Cell towers in Columbia County, OR

The FCC registry lists 23 constructed antenna structures in Columbia County, 2% of Oregon's 1,434. Ownership is spread across 14 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 3 (13%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 23
2Tallest 257 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 125 ft) 158 ft

Structures

rank 19 of 36 in OR

Most common type

Tower

48% of structures

Over 200 feet

9% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

61% built then

Who owns the towers in Columbia County

14 different registrants own the 23 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 Columbia County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 158 feet, 33 feet taller than the Oregon median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a lattice tower near Clatskanie at 257 feet, built in 2000. Most 61% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Columbia 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
1219124	Lattice tower	257 ft	2000	Clatskanie	SBA Structures, LLC
1012074	Tower	205 ft	1997	Rainer	GoldenState Towers, LLC
1204178	Lattice tower	200 ft	2000	Clatskanie	SBA Structures, LLC
1204179	Lattice tower	199 ft	1999	Rainier	SBA Structures, LLC
1225793	Tower	195 ft	2000	Scappoose	Day Management Corporation
1279853	Tower	190 ft	2011	Clatskanie	Columbia 9-1-1 Communications District
1253164	Tower	171 ft	2006	Ranier	Integer Associates, Inc.
1272516	Tower	170 ft	2010	Scappoose	Day Wireless Systems
1226739	Monopole	169 ft	2001	Scappoose	American Towers LLC
1218515	Lattice tower	161 ft	1999	Vernonia	CCATT LLC
1258730	Monopole	160 ft	2007	Clatskanie	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1274243	Pole	158 ft	2000	Saint Helens	CCATT LLC
1034280	Tower	156 ft	1992	Rainier	American Towers LLC
1212739	Monopole	154 ft	2008	St. Helen'S	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1263855	Tower	150 ft	2009	Scappoose	Cellco Partnership
1041080	Tower	140 ft	1996	Scappoose	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1262101	Tower	132 ft	2008	Vernonia	Columbia 911 Communications District
1279854	Tower	125 ft	2012	St. Helens	Columbia 9-1-1 Communications District
1296697	Lattice tower	120 ft	2016	Scappoose	Cellco Partnership
1289824	Guyed tower	100 ft	2005	St Helens	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1257301	Tower	80 ft	2008	Rainier	Day Management Corp. dba Day Wireless Systems
1289826	Lattice tower	80 ft	2005	St Helens	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1289825	Lattice tower	50 ft	2005	St Helens	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

If you have a tower lease in Columbia 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 Oregon with similar tower counts: Clatsop County (32), Lincoln County (25), Malheur County (25), Wasco County (23), Benton County (22).

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.