Cell towers in St. Clair County, IL

The FCC registry lists 108 constructed antenna structures in St. Clair County, 2% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 47 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 21 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 37 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 108
2Tallest 498 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 207 ft) 161 ft

Structures

108

rank 10 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

38% of structures

Over 200 feet

27% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in St. Clair County

47 different registrants own the 108 structures. 6 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 St. Clair County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 161 feet, 46 feet shorter than the Illinois median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Caseyville at 498 feet, built in 1992. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in St. Clair 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
1012232	Tower	498 ft	1992	Caseyville	BARCOM INC
1021677	Guyed tower	475 ft	1983	Fairview Heights	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1226787	Tower	411 ft	2001	Belleville	Bi-State Development Agency
1007092	Guyed tower	403 ft	1985	Columbia	Enable Mississippi River Transmission, LLC
1008634	Lattice tower	375 ft	1964	New Athens	American Towers LLC
1008332	Tower	354 ft	1948	East Saint Louis	Church of God in Christ, Inc.
1243016	Other or unspecified	330 ft	1956	Washington Park	Birach Broadcasting Corporation
1007095	Tower	320 ft	1961	Caseyville	Enable Mississippi River Transmission, LLC
1212482	Lattice tower	320 ft	2001	Marissa	American Towers LLC
1257005	Tower	315 ft	2007	Marissa	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1025687	Tower	312 ft	1991	E. St. Louis	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1012229	Tower	309 ft	1991	East Carondelet	SITCO COMMUNICATIONS LLC
1009811	Tower	300 ft	1965	Belleville	MISSIONARY OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE DBA = SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS
1287609	Guyed tower	295 ft	2013	Summerfield	US Army Corps of Engineers
1315790	Guyed tower	295 ft	1991	East Carondelet	SITCO COMMUNICATIONS LLC
1063165	Tower	284 ft	1983	Belleville	Crown Castle
1025681	Tower	281 ft	1991	Belleville	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1252191	Tower	280 ft	2006	Freeburg	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1249199	Tower	270 ft	2006	Belleville	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1212186	Guyed tower	263 ft	2000	New Baden	American Towers LLC
1223163	Tower	262 ft	2001	New Athens	American Towers LLC
1257525	Tower	260 ft	2007	New Athens	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1259611	Tower	240 ft	2007	Fairview Heights	Cellco Partnership
1304015	Lattice tower	230 ft	2018	New Baden	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1225389	Guyed tower	220 ft	2005	Millstadt	American Towers LLC
1008557	Tower	210 ft	2003	Mascoutah	American Towers LLC
1259457	Tower	209 ft	2007	O' Fallon	Vertical Bridge Towers, LLC
1297157	Lattice tower	205 ft	2016	East St Louis	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1009280	Tower	203 ft	1986	East Saint Louis	ILLINOIS, STATE OF
1038081	Lattice tower	200 ft	1998	Belleville	American Towers LLC
1238193	Guyed tower	200 ft	2000	Freeburg	American Towers LLC
1230477	Guyed tower	199 ft	1999	Belleville	American Towers LLC
1265083	Tower	199 ft	2008	Smithton	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1274448	Tower	199 ft	2010	Lebanon	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1057692	Tower	198 ft	1998	Marissa	Cellco Partnership
1203428	Other or unspecified	198 ft	1947	Dupo	Private owner (name withheld)
1203430	Other or unspecified	198 ft	1947	Dupo	Private owner (name withheld)
1203431	Other or unspecified	198 ft	1947	Dupo	Private owner (name withheld)
1203432	Other or unspecified	198 ft	1947	Dupo	Private owner (name withheld)
1283673	Pole	198 ft	2006	East Saint Louis	CCATT LLC
1025096	Tower	197 ft	1997	Millstadt	STC Five LLC
1035251	Tower	197 ft	2003	Shiloh	KLL SHILOH LLC
1296799	Monopole	190 ft	2015	Caseyville	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1259628	Tower	186 ft	2009	East St. Louis	East Central Broadcasting, LLC
1026635	Lattice tower	185 ft	1997	Mascoutah	STC Five LLC
1230461	Lattice tower	185 ft	2002	O' Fallon	American Towers LLC
1241645	Monopole	185 ft	2003	Belleville	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1227654	Tower	180 ft	2006	O'Fallon	CIS COMMUNICATIONS LLC
