Antenna structures in Monterey County, California

At a glance

Monterey County, California has 217 FCC-registered antenna structures, 119 of them marked constructed. That is the 13th-largest count among the 58 California counties with registrations, and 1.8% of the state's 11,860. The tallest constructed structure in the county is registration 1215158 near San Juan Bautis at 123 m (402 ft).

Dataset updated October 2026 . Refreshed from the FCC ASR weekly bulk database.

Registered structures

217

Constructed

119

Avg height

33 m

Tallest standing

123 m

How does Monterey County compare with the rest of California?

With 217 registrations, Monterey County ranks 13th of 58 counties in California; Los Angeles County leads the state with 2,132. The average registered overall height here is 33 m, roughly in line with the California average of 32 m. The tallest standing structure, at 123 m, is about 3.8 times the county average.

What kinds of structures are registered in Monterey County?

The most common filed structure type in Monterey County is pole (code POLE), with 69 registrations (31.8%). It is followed by tower (66) and monopole (24). In all, 22 different FCC structure-type codes appear in the county.

By registration status: 119 constructed, 35 terminated, 24 canceled, 23 granted (not yet constructed) and 16 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 Monterey County?

GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership holds the most registrations in Monterey County, with 28 of the 217. The next largest are American Towers LLC (11), AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC (10) and COUNTY OF MONTEREY (10). 43 owners with two or more registrations nationwide hold structures in the county.

Which places in Monterey County have registered structures?

Registrations in Monterey County list 27 different city or place names. The most frequent are Salinas (70), Monterey (35), King City (19), Seaside (13) and Carmel (11).

