Antenna structures in Shelby County, Alabama
At a glance
Shelby County, Alabama has 151 FCC-registered antenna structures, 103 of them marked constructed. That is the 7th-largest count among the 67 Alabama counties with registrations, and 2.4% of the state's 6,220. The tallest constructed structure in the county is registration 1035617 near Calera at 123 m (405 ft).
Dataset updated . Refreshed from the FCC ASR weekly bulk database.
How does Shelby County compare with the rest of Alabama?
With 151 registrations, Shelby County ranks 7th of 67 counties in Alabama; Mobile County leads the state with 395. The average registered overall height here is 72 m, about 13% below the Alabama average of 83 m. The tallest standing structure, at 123 m, is about 72% above the county average.
What kinds of structures are registered in Shelby County?
The most common filed structure type in Shelby County is tower (code TOWER), with 76 registrations (50.3%). It is followed by lattice tower (37) and monopole (24). In all, 6 different FCC structure-type codes appear in the county.
By registration status: 103 constructed, 16 granted (not yet constructed), 15 terminated, 14 canceled and 3 dismantled. Only constructed registrations describe structures the registry treats as standing; canceled, dismantled and terminated records stay listed as history.
Who owns the towers in Shelby County?
American Towers LLC holds the most registrations in Shelby County, with 14 of the 151. The next largest are STC Five LLC (13), Pinnacle Towers LLC (11) and Crown Castle GT Company, LLC (9). 44 owners with two or more registrations nationwide hold structures in the county.
Which places in Shelby County have registered structures?
Registrations in Shelby County list 31 different city or place names. The most frequent are Columbiana (19), Alabaster (17), Calera (16), Birmingham (14) and Pelham (11).
Every registration
All 151 structures in Shelby County, tallest first
| # | Structure | Height | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calera · 1035617 | 123 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 2 | Helena · 1309474 | 111 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 3 | Shelby · 1321057 | 111 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 4 | Calera · 1037319 | 107 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 5 | Columbiana · 1204584 | 106 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 6 | Columbiana · 1035614 | 105 m | Mast | Constructed |
| 7 | Shelby · 1283374 | 99 m | Guyed tower | Constructed |
| 8 | Columbiana · 1320713 | 99 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 9 | Wilsonville · 1031547 | 97 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 10 | Calera · 1000463 | 96 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 11 | Shelby · 1285044 | 96 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 12 | Columbiana · 1285508 | 96 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 13 | Vandiver · 1209504 | 96 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 14 | Shelby · 1285978 | 95 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 15 | Chelsea · 1012247 | 95 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 16 | Alabaster · 1218681 | 95 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 17 | Columbiana · 1229406 | 95 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 18 | Chelsea · 1240870 | 95 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 19 | Columbiana · 1247145 | 95 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
| 20 | Columbiana · 1252019 | 95 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 21 | Wilsonville · 1029278 | 94 m | Tower (type not specified) | Canceled |
| 22 | Harpersville · 1221503 | 94 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
| 23 | Harpersville · 1223071 | 94 m | Tower (type not specified) | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 24 | Chelsea · 1228629 | 94 m | Tower (type not specified) | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 25 | Shelby · 1291845 | 94 m | Pole | Canceled |
| 26 | Leeds · 1226956 | 94 m | Tower (type not specified) | Dismantled |
| 27 | Shelby · 1280864 | 93 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 28 | Columbiana · 1248914 | 93 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 29 | Montevallo · 1327230 | 93 m | Guyed tower | Constructed |
| 30 | Shelby · 1327232 | 93 m | Guyed tower | Constructed |
| 31 | Columbiana · 1063441 | 92 m | Tower (type not specified) | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 32 | Pelham · 1029505 | 91 m | Guyed tower | Constructed |
| 33 | Shelby · 1319123 | 91 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 34 | Calera · 1055795 | 89 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 35 | Birmingham · 1023344 | 85 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
| 36 | Birmingham · 1032454 | 85 m | Tower (type not specified) | Canceled |
| 37 | Birmingham · 1036727 | 85 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 38 | Columbiana · 1039252 | 85 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 39 | Harpersville · 1240978 | 85 m | Tower (type not specified) | Canceled |
