Cell towers in Oakland County, MI

The FCC registry lists 191 constructed antenna structures in Oakland County, 4% of Michigan's 4,535 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 55 registrants; the largest, Verizon, has 44 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 64 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 191
2Tallest 1087 ft
3Largest owner Verizon
4Median height (state 225 ft) 160 ft

Structures

191

rank 2 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Monopole

25% of structures

Over 200 feet

30% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

29% built then

Who owns the towers in Oakland County

55 different registrants own the 191 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 Oakland County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 160 feet, 65 feet shorter than the Michigan median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Oak Park at 1087 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Oakland 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
1003429	Guyed tower	1087 ft	1999	Oak Park	American Towers LLC
1000069	Tower	1060 ft	1993	Southfield	New World Communications of Detroit, Inc.
1002464	Guyed tower	1055 ft	2008	Southfield	Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
1007996	Guyed tower	1053 ft	1968	Southfield	American Towers LLC
1000830	Guyed tower	1037 ft	1988	Southfield	Graham Media Group, Michigan, Inc.
1001506	Guyed tower	992 ft	1974	Royal Oak	American Towers LLC
1002474	Guyed tower	800 ft	2006	Oak Park	American Towers LLC
1001271	Lattice tower	500 ft	1997	Romeo	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1001281	Lattice tower	499 ft	1996	Holly	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1007142	Guyed tower	469 ft	1948	Oak Park	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1005825	Tower	439 ft	1994	Holly	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1009850	Tower	419 ft	1973	Ferndale	Audacy Michigan, LLC
1000953	Lattice tower	418 ft	2023	Davisburg	OAKLAND, COUNTY OF
1000948	Other or unspecified	410 ft	1998	Novi	OAKLAND, COUNTY OF
1000951	Lattice tower	372 ft	2026	Clarkston	OAKLAND, COUNTY OF
1312801	Lattice tower	372 ft	2020	Huntington Woods	CITY OF DETROIT
1001049	Tower	369 ft	1994	White Lake	American Towers, LLC
1013182	Tower	360 ft	1995	Auburn Hills	WAYNE DISPOSAL OAKLAND INC
1006477	Lattice tower	355 ft	2011	Southfield	Private owner (name withheld)
1001050	Guyed tower	335 ft	1994	Ferndale	American Towers, LLC
1038668	On a building	330 ft	1973	Novi	Precision Installations & Services
1000949	Lattice tower	316 ft	2023	Leonard	OAKLAND, COUNTY OF
1000952	Lattice tower	303 ft	2023	Pontiac	Oakland, County of
1060871	Tower	300 ft	1988	Novi	NOVI, CITY OF
1001184	Lattice tower	298 ft	2005	Oxford	American Towers LLC
1016723	Guyed tower	298 ft	1985	Rochester	Cellco Partnership
1006474	On a building	297 ft	1982	Pontiac	Private owner (name withheld)
1001172	Mast	296 ft	1993	Wixom	CCATT LLC
1004435	Guyed tower	287 ft	1970	Clarkston	SBA GC Towers, LLC
1001224	Lattice tower	286 ft	1989	Milford	American Towers LLC
1001227	Lattice tower	286 ft	1988	Waterford	American Towers LLC
1016722	Tower	285 ft	2004	Auburn Hills	Cellco Partnership
1212042	Tower	285 ft	1999	Pontiac	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1016691	Tower	280 ft	1985	Milford	Cellco Partnership
1222376	Lattice tower	278 ft	1999	Ortonville	American Towers, LLC
1000950	Lattice tower	275 ft	2023	Southfield	OAKLAND, COUNTY OF
1016693	Tower	261 ft	1985	Novi	Cellco Partnership
1241766	Lattice tower	260 ft	2006	Lake Orion	Orion, Township of