Every registration

All 217 structures in Monterey County, tallest first

#	Structure	Height	Type	Status
1	San Juan Bautis · 1215158	123 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
2	Salinas · 1013158	108 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
3	Marina · 1016017	108 m	Unspecified structure	Dismantled
4	Salinas · 1018474	108 m	Antenna tower array (tower 4 of 4)	Constructed
5	Salinas · 1018475	108 m	Antenna tower array (tower 3 of 4)	Constructed
6	Salinas · 1018476	108 m	Antenna tower array (tower 2 of 4)	Constructed
7	Salinas · 1018477	108 m	Antenna tower array (tower 1 of 4)	Constructed
8	Marina · 1016018	107 m	Unspecified structure	Dismantled
9	Marina · 1293050	89 m	Guyed tower array (tower 1 of 2)	Canceled
10	Marina · 1293051	89 m	Guyed tower array (tower 2 of 2)	Canceled
11	Soledad · 1013930	88 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
12	Greenfield · 1016385	84 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
13	Salinas · 1064130	82 m	Antenna tower array (tower 2 of 4)	Constructed
14	Salinas · 1064131	82 m	Antenna tower array (tower 3 of 4)	Constructed
15	Salinas · 1064129	81 m	Antenna tower array (tower 1 of 4)	Constructed
16	Salinas · 1064132	81 m	Antenna tower array (tower 4 of 4)	Constructed
17	Salinas · 1055749	76 m	Tower (type not specified)	Dismantled
18	Monterey · 1049885	71 m	Guyed tower array (tower 1 of 3)	Constructed
19	Monterey · 1253550	71 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
20	Salinas · 1024360	70 m	Antenna tower array (tower 2 of 3)	Constructed
21	Salinas · 1024361	70 m	Antenna tower array (tower 1 of 3)	Constructed
22	Salinas · 1024359	69 m	Antenna tower array (tower 3 of 3)	Constructed
23	Monterey · 1015714	69 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
24	Gonzales · 1011583	65 m	Antenna tower array (tower 1 of 3)	Constructed
25	Gonzales · 1011584	65 m	Antenna tower array (tower 2 of 3)	Constructed
26	Gonzales · 1060705	65 m	Antenna tower array (tower 3 of 3)	Constructed
27	Monterey · 1010353	64 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
28	Salinas · 1015161	61 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
29	Soledad · 1234777	60 m	Guyed tower	Constructed
30	Salinas · 1018470	57 m	Antenna tower array (tower 4 of 4)	Dismantled
31	Salinas · 1018471	57 m	Antenna tower array (tower 3 of 4)	Dismantled
32	Bradley · 1270836	56 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
33	Salinas · 1018473	56 m	Antenna tower array (tower 1 of 4)	Dismantled
34	Salinas · 1018472	56 m	Antenna tower array (tower 2 of 4)	Dismantled
35	Monterey · 1306912	55 m	Lattice tower	Granted (not yet constructed)
36	Monterey · 1017280	52 m	Building	Terminated
37	Carmel · 1215564	52 m	Tower (type not specified)	Granted (not yet constructed)
38	Salinas · 1051048	52 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
39	Ardo · 1236387	49 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
40	Soledad · 1200142	49 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
41	Salinas · 1015120	48 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
42	Greenfield · 1200133	47 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
43	San Ardo · 1241969	46 m	Pole	Constructed
44	Salinas · 1051053	45 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
45	Salinas · 1016006	44 m	Pole	Constructed
46	King City · 1011586	44 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
47	San Juan Bautista · 1238082	43 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
48	Salinas · 1222038	43 m	Pole	Canceled
49	Monterey · 1216885	42 m	Guyed tower array (tower 2 of 3)	Constructed
50	Carmel · 1310952	42 m	Monopole	Canceled
51	Salinas · 1240998	39 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
52	San Ardo · 1201428	37 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
53	San Ardo · 1244260	37 m	Pole	Constructed
54	King City · 1249994	37 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
55	Salinas · 1277834	36 m	Tower (type not specified)	Granted (not yet constructed)
56	Salinas · 1236961	36 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
57	King City · 1212863	35 m	Tower (type not specified)	Dismantled
58	Salinas · 1062527	35 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
59	Monterey State Park · 1015270	35 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
60	Monterey State Park · 1016499	35 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
61	King City · 1220159	35 m	Pole	Constructed
62	San Ardo · 1200835	35 m	Mast	Terminated
63	Soledad · 1053794	34 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
64	King City · 1227136	33 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
65	San Ardo · 1016003	33 m	Guyed tower	Constructed
66	King City · 1045282	33 m	Pole	Terminated
67	King City · 1018236	32 m	Mast	Constructed
68	Del Monte Forest · 1226554	32 m	Guyed tower	Constructed
