	State of Georgia
1306294	Pole	30 ft	2012	Chamblee	State of Georgia
1306296	Pole	30 ft	2012	Chamblee	State of Georgia
1306301	Pole	30 ft	2012	Chamblee	State of Georgia
1306299	Pole	21 ft	2012	Chamblee	State of Georgia

If you have a tower lease in DeKalb 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 Georgia with similar tower counts: Fulton County (284), Cobb County (235), Gwinnett County (192), Chatham County (165), Cherokee County (86).

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.