Nevada cell towers at a glance
The FCC records list 896 cell towers and other antenna sites in Nevada: every registered antenna structure that is built and still standing, plus the licensed cellular transmitter sites too short to need registration. That ranks Nevada 41st of the 51 states and DC by number of registered sites. The most common structure is the tower, with 244 sites (27%). Las Vegas has the most listed sites of any city, at 357.
To see the ones near you, tap Find towers near me above or type a Nevada ZIP code. The list ranks sites by distance and shows the direction to each, its height and its owner.
Carriers on the record in Nevada
Verizon is named on the most Nevada sites, 88 of them (9.8%). 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 Nevada are owned by tower companies that rent space to several carriers without naming them.
| Carrier | Sites naming it | Share of Nevada sites |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon | 88 | 9.8% |
| AT&T | 44 | 4.9% |
| T-Mobile | 55 | 6.1% |
Who owns the towers in Nevada
The largest single owner name in Nevada is American Towers LLC, with 91 sites (10%). 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 | 91 | 10% |
| Cellco Partnership | 69 | 7.7% |
| CCATT LLC | 56 | 6.3% |
| SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC | 54 | 6.0% |
| T-Mobile West Tower LLC | 39 | 4.4% |
| STC One LLC | 25 | 2.8% |
| SBA Structures, LLC | 24 | 2.7% |
| Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership | 22 | 2.5% |
Types of structure
| Structure | Sites | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tower | 244 | 27% |
| Monopole | 227 | 25% |
| Pole | 213 | 24% |
| Lattice tower | 103 | 11% |
| Mast | 30 | 3.3% |
| Guyed tower | 21 | 2.3% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | 357 | Towers around Las Vegas |
| Reno | 76 | Towers around Reno |
| Henderson | 59 | Towers around Henderson |
| North Las Vegas | 41 | Towers around North Las Vegas |
| Fallon | 22 | Towers around Fallon |
| Elko | 22 | Towers around Elko |
| Carson City | 19 | Towers around Carson City |
| Ely | 17 | Towers around Ely |
| Sparks | 15 | Towers around Sparks |
| Boulder City | 15 | Towers around Boulder City |
Tallest registered structures in Nevada
The tallest is a tower near Fernley at 1,480 feet (451 m) overall, owned by American Towers LLC. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,480 ft | Tower | Fernley | American Towers LLC | 1264251 |
| 1,401 ft | Tower | Moapa | Entravision Communications Corporation | 1249595 |
| 1,316 ft | Guyed tower | Moapa | KEMP Broadcasting, INC | 1061958 |
| 499 ft | Tower | Glendale | Summit American, Inc. | 1236762 |
| 492 ft | Tower on a building | Las Vegas | Rio Hotel & Casino | 1207247 |
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 Nevada 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.