Cell towers in Polk County, OR

The FCC registry lists 21 constructed antenna structures in Polk County, 1% of Oregon's 1,434. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, T-Mobile, has 4 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 21
2Tallest 221 ft
3Largest owner T-Mobile
4Median height (state 125 ft) 170 ft

Structures

rank 22 of 36 in OR

Most common type

Tower

43% of structures

Over 200 feet

14% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

52% built then

Who owns the towers in Polk County

15 different registrants own the 21 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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 Polk County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 170 feet, 45 feet taller than the Oregon median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Salem at 221 feet, built in 2006. Most 52% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Polk 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
1034277	Tower	221 ft	2006	Salem	American Towers LLC
1033804	Monopole	220 ft	1982	Salem	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1220864	Tower	220 ft	2001	Willamina	CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE
1236860	Lattice tower	200 ft	2003	Sheridan	Cellco Partnership
1202364	Tower	199 ft	1999	Dallas	SBA Structures, LLC
1203632	Tower	199 ft	2000	Dallas	SBA Structures, LLC
1054714	Tower	194 ft	1997	Salem	MMTC BROADCASTING LLC
1058194	Tower	193 ft	1998	Dallas	JUPITER COMMUNICATIONS DBA = KWIP
1297723	Monopole	189 ft	2016	Salem	PI Tower Development LLC c.o LendLease Americas Inc.
1040962	Monopole	170 ft	2020	Monmouth	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1234442	Tower	170 ft	2002	Salem	City of Salem
1249351	Tower	170 ft	2006	Salem	Polk County Emergency Management
1300476	Monopole	160 ft	2017	Salem	Diamond Towers IV LLC
1320824	Lattice tower	160 ft	2022	Independence	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1040937	Monopole	157 ft	1996	Independence	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1204421	Pole	147 ft	2005	Salem	American Towers LLC
1220987	Monopole	127 ft	2000	Sheridan	American Towers LLC
1040936	Monopole	107 ft	1996	Monmouth	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1262857	Pole	105 ft	2005	Falls City	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1252580	Monopole	88 ft	2006	Salem	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1222477	Tower	85 ft	2002	Independence	Private owner (name withheld)

If you have a tower lease in Polk 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: Columbia County (23), Wasco County (23), Benton County (22), Baker County (18), Grant County (17).

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.