1243437	Lattice tower	260 ft	2004	Royal Oak	Oakland, County of
1248110	Other or unspecified	260 ft	2005	Rochester	Oakland, County of
1310650	Lattice tower	260 ft	2020	Royal Oak	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1207670	Monopole	259 ft	2000	Holly	American Towers LLC
1001221	Monopole	258 ft	1992	Ortonville	American Towers LLC
1241281	Lattice tower	258 ft	2023	Milford	OAKLAND, COUNTY OF
1001041	Lattice tower	255 ft	1995	Pontiac	American Towers LLC
1207671	Tower	250 ft	2000	Holly	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1212233	Tower	236 ft	1999	Holly	STC Five LLC
1016930	Lattice tower	234 ft	2012	Lake Orion	Cellco Partnership
1247870	Monopole	231 ft	2005	Highland	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1243448	Other or unspecified	230 ft	2004	Bloomfield Hills	Oakland, County of
1000604	Tower	225 ft	1991	Royal Oak	Consumers Energy
1299745	Lattice tower	225 ft	2018	Holly	GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY
1016728	Lattice tower	216 ft	2003	Pontiac	Cellco Partnership
1241284	Other or unspecified	216 ft	2003	Troy	Oakland County
1065026	Tower	215 ft	1997	Oxford	STC Five LLC
1001039	Lattice tower	211 ft	2013	Holly	American Towers LLC
1001226	Tower	210 ft	1993	Bloomfield Hills	TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD
1061335	Tower	200 ft	1995	Wixom	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1239187	Other or unspecified	199 ft	2005	White Lake	Oakland, County of
1239923	Monopole	199 ft	2003	Clarkston	SBA Structures, LLC
1241283	Other or unspecified	199 ft	2004	Rochester Hill	Oakland County, MI
1243461	Tower	199 ft	2003	Farmington Hills	City of Farmington Hills
1243465	Other or unspecified	199 ft	2004	Groveland Twp	Oakland, County of
1243468	Other or unspecified	199 ft	2005	Lake Orion	Oakland, County of
1243473	Other or unspecified	199 ft	2004	West Bloomfield	Oakland, County of
1246263	Pole	199 ft	2004	South Lyon	Oakland, County of
1247499	Pole	199 ft	2023	Commerce	OAKLAND, COUNTY OF
1255380	Tower	199 ft	2006	Southfield	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1273797	Tower	199 ft	2002	Leonard	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1305069	Monopole	199 ft	2019	Holly	Cellco Partnership
1309932	Lattice tower	199 ft	2020	White Lake	PI Tower Development, LLC c/o LendLease Americas LLC
1325374	Monopole	199 ft	2020	Holly	American Towers LLC
1329614	Monopole	199 ft	2024	Highland	APC Towers, LLC
1213675	Mast	196 ft	2000	Milford	American Towers LLC
1016931	Pole	195 ft	1991	Highland Twp.	Cellco Partnership
1293737	Monopole	195 ft	2015	Clarkston	Horvath Communications, Inc.
1269526	Monopole	190 ft	1997	Walled Lake	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1270532	Monopole	187 ft	2009	White Lake	American Towers LLC
1288610	Monopole	186 ft	1993	Milford	DETROIT SMSA TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1241705	Other or unspecified	184 ft	2004	Birmingham	Oakland, County of
1019438	Pole	182 ft	1993	White Lake Township	Cellco Partnership
1060120	Tower	180 ft	1997	Troy	City of Troy
1292742	Lattice tower	175 ft	1996	Pontiac	American Towers LLC
1301684	Lattice tower	175 ft	2019	Holly	PI Tower Development, LLC
1283868	Lattice tower	174 ft	1985	Waterford	American Towers LLC
1023027	Tower	172 ft	1997	Bloomfield Hills	ITC Holdings Corp.
1279176	Monopole	166 ft	2011	Novi	SBA Towers II LLC
1006471	Tower	164 ft	1977	Ortonville	Subcarrier Communications Inc