1239162	Guyed tower	176 ft	2000	Lebanon	American Towers LLC
1058731	Pole	175 ft	1999	Shiloh	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1008780	Monopole	170 ft	1993	Centerville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1235684	Tower	170 ft	2003	Edgemont	Illinois, State of
1248672	Tower	170 ft	2005	Millstadt	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1043557	Pole	161 ft	1966	Belleville	Private owner (name withheld)
1052259	Pole	161 ft	1996	Shiloh	American Towers, LLC
1216373	Pole	160 ft	2000	Belleville	STC Five LLC
1218939	Mast	158 ft	2000	Belleville	American Towers LLC
1048555	Pole	157 ft	1998	Belleville	CCATT LLC
1023148	Lattice tower	155 ft	1984	Shiloh	American Towers LLC
1334175	Monopole	155 ft	2026	Dupo	Miners Strategic Telecom
1315483	Monopole	154 ft	2019	Shiloh	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1011724	Mast	153 ft	1994	Alorton	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1283546	Pole	153 ft	1996	East Saint Louis	CCATT LLC
1258864	Monopole	152 ft	2006	Swansea	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1267102	Tower	152 ft	1996	East St. Louis	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1058729	Monopole	151 ft	2008	Swansea	CCATT LLC
1002190	Lattice tower	150 ft	2003	Sauget	STC Five LLC
1013638	Monopole	148 ft	1984	Shiloh	American Towers LLC
1008644	Tower	146 ft	1959	Mascoutah	Private owner (name withheld)
1000067	Lattice tower	145 ft	2003	Lebanon	STC Five LLC
1262309	Tower	145 ft	2008	Centreville	SBA Towers III LLC
1280786	Tower	145 ft	2011	Belleville	Cellco Partnership
1320489	Monopole	136 ft	2021	Shiloh	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1203257	Lattice tower	135 ft	2014	East Saint Louis	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1320730	Lattice tower	135 ft	2022	East St Louis	Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1270855	Tower	133 ft	2003	East Saint Louis	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1245119	Monopole	125 ft	2005	Belleville	American Towers LLC
1329240	On a building	125 ft	2026	Mascoutah	The Boeing Company
1002915	Monopole	124 ft	1997	East Saint Louis	CCATT LLC
1271627	Pole	121 ft	2005	O' Fallon	SBA Steel LLC
1263576	Tower	120 ft	2008	Caseyville	SBA Towers III LLC
1301645	Monopole	120 ft	2017	Cahokia	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1309322	Monopole	120 ft	2017	Belleville	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1245971	Tower	115 ft	2005	Cahokia	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1052254	Mast	114 ft	1994	East St. Louis	American Towers, LLC
1008781	Tower	111 ft	1996	Belleville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1026634	Tower	110 ft	1996	Centreville	STC Five LLC
1294961	Monopole	110 ft	2018	Cahokia	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1250713	Other or unspecified	105 ft	2005	Shiloh	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1244882	Tower	104 ft	2004	Belleville	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1279343	Pole	100 ft	1997	East St Louis	BMB Tower Holdings, LLC
1298501	Lattice tower	100 ft	2016	E St Louis	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1320932	Lattice tower	100 ft	2022	East Saint Louis	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1235053	Tower	99 ft	2003	Shiloh Station	Bi-State Development Agency
1259706	Tower	89 ft	2007	Cahokia	Cellco Partnership
1287604	Guyed tower	89 ft	2013	Summerfield	US Army Corps of Engineers
1317412	Monopole	88 ft	2017	Washington Park	Eco-Site, LLC
1009332	Monopole	81 ft	2004	Cahokia	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1248673	Monopole	80 ft	2005	Cahokia	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1283863	Mast	80 ft	1997	East Saint Louis	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1298111	Monopole	63 ft	2016	Mascoutah	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1298205	Monopole	63 ft	2016	Scott Air Force	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1228541	Tower	60 ft	1997	Belleville	BELLEVILLE POLICE DEPT
1305825	Monopole	60 ft	2018	Sauget	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1287633	Monopole	50 ft	2013	Cahokia	Exelis, Inc
1279080	Pole	45 ft	2011	Cahokia	Illinois Bell Telephone Company
1292262	Monopole	45 ft	2018	Cahokia	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1284319	Tower	39 ft	2012	Summerfield	US Army Corps of Engineers

If you have a tower lease in St. Clair 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 Illinois with similar tower counts: Madison County (122), Kane County (115), Sangamon County (109), Champaign County (104), Peoria County (99).

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.