District of Columbia / District of Columbia
#1 of 1 DC counties · 29 structures
Cell towers in District of Columbia, DC
The FCC registry lists 29 constructed antenna structures in District of Columbia, 100% of District of Columbia's 29 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 22 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 4 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 29
- 2Tallest 705 ft
- 3Largest owner SBA Communications
- 4Median height (state 199 ft) 199 ft
Who owns the towers in District of Columbia
22 different registrants own the 29 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 199 feet, close to the District of Columbia median of 199 feet. The tallest is a lattice tower near Washington at 705 feet, built in 2017. More than in any other decade, 24% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1042983 | Lattice tower | 705 ft | 2017 | Washington | Harrison Wisconsin Owner LLC |
| 1051670 | Tower | 692 ft | 1998 | Washington | ACC Licensee, LLC |
| 1036610 | