Cell towers in Whatcom County, WA

The FCC registry lists 81 constructed antenna structures in Whatcom County, 3% of Washington's 2,530. Ownership is spread across 34 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 15 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 30 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 81
2Tallest 443 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 128 ft) 157 ft

Structures

rank 9 of 38 in WA

Most common type

Tower

27% of structures

Over 200 feet

23% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

44% built then

Who owns the towers in Whatcom County

34 different registrants own the 81 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 Whatcom County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 157 feet, 29 feet taller than the Washington median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Blaine at 443 feet, built in 1975. More than in any other decade, 44% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Whatcom 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
1031407	Tower	443 ft	1975	Blaine	Private owner (name withheld)
1031402	Other or unspecified	325 ft	1959	Blaine	Way Broadcasting, Inc.
1031403	Other or unspecified	325 ft	1964	Blaine	Way Broadcasting, Inc.
1031404	Other or unspecified	325 ft	1964	Blaine	Way Broadcasting, Inc.
1031405	Other or unspecified	325 ft	1981	Blaine	Way Broadcasting, Inc.
1031406	Other or unspecified	325 ft	1981	Blaine	Way Broadcasting, Inc.
1057871	Other or unspecified	325 ft	2001	Blaine	Way Broadcasting, Inc.
1057872	Other or unspecified	325 ft	2001	Blaine	Way Broadcasting, Inc.
1033370	Other or unspecified	308 ft	1941	Bellingham	Saga Broadcasting, LLC
1033371	Other or unspecified	308 ft	1951	Bellingham	Saga Broadcasting, LLC
1031978	Other or unspecified	256 ft	1957	Bellingham	Saga Broadcasting, LLC
1031979	Other or unspecified	253 ft	1957	Bellingham	Saga Broadcasting, LLC
1032002	Other or unspecified	223 ft	1956	Bellingham	Saga Broadcasting, LLC
1032003	Other or unspecified	223 ft	1978	Bellingham	Saga Broadcasting, LLC
1032004	Other or unspecified	223 ft	1956	Bellingham	Saga Broadcasting, LLC
1032186	Lattice tower	210 ft	2005	Custer	CCATT LLC
1211718	Lattice tower	210 ft	2000	Ferndale	CCATT LLC
1208992	Mast	206 ft	2000	Custer	Crown Communication LLC
1031645	Tower	203 ft	1988	Point Roberts	WHIDBEY TELEPHONE COMPANY
1287729	Lattice tower	200 ft	2014	Bellingham	American Towers LLC
1237374	Tower	197 ft	2002	Bellingham	B & N Holdings
1250131	Tower	197 ft	2004	Bellingham	B & N Holdings
1307322	Lattice tower	196 ft	2020	Bellingham	PI Tower Development, LLC c/o LendLease Americas LLC
1061997	Lattice tower	195 ft	2012	Bellingham	CITY OF BELLINGHAM
1205238	Tower	185 ft	2004	Sedro Woolley	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1282919	Monopole	183 ft	1994	Everson	CCATT LLC
1059494	Tower	182 ft	1999	Blaine	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1245451	Tower	180 ft	2005	Bellingham	WASHINGTON, STATE OF; Department of Transportation
1294034	Lattice tower	178 ft	2000	Bellingham	American Towers LLC
1209312	Tower	175 ft	2004	Everson	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1256603	Monopole	174 ft	2012	Point Roberts	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1238764	Tower	173 ft	2003	Bellingham	PTI US TOWERS II, LLC
1230262	Monopole	169 ft	2001	Sumas	American Towers LLC
1269461	Monopole	169 ft	2004	Blaine	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1205241	Monopole	160 ft	2004	Bellingham	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1281511	Tower	160 ft	2000	Bellingham	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1060209	Monopole	159 ft	1997	Blaine	American Towers, LLC
1211064	Monopole	159 ft	2001	Ferndale	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1050814	Pole	158 ft	2000	Lynden	Cellco Partnership
1205242	Tower	157 ft	2004	Lynden	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1209308	Tower	157 ft	2004	Ferndale	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1058268	Lattice tower	156 ft	1997	Bellingham	K2 Towers III, LLC
1292502	Monopole	156 ft	2015	Bellingham	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1330251	Monopole	155 ft	2024	Blaine	Skyway Towers, LLC
1000988	Pole	153 ft	1996	Ferndale	CCATT LLC
1238765	Monopole	152 ft	2003	Bellingham	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1263898	Monopole	150 ft	2008	Everson	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1319072	Pole	150 ft	2022	Deming	Pacific Coast Towers, LLC
1057236	Monopole	149 ft	1998	Ferndale	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1269410	Tower	149 ft	2011	Lynden	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1211373	Tower	130 ft	2005	Bellingham	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1259990	Monopole	130 ft	2006	Lynden	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1232535	Monopole	128 ft	2000	Lynden	American Towers LLC
1205239	Lattice tower	127 ft	2003	Bellingham	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1297223	Monopole	125 ft	2016	Bellingham	Cellco Partnership
1267644	Monopole	124 ft	2008	Blaine	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1203110	Pole	123 ft	2004	Lynden	Cellco Partnership
1033411	Guyed tower	120 ft	1986	Bellingham	K2 Towers III, LLC
1031235	Lattice tower	120 ft	2022	Bellingham	CCATT LLC
1221284	Tower	120 ft	2002	Bellingham	WASHINGTON, STATE OF; Department of Transportation
1279124	Lattice tower	120 ft	2014	Bellingham	BNSF Railway Co.
1031617	Lattice tower	119 ft	1997	Bellingham	Qwest Corporation
1269511	Pole	119 ft	2006	Bellingham	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1284709	Monopole	115 ft	2013	Bellingham	American Towers LLC
1020105	Tower	114 ft	1997	Bellingham	Cellco Partnership
1237167	Monopole	110 ft	2003	Bellingham	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1258056	Tower	107 ft	2007	Sumas	Day Management Corp. dba Day Wireless Systems
1330233	Pole	106 ft	2025	Ferndale	Public Safety Towers, LLC
1219217	Tower	105 ft	2003	Nooksack	Day Management Corp. dba Day Wireless Systems
1015759	Lattice tower	102 ft	2023	Bellingham	Cellco Partnership
1292501	Pole	101 ft	2015	Bellingham	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1292454	Monopole	100 ft	2014	Lynden	Cellco Partnership
1222040	Other or unspecified	98 ft	2005	Deming	WASHINGTON, STATE OF; Department of Transportation
1268324	Tower	90 ft	2010	Bellingham	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1209486	Pole	79 ft	1985	Lynden	Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
1278389	Tower	79 ft	2011	Bellingham	Whatcom County Sheriff
1331047	Monopole	75 ft	2025	Blaine	Public Safety Towers, LLC
1222654	Tower	70 ft	2000	Sumas	TELAVA WIRELESS INC
1224105	Tower	68 ft	2000	Bellingham	StarTouch, Inc.
1324247	Pole	61 ft	2023	Bellingham	Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1256445	Other or unspecified	50 ft	2015	Blaine	WASHINGTON, STATE OF; Department of Transportation

If you have a tower lease in Whatcom 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 Washington with similar tower counts: Clark County (119), Benton County (110), Grant County (89), Lewis County (66), Kitsap 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.