1262520	Pole	164 ft	2008	Commerce Township	DETROIT SMSA TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1315464	Monopole	164 ft	2021	Milford	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1060911	Tower	163 ft	1994	Waterford	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1063364	Monopole	162 ft	1999	Waterford	CCATT LLC
1266760	Tower	160 ft	2008	Auburn Hills	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1301058	Monopole	160 ft	2017	Commerce	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1303160	Monopole	160 ft	2018	Commerce Twp	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1326217	Monopole	160 ft	2023	South Lyon	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1317476	Monopole	157 ft	2022	Auburn Hills	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1000955	Water tank	156 ft	1961	Waterford	OAKLAND, COUNTY OF
1001183	Lattice tower	156 ft	1993	Waterford	American Towers LLC
1057723	Monopole	156 ft	1998	Waterford	American Towers LLC
1292285	Guyed tower	156 ft	1999	Walled Lake	American Towers LLC
1058926	Pole	155 ft	1999	West Bloomfield	Cellco Partnership
1272070	Monopole	155 ft	2013	Davisburg	SBA Towers II LLC
1061554	Monopole	154 ft	1999	Waterford	American Towers LLC
1216610	Monopole	154 ft	2005	Southfield	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1297949	Lattice tower	154 ft	2018	Novi	PI Tower Development, LLC
1016891	Pole	153 ft	2007	Waterford	Cellco Partnership
1028434	Tower	153 ft	1997	Drayton Plains	STC Five LLC
1294986	Monopole	153 ft	2015	White Lake	Cellco Partnership
1063653	Tower	152 ft	1991	Royal Oak	Cellco Partnership
1297192	Monopole	150 ft	2016	Royal Oak	DTE Energy Company
1306239	Monopole	150 ft	2020	Lake Orion	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1277366	Tower	145 ft	2010	Southfield	SBA Steel LLC
1265536	Tower	140 ft	2009	Bloomfield Hills	Cellco Partnership
1292286	Guyed tower	140 ft	1999	Pontiac	American Towers LLC
1241487	Other or unspecified	138 ft	2004	Waterford	Oakland, County of
1294605	Monopole	138 ft	2000	Beverly Hills	Birmingham Public Schools
1280646	Pole	135 ft	1993	Wixom	DETROIT SMSA TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1264569	Tower	134 ft	2009	Waterford	SBA Towers II LLC
1019706	Lattice tower	131 ft	2006	Birmingham	Cellco Partnership
1032626	Pole	130 ft	2007	Lyon Township	Cellco Partnership
1219077	Tower	130 ft	2000	Madison Hts	City of Madison Heights
1247907	Monopole	130 ft	2005	Oak Park	SBA Towers, LLC
1245847	Monopole	129 ft	2005	White Lake Township	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1282246	Lattice tower	129 ft	1992	Clarkston	American Towers LLC
1244866	Pole	128 ft	2005	New Hudson	Oakland, County of
1298495	Monopole	127 ft	2017	Waterford	Cellco Partnership
1263294	Monopole	125 ft	2008	Troy	SBA Towers II LLC
1266787	Monopole	125 ft	2008	South Lyon	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1282088	Pole	125 ft	1998	Lathrup Village	CCATT LLC
1293845	Pole	125 ft	2015	New Hudson	Cellco Partnership
1296301	Monopole	124 ft	2015	Pontiac	Cellco Partnership
1061852	Pole	121 ft	1999	Bloomfield Hills	Cellco Partnership
1271875	Tower	120 ft	2009	Rochester Hills	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1324707	Monopole	120 ft	2026	Troy	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1265649	Pole	118 ft	2008	Oak Park	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1272686	Monopole	117 ft	2004	Troy	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1035071	Monopole	116 ft	1998	New Hudson	STC Five LLC
1026756	Pole	115 ft	2003	Beverly Hills	Cellco Partnership
1216556	Pole	114 ft	1995	Royal Oak	CCATT LLC
