Alabama cell towers at a glance
The FCC records list 4,496 cell towers and other antenna sites in Alabama: every registered antenna structure that is built and still standing, plus the licensed cellular transmitter sites too short to need registration. That ranks Alabama 7th of the 51 states and DC by number of registered sites. The most common structure is the tower, with 1,939 sites (43%). Birmingham has the most listed sites of any city, at 134.
To see the ones near you, tap Find towers near me above or type a Alabama ZIP code. The list ranks sites by distance and shows the direction to each, its height and its owner.
Carriers on the record in Alabama
Verizon is named on the most Alabama sites, 360 of them (8.0%). A carrier is named only when it owns the structure or its cellular licence lists the site, so these counts are a floor, not a total. Most towers in Alabama are owned by tower companies that rent space to several carriers without naming them.
| Carrier | Sites naming it | Share of Alabama sites |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon | 360 | 8.0% |
| AT&T | 162 | 3.6% |
| T-Mobile | 81 | 1.8% |
Who owns the towers in Alabama
The largest single owner name in Alabama is American Towers LLC, with 599 sites (13%). Tower companies file under several subsidiary names, so one company can appear more than once below. Our guide to who owns cell towers explains which names belong together.
| Owner as filed | Sites | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Towers LLC | 599 | 13% |
| Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC | 175 | 3.9% |
| Tillman Infrastructure, LLC | 161 | 3.6% |
| Crown Castle South LLC | 136 | 3.0% |
| SBA Structures, LLC | 125 | 2.8% |
| Pinnacle Towers LLC | 124 | 2.8% |
| Cellco Partnership | 111 | 2.5% |
| ALABAMA POWER COMPANY | 103 | 2.3% |
Types of structure
| Structure | Sites | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tower | 1,939 | 43% |
| Lattice tower | 1,111 | 25% |
| Guyed tower | 773 | 17% |
| Monopole | 405 | 9.0% |
| Pole | 102 | 2.3% |
| Mast | 68 | 1.5% |
See types of cell towers for how to recognise each one.
Cities with the most listed sites
By the city named on each FCC filing. Filings use the nearest town, so rural towers count toward it. Each link opens the tower finder at the middle of that city's sites.
| City | Sites | |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 134 | Towers around Birmingham |
| Mobile | 125 | Towers around Mobile |
| Montgomery | 99 | Towers around Montgomery |
| Huntsville | 84 | Towers around Huntsville |
| Tuscaloosa | 57 | Towers around Tuscaloosa |
| Dothan | 55 | Towers around Dothan |
| Cullman | 48 | Towers around Cullman |
| Opelika | 40 | Towers around Opelika |
| Phenix City | 40 | Towers around Phenix City |
| Jasper | 39 | Towers around Jasper |
Tallest registered structures in Alabama
The tallest is a tower near Windham Springs at 2,001 feet (610 m) overall, owned by TV Alabama, Incorporated. Structures this tall are usually broadcast masts or buildings rather than cell sites, but many carry cell antennas partway up.
| Height | Type | City | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,001 ft | Tower | Windham Springs | TV Alabama, Incorporated | 1033524 |
| 2,001 ft | Tower | Windham Springs | WTTO, INC | 1035175 |
| 1,936 ft | Other structure | Grady | Gray Local Media, Inc. | 1036432 |
| 1,913 ft | Guyed tower | Robertsdale | American Towers LLC | 1212516 |
| 1,893 ft | Guyed tower | Robertsdale | American Towers, LLC | 1064671 |
What is not counted
FCC registration is required only for structures over 200 feet or near airports, so shorter monopoles, rooftop antennas and small cells in Alabama are mostly missing unless a cellular licence lists them. Why a tower is missing from the map explains the gap. The data is rebuilt monthly from the FCC's bulk files.