69	Del Rey Oaks · 1279339	32 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
70	Salinas · 1237343	31 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
71	Gonzales · 1013048	31 m	Pole	Terminated
72	Seaside · 1286907	31 m	Pole	Constructed
73	Seaside · 1323689	31 m	Pole	Constructed
74	Monterey · 1013555	31 m	Tower (type not specified)	Granted (not yet constructed)
75	San Lucas · 1017669	31 m	Pole	Terminated
76	San Juan Batista · 1201682	31 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
77	Salinas · 1236566	31 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
78	Salinas · 1239969	31 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
79	Salinas · 1273498	31 m	Pole	Canceled
80	Salinas · 1013059	30 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
81	Del Rey Oaks · 1281457	30 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
82	Seaside · 1279337	29 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
83	Seaside · 1231406	29 m	Utility pole	Constructed
84	Pebble Beach · 1002217	29 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
85	King City · 1018535	28 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
86	Salinas · 1286199	28 m	Pole	Constructed
87	King City · 1015121	27 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
88	San Ardo · 1016584	27 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
89	Salinas · 1017668	27 m	Pole	Terminated
90	Salinas · 1333847	27 m	Monopole	Granted (not yet constructed)
91	Del Rey Oaks · 1251144	27 m	Utility pole	Canceled
92	Del Rey Oaks · 1257785	27 m	Utility pole	Constructed
93	Castroville · 1013062	27 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
94	San Ardo · 1283308	27 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
95	Salinas · 1013060	26 m	Monopole	Constructed
96	King City · 1015531	26 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
97	Monterey · 1263201	26 m	Pole	Granted (not yet constructed)
98	Pebble Beach · 1064668	26 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
99	Seaside · 1319491	26 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
100	Salinas · 1043255	26 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
101	Monterey · 1244499	26 m	Pole	Constructed
102	Seaside · 1266987	25 m	Pole	Constructed
103	Carmel · 1296565	25 m	Monopole	Granted (not yet constructed)
104	Pebble Beach · 1202425	24 m	Tower (type not specified)	Granted (not yet constructed)
105	Salinas · 1227611	24 m	Pole	Constructed
106	Salinas · 1302663	24 m	Monopole	Constructed
107	Seaside · 1022422	24 m	Pole	Canceled
108	Salinas · 1220134	24 m	Pole	Canceled
109	Salinas · 1271795	24 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
110	King City · 1029765	24 m	Tower (type not specified)	Granted (not yet constructed)
111	Marina · 1225597	24 m	Pole	Dismantled
112	Monterey · 1216884	24 m	Guyed tower array (tower 3 of 3)	Constructed
113	Seaside · 1261748	24 m	Utility pole	Constructed
114	Salinas · 1294209	24 m	Monopole	Constructed
115	King City · 1319023	24 m	Monopole	Granted (not yet constructed)
116	Carmel · 1224168	24 m	Pole	Canceled
117	Salinas · 1000861	23 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
118	Salinas · 1015529	23 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
119	Salinas · 1240676	23 m	Monopole	Constructed
120	King City · 1294778	23 m	Monopole	Granted (not yet constructed)
121	Salinas · 1247795	23 m	Pole	Constructed
122	King City · 1283293	23 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
123	Monterey · 1256443	23 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
124	King City · 1257595	23 m	Pole	Constructed
125	Monterey · 1333854	23 m	Monopole	Granted (not yet constructed)
126	Monterey · 1014379	23 m	Pole	Terminated
127	Salinas · 1225530	23 m	Pole	Constructed
128	Monterey · 1261755	23 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
129	Seaside · 1232247	22 m	Utility pole	Canceled
130	Bradley · 1017665	22 m	Pole	Terminated
131	Salinas · 1285985	22 m	Pole	Canceled
132	Seaside · 1288645	21 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
133	Monterey · 1296457	21 m	Monopole array (tower 2 of 3)	Constructed
134	Big Sur · 1013242	21 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
135	Soledad · 1018750	21 m	Pole	Constructed
136	Monterey · 1256968	21 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
137	Salinas · 1297595	21 m	Pole	Constructed
138	Salinas · 1015532	21 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
139	Monterey · 1038018	21 m	Pole	Constructed
140	Salinas · 1300480	20 m	Monopole	Constructed
141	Seaside (Ft. Ord) · 1203775	20 m	Pole	Granted (not yet constructed)
142	Carmel Valley · 1024230	20 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
143	Marina · 1044985	20 m	Pole	Terminated
144	Monterey · 1225161	20 m	Pole	Canceled
145	Monterey · 1231757	20 m	Pole	Constructed
146	Bradley · 1244517	20 m	Pole	Constructed
147	Salinas · 1258763	20 m	Pole	Dismantled
148	Greenfield · 1013061	19 m	Pole	Terminated