1308797	Monopole	114 ft	2022	West Bloomfield	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1275555	Tower	112 ft	2010	Royal Oak	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1296604	Lattice tower	112 ft	2001	Bloomfield Hills	Cellco Partnership
1272693	Tower	111 ft	1998	Ferndale	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1278754	Pole	110 ft	2004	Drayton Plains	DETROIT SMSA TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1001219	Monopole	109 ft	1987	Troy	American Towers LLC
1278442	Monopole	109 ft	2004	Pontiac	American Towers LLC
1205891	Tower	108 ft	1999	Waterford	STC Five LLC
1281393	Pole	107 ft	2009	Birmingham	CCATT LLC
1281793	Monopole	106 ft	1997	Waterford	CCATT LLC
1001218	Pole	105 ft	1993	Birmingham	CCATT LLC
1002078	Pole	105 ft	1996	Waterford Township	Cellco Partnership
1057353	Monopole	105 ft	1999	Waterford	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1282117	Monopole	105 ft	2012	Pontiac	American Towers LLC
1312075	Monopole	105 ft	2019	Waterford	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1041347	Pole	104 ft	1998	White Lake	STC Five LLC
1282065	Monopole	104 ft	2012	Novi	American Towers LLC
1016887	Pole	103 ft	2006	Troy	Cellco Partnership
1065699	Pole	103 ft	2000	Bloomfield Twp	Cellco Partnership
1000954	Other or unspecified	100 ft	1961	Waterford	OAKLAND, COUNTY OF
1308798	Monopole	100 ft	2020	West Bloomfield	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1242361	Tower	97 ft	2004	Troy	Sprint Spectrum LLC
1278696	Pole	90 ft	2011	Waterford Township	DTE Energy Company
1233020	Tower	86 ft	2002	Waterford	Waterford Township
1000900	Lattice tower	85 ft	2015	Birmingham	Private owner (name withheld)
1267714	Tower	80 ft	2008	Sylvan Lake	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1325373	Monopole	80 ft	2019	Madison Heights	American Towers LLC
1299131	Monopole	66 ft	2017	Bloomfield Hills	GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY
1300693	Monopole	66 ft	2017	Birmingham	GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY
1301412	Mast	66 ft	2017	Birmingham	GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY
1063862	Tower	60 ft	1970	Pontiac	MICHIGAN, STATE OF - DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES
1269333	Tower	60 ft	2003	West Bloomfield	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1313295	Pole	40 ft	2020	Royal Oak	Cellco Partnership
1313296	Pole	40 ft	2020	Madison Heights	Cellco Partnership
1313569	Pole	40 ft	2020	Royal Oak	Cellco Partnership
1313570	Pole	40 ft	2020	Madison Heights	Cellco Partnership
1313571	Pole	40 ft	2020	Royal Oak	Cellco Partnership
1313587	Pole	40 ft	2020	Madison Heights	Cellco Partnership
1314022	Pole	40 ft	2020	Royal Oak	Cellco Partnership
1316520	Pole	40 ft	2020	Royal Oak	Cellco Partnership
1316522	Pole	40 ft	2021	Madison Heights	Cellco Partnership
1316524	Pole	40 ft	2021	Madison Heights	Cellco Partnership
1316527	Pole	40 ft	2021	Madison Heights	Cellco Partnership
1316531	Pole	40 ft	2021	Madison Heights	Cellco Partnership
1316532	Pole	40 ft	2021	Madison Heights	Cellco Partnership
1316533	Pole	40 ft	2021	Madison Heights	Cellco Partnership
1316629	Pole	40 ft	2022	Madison Heights	Cellco Partnership
1316630	Pole	40 ft	2021	Madison Heights	Cellco Partnership
1317863	Pole	40 ft	2021	Royal Oak	Cellco Partnership
1318321	Pole	40 ft	2021	Royal Oak	Cellco Partnership
1318766	Pole	40 ft	2021	Madison Heights	Cellco Partnership

If you have a tower lease in Oakland 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: Wayne County (318), Kent County (154), Genesee County (144), Washtenaw County (133), Macomb County (120).

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.