Michigan / Eaton County

#19 of 83 MI counties · 60 structures

Cell towers in Eaton County, MI

The FCC registry lists 60 constructed antenna structures in Eaton County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 30 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 15 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 23 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 60
  2. 2Tallest 1061 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 225 ft) 204 ft
Structures
60
rank 19 of 83 in MI
Most common type
Tower
43% of structures
Over 200 feet
30
50% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
35% built then

Who owns the towers in Eaton County

30 different registrants own the 60 structures. 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.

American Tower15Verizon6SBA Communications6Alltel5Eaton County Central Dispatc3Vertical Bridge2EATON, COUNTY OF2Crown Castle2
Constructed structures in Eaton County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 204 feet, 21 feet shorter than the Michigan median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Nashville at 1061 feet, built in 1995. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2000s.

Tower26Monopole12Lattice tower10Guyed tower5Other or unspecified4Mast2Pole1
Structures in Eaton County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21950s31970s41980s151990s212000s122010s32020s
Structures in Eaton 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1056751Guyed tower1061 ft1995NashvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1005429Other or unspecified1036 ft1981Eaton RapidsGray Local Media, Inc.
1004433Tower450 ft1976DiamondaleK2 Towers III, LLC
1007735Tower432 ft2006CharlotteGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1000169Guyed tower369 ft1996VermontvilleAlltel Corporation
1021244Guyed tower339 ft1995OlivetAlltel Corporation
1000597Tower338 ft1993Grand LedgeVERTICAL BRIDGE TOWERS V, LLC
1305959Lattice tower325 ft2019MullikenEaton County Central Dispatch
1020767Tower312 ft1975LansingAmerican Towers, LLC
1001279Tower310 ft1996DimondaleMICHIGAN, STATE OF
1202179Tower310 ft2004PottervilleEATON, COUNTY OF
1201644Tower295 ft2001OlivetSpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1057848Tower290 ft2007Roxand TownshipCellco Partnership
1210875Tower280 ft2000VermontvilleCellco Partnership
1328746Lattice tower275 ft2025LansingVB BTS III, LLC
1316948Lattice tower270 ft2021VermontvilleCitySwitch II, LLC
1208795Tower265 ft2004OlivetCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1021253Guyed tower263 ft1987CharlotteAmerican Towers LLC
1056606Tower262 ft1998Eaton RapidsAmerican Towers, LLC
1210238Lattice tower259 ft2000CharlotteAmerican Towers LLC
1238671Tower256 ft2004BrookfieldSTC Five LLC
1221310Tower247 ft2005LansingCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1021926Tower240 ft1996CharlotteAlltel Corporation
1305956Lattice tower240 ft2019OlivetEaton County Central Dispatch
1215289Lattice tower238 ft2000CharlotteAmerican Towers LLC
1227103Monopole236 ft2000LansingAmerican Towers LLC
1019334Guyed tower232 ft1986DimondaleCellco Partnership
1001649Tower219 ft1988PottervilleEATON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
1001013Tower215 ft1994PottervilleAmerican Towers, LLC
1021245Tower208 ft1993LansingAlltel Corporation
1060974Monopole199 ft1998LansingAmerican Towers LLC
1267880Other or unspecified199 ft2025NashvilleAntenna Designs, LLC
1275320Tower199 ft2011LansingEaton County Central Dispatch
1297219Monopole199 ft2016Grand LedgeCellco Partnership
1298971Monopole199 ft2016CharlotteAPC Towers, LLC
1306595Lattice tower199 ft2019LansingERS Telecom Properties, LLC/Mission 1 Communications
1017555Tower193 ft1992CharlotteCellco Partnership
1202170Tower190 ft2004CharlotteEATON, COUNTY OF
1307936Lattice tower190 ft2019CharlotteERS Telecom Properties, LLC/Mission 1 Communications
1280163Tower189 ft1998Grand LedgeAmerican Towers LLC
1203568Lattice tower188 ft1999CharlotteAmerican Towers LLC
1043782Monopole186 ft1998LansingAlltel Corporation
1300337Lattice tower185 ft2018OlivetGRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY
1246715Other or unspecified168 ft1956CharlotteChristian Broadcasting System, Ltd.
1246716Other or unspecified168 ft1956CharlotteChristian Broadcasting System, Ltd.
1297496Monopole167 ft2016Grand LedgeCellco Partnership
1231724Tower165 ft2001CharlotteSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1231725Tower165 ft2001Grand LedgeSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1237365Tower161 ft2004Grand LedgeGrand Ledge Area Emergency Services Authority
1214153Monopole160 ft2009CharlotteAmerican Towers LLC
1293464Mast160 ft2014MullikenEaton County Central Dispatch Authority
1233769Monopole158 ft2001LansingSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1270922Monopole149 ft2006LansingSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1206884Mast148 ft1999CharlotteAmerican Towers LLC
1250902Monopole139 ft2005Eaton RapidsSBA Towers II LLC
1293940Pole125 ft2010LansingVertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1258570Monopole108 ft2007LansingSBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1001135Tower106 ft1974LansingLANSING, CITY OF
1240170Tower69 ft2004CharlotteTri-County Emerg Med Control Authority
1298439Monopole66 ft2016CharlotteGRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY

If you have a tower lease in Eaton 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 Michigan with similar tower counts: St. Clair County (79), Muskegon County (78), Grand Traverse County (64), Lenawee County (59), Montcalm County (59).

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.