149	Salinas · 1247019	19 m	Pole	Canceled
150	Salinas · 1285839	19 m	Pole	Dismantled
151	Pebble Beach · 1013057	19 m	Pole	Canceled
152	Salinas · 1227268	19 m	Tower (type not specified)	Granted (not yet constructed)
153	Monterey · 1225192	19 m	Pole	Constructed
154	Carmel · 1273926	19 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
155	Carmel Valley · 1285174	19 m	Monopole	Constructed
156	Soledad · 1201693	18 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
157	King City · 1205707	18 m	Pole	Constructed
158	Monterey · 1244974	18 m	Pole	Constructed
159	Salinas · 1277650	18 m	Pole	Dismantled
160	Pacific Grove · 1287599	18 m	Monopole	Constructed
161	Salinas · 1306697	18 m	Monopole	Granted (not yet constructed)
162	Salinas · 1329398	18 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
163	Jolon · 1274344	18 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
164	Salinas · 1303869	18 m	Monopole	Granted (not yet constructed)
165	Carmel Valley · 1208672	17 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
166	Monterey · 1273558	17 m	Tower (type not specified)	Dismantled
167	Marina · 1297889	17 m	Pole	Constructed
168	Seaside · 1297989	17 m	Pole	Constructed
169	Salinas · 1300772	17 m	Pole	Constructed
170	Seaside · 1063516	17 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
171	Salinas · 1288543	17 m	Monopole	Constructed
172	Carmel · 1240514	17 m	Lattice tower	Granted (not yet constructed)
173	Pacific Grove · 1228708	16 m	Pole	Granted (not yet constructed)
174	Salinas · 1296922	16 m	Monopole	Constructed
175	Salinas · 1291430	16 m	Monopole	Constructed
176	Monterey · 1254434	15 m	Pole	Constructed
177	Carmel Valley · 1273223	15 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
178	Salinas · 1280416	15 m	Monopole	Constructed
179	Monterey · 1286999	15 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
180	Salinas · 1297410	15 m	Monopole	Constructed
181	Salinas · 1301713	15 m	Monopole	Constructed
182	Monterey · 1328749	15 m	Building	Granted (not yet constructed)
183	Carmel · 1274287	14 m	Pole	Canceled
184	Salinas · 1013054	14 m	Pole	Terminated
185	Monterey · 1013553	14 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
186	Salinas · 1017667	14 m	Pole	Terminated
187	Monterey · 1323424	13 m	Building with antenna	Granted (not yet constructed)
188	Monterey · 1013056	13 m	Pole	Terminated
189	Pebble Beach · 1055162	13 m	Pole	Dismantled
190	Carmel · 1015290	13 m	Pole	Terminated
191	Soledad · 1277342	12 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
192	San Ardo · 1009329	12 m	Pole	Terminated
193	Monterey · 1332707	12 m	Pole	Granted (not yet constructed)
194	Carmel Valley · 1014372	12 m	Pole	Terminated
195	Big Sur · 1015292	11 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
196	Seaside · 1297761	11 m	Monopole	Granted (not yet constructed)
197	Carmel Valley · 1214700	11 m	Pole	Constructed
198	King City · 1281368	11 m	Pole	Constructed
199	King City · 1306600	11 m	Utility pole	Canceled
200	Castroville · 1007211	11 m	Pole	Terminated
201	Monterey · 1013554	11 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
202	Carmel · 1303734	11 m	Monopole	Constructed
203	Salinas · 1287746	11 m	Mast	Canceled
204	Carmel Valley · 1048572	10 m	Pole	Dismantled
205	Monterey · 1048573	10 m	Pole	Constructed
206	Monterey · 1050798	10 m	Pole	Dismantled
207	Castroville · 1018534	10 m	Pole	Terminated
208	Marina · 1261687	10 m	Mast	Constructed
209	Monterey · 1286035	10 m	Pole	Granted (not yet constructed)
210	Carmel · 1013055	10 m	Building	Terminated
211	Carmel · 1017823	9 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
212	Watsonville · 1017666	9 m	Pole	Terminated
213	Monterey · 1251211	9 m	Unspecified structure	Constructed
214	Salinas · 1290580	9 m	Pole	Canceled
215	Pacific Grove · 1310204	9 m	Monopole	Constructed
216	King City · 1204668	8 m	Pole	Constructed
217	Carmel Valley · 1237608	8 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed

Frequently asked questions

How many cell towers are in Monterey County, CA?

The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database lists 217 registered antenna structures in Monterey County, California, 119 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 Monterey County?

The tallest constructed registered structure in Monterey County is registration 1215158, a lattice tower near San Juan Bautis at 123 m (402 ft) overall height.

Who owns the most towers in Monterey County?

GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership holds the most registrations in Monterey County (28), followed by American Towers LLC (11).

What kind of towers are in Monterey County?

Pole is the most common filed type (69 of 217 registrations), then tower (66).

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 Monterey County, California”, https://towercensus.com/towers/california/county/monterey-county (data as of October 13, 2026).