| 40 | Wilsonville · 1315104 | 85 m | Lattice tower | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 41 | Wilsonville · 1312022 | 84 m | Lattice tower | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 42 | Wilsonville · 1055794 | 83 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 43 | Harpersville · 1009820 | 83 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 44 | Vestavia Hills · 1004000 | 82 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
| 45 | Leeds · 1009819 | 82 m | Guyed tower | Constructed |
| 46 | Calera · 1201217 | 82 m | Tower (type not specified) | Canceled |
| 47 | Sterret · 1217702 | 82 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 48 | Harpersville · 1229238 | 82 m | Tower (type not specified) | Canceled |
| 49 | Hapersville · 1248579 | 82 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 50 | Maylene · 1029461 | 82 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 51 | Leeds · 1217515 | 82 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 52 | Helena · 1010735 | 81 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 53 | Pelham · 1000937 | 81 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 54 | Harpersville · 1002852 | 81 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 55 | Wilsonville · 1217519 | 81 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 56 | Montevallo · 1292331 | 81 m | Lattice tower | Canceled |
| 57 | Calera · 1008470 | 80 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 58 | Dogwood Grove · 1052065 | 80 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 59 | Pelham · 1008152 | 80 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 60 | Columbiana · 1253540 | 80 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 61 | Columbiana · 1253541 | 80 m | Tower (type not specified) | Canceled |
| 62 | Chelsea · 1017641 | 80 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 63 | Vincent · 1200654 | 80 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 64 | Wisonville · 1216514 | 80 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
| 65 | Columbiana · 1217520 | 80 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 66 | Columbiana · 1217651 | 80 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
| 67 | Vincent · 1010000 | 80 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 68 | Chelsea · 1228887 | 79 m | Tower (type not specified) | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 69 | Columbiana · 1287997 | 79 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 70 | Montevallo · 1295676 | 79 m | Lattice tower | Canceled |
| 71 | Sterrett · 1296069 | 79 m | Lattice tower | Canceled |
| 72 | Calera · 1330146 | 79 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 73 | Calera · 1025709 | 79 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 74 | Montevallo · 1010001 | 79 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 75 | Alabaster · 1010733 | 79 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 76 | Bessemer · 1226333 | 78 m | Unspecified structure | Dismantled |
| 77 | Chelsea · 1014092 | 78 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 78 | Montevallo · 1217112 | 78 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 79 | Chelsea · 1226460 | 78 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 80 | Genery · 1025701 | 77 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 81 | Alabaster · 1327231 | 77 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 82 | Hoover · 1302182 | 76 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 83 | Columbiana · 1329315 | 76 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 84 | Alabaster · 1291248 | 75 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 85 | Birmingham · 1029255 | 72 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 86 | Calera · 1254343 | 72 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 87 | Calera · 1331001 | 72 m | Lattice tower | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 88 | Chelsea · 1030039 | 69 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 89 | Alabaster · 1036729 | 67 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 90 | Alabaster · 1033171 | 67 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
| 91 | Alabaster · 1035596 | 65 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 92 | Vandiver · 1035597 | 64 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 93 | Alabaster · 1290669 | 64 m | Lattice tower | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 94 | Columbiana · 1291015 | 64 m | Monopole | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 95 | Alabaster · 1306428 | 64 m | Monopole | Canceled |
| 96 | Alabaster · 1017643 | 61 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 97 | Alabaster · 1225495 | 61 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 98 | Harpersville · 1028410 | 61 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 99 | Harpersville · 1222094 | 61 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 100 | Sterrett · 1292259 | 61 m | Monopole | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 101 | Birmingham · 1292304 | 61 m | Monopole | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 102 | Hoover · 1299089 | 61 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 103 | Pelham · 1064789 | 60 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
