Cell towers in Hillsdale County, MI

The FCC registry lists 54 constructed antenna structures in Hillsdale County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 32 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 10 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 20 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 54
2Tallest 412 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 225 ft) 265 ft

Structures

rank 26 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Tower

41% of structures

Over 200 feet

81% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Hillsdale County

32 different registrants own the 54 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.

Constructed structures in Hillsdale County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 265 feet, 40 feet taller than the Michigan median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Liberty at 412 feet, built in 1995. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Hillsdale 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
1021170	Tower	412 ft	1995	Liberty	Alltel Corporation
1001270	Guyed tower	410 ft	1996	Hillsdale	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1321579	Guyed tower	360 ft	2022	Hillsdale	PI Tower Development, LLC
1221550	Tower	349 ft	2001	Litchfield	Alltel Corporation
1021425	Tower	348 ft	1993	Hillsdale	Alltel Corporation
1000496	Guyed tower	338 ft	1992	Hillsdale	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1228446	Guyed tower	325 ft	2001	Addison	Alltel Corporation
1288392	Guyed tower	324 ft	2013	Hillsdale	SBA Structures, LLC
1206378	Guyed tower	320 ft	2000	Litchfield	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1221060	Tower	320 ft	2001	Moscow	SBA Towers, LLC
1226151	Tower	319 ft	2001	Jonesville	SBA Towers, LLC
1307920	Lattice tower	319 ft	2019	Montgomery	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1064097	Tower	315 ft	1999	Reading	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1065446	Tower	315 ft	1999	Hudson	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1331268	Guyed tower	315 ft	2026	Reading	The Towers, LLC
1331175	Lattice tower	310 ft	2025	Hillsdale	Hillsdale County Central Dispatch
1331176	Lattice tower	310 ft	2025	North Adams	Hillsdale County Central Dispatch
1331177	Lattice tower	310 ft	2026	Litchfield	Hillsdale County Central Dispatch
1268077	Tower	306 ft	2009	Montgomery	SBA Towers II LLC
1270775	Guyed tower	305 ft	2010	Pittsford	SBA Towers III LLC
1327140	Lattice tower	293 ft	2024	Montgomery	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1302669	Lattice tower	290 ft	2019	Allen	Skyway Towers, LLC
1007040	Tower	285 ft	1973	Hillsdale	McKibbin Media Group, Inc.
1227080	Tower	283 ft	2001	Jonesville	SBA Towers II LLC
1203274	Other or unspecified	270 ft	2003	Pittsford	County of Hillsdale Michigan Central Dispatch
1204892	Lattice tower	269 ft	1999	Waldron	American Towers LLC
1236789	Tower	265 ft	2003	Jefferson	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1327449	Lattice tower	265 ft	2024	Camden	Horvath Towers VI, LLC
1328553	Lattice tower	265 ft	2025	Allen	Southern Towers BTS, LP
1330284	Lattice tower	265 ft	2026	Jonesville	Southern Towers BTS II LP
1225009	Tower	260 ft	2003	Allen	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1240973	Lattice tower	260 ft	2004	Jonesville	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1327854	Lattice tower	260 ft	2024	Write Township	TowerCom VI-B, LLC
1002468	Tower	259 ft	1995	Osseo	Madsun Investments, LLC
1204897	Tower	259 ft	1999	Rollin	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1000543	Tower	256 ft	1957	Reading	Star Site, LLC
1222922	Other or unspecified	255 ft	2001	Hillsdale	Hillsdale County Central Dispatch
1239745	Tower	254 ft	2003	Allen	STC Five LLC
1203273	Guyed tower	250 ft	1965	Camden	County of Hillsdale Michigan Central Dispatch
1221314	Tower	250 ft	2001	Allen	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1222140	Tower	250 ft	2003	Jonesville	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1021165	Lattice tower	245 ft	1997	Waldron	Alltel Corporation
1000885	Guyed tower	244 ft	1982	Hillsdale	Comcast of Flint, Inc.
1241150	Tower	204 ft	2003	Hillsdale	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1297892	Guyed tower	199 ft	2016	Camden	American Towers LLC
1303471	Lattice tower	199 ft	2018	Camden	Pierce Broadband, LLC
1327939	Lattice tower	199 ft	2025	Osseo	TVT III, LLC
1000105	Lattice tower	193 ft	1993	Jerome	SBA Structures, LLC
1297697	Lattice tower	180 ft	2016	North Adams	American Towers LLC
1234785	Tower	165 ft	2003	Cambria Twp.	STC Five LLC
1063691	Tower	164 ft	1970	Hillsdale	HILLSDALE, COUNTY OF
1306397	Monopole	159 ft	2018	Hillsdale	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1234788	Tower	152 ft	2002	Hillsdale	STC Five LLC
1316218	Guyed tower	103 ft	2011	Waldron	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Hillsdale 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: Livingston County (57), Van Buren County (57), Bay County (55), Lapeer County (54), Marquette County (54).

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.