| 104 | Montevalo · 1064790 | 60 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
| 105 | Montevallo · 1065625 | 60 m | Pole | Constructed |
| 106 | Saginaw · 1002007 | 59 m | Tower (type not specified) | Canceled |
| 107 | Vandiver · 1329317 | 59 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 108 | Columbiana · 1330676 | 59 m | Guyed tower | Constructed |
| 109 | Alabaster · 1058851 | 59 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 110 | Calera · 1028407 | 58 m | Guyed tower | Constructed |
| 111 | Helena · 1211808 | 58 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
| 112 | Alabaster · 1283885 | 58 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 113 | Monroe · 1058848 | 57 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
| 114 | Oak Mountain · 1003825 | 57 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 115 | Helena · 1065679 | 57 m | Pole | Terminated |
| 116 | Birmingham · 1036697 | 56 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 117 | Bessemer · 1246009 | 55 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 118 | Leeds · 1063563 | 52 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 119 | Pelham · 1029287 | 52 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 120 | Calera · 1250159 | 52 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 121 | Alabaster · 1039246 | 51 m | Lattice tower | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 122 | Calera · 1331721 | 51 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 123 | Inverness · 1028708 | 51 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 124 | Chelsea · 1003875 | 50 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 125 | Saginaw · 1222496 | 50 m | Tower (type not specified) | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 126 | Pelham · 1028409 | 49 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 127 | Pelham · 1290845 | 49 m | Monopole | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 128 | Birmingham · 1309487 | 49 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 129 | Birmingham · 1224493 | 49 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
| 130 | Helena · 1289419 | 48 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 131 | Birmingham · 1029292 | 48 m | Pole | Constructed |
| 132 | Pelham · 1264929 | 47 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 133 | Calera · 1330864 | 47 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 134 | Alabaster · 1316421 | 47 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 135 | Alabaster · 1320753 | 47 m | Monopole | Canceled |
| 136 | Birmingham · 1283331 | 46 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 137 | Vestavia Hills · 1236314 | 46 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 138 | Calera · 1291714 | 46 m | Monopole | Canceled |
| 139 | Hoover · 1299224 | 46 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 140 | Birmingham · 1267152 | 41 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 141 | Calera · 1294205 | 38 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 142 | Birmingham · 1029285 | 38 m | Pole | Constructed |
| 143 | Pelham · 1269003 | 37 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 144 | Pelham · 1299446 | 37 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 145 | Shoal Creek · 1035598 | 34 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
| 146 | Double Mountain · 1218309 | 34 m | Tower (type not specified) | Dismantled |
| 147 | Pelham · 1269651 | 34 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 148 | Alabaster · 1227500 | 33 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 149 | Columbiana · 1334289 | 28 m | Monopole | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 150 | Birmingham · 1293068 | 24 m | Monopole | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 151 | Birmingham · 1004064 | 21 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
Frequently asked questions
How many cell towers are in Shelby County, AL?
The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database lists 151 registered antenna structures in Shelby County, Alabama, 103 of them constructed. Registration is generally required only for structures taller than about 60 m or near airports, so shorter cell sites may not appear.
What is the tallest tower in Shelby County?
The tallest constructed registered structure in Shelby County is registration 1035617, a tower near Calera at 123 m (405 ft) overall height.
Who owns the most towers in Shelby County?
American Towers LLC holds the most registrations in Shelby County (14), followed by STC Five LLC (13).
What kind of towers are in Shelby County?
Tower (type not specified) is the most common filed type (76 of 151 registrations), then lattice tower (37).
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About this data
Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) database, as published October 13, 2026 — TowerCensus refreshes it weekly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: TowerCensus, “Antenna structures in Shelby County, Alabama”, https://towercensus.com/towers/alabama/county/shelby-county (data as of October 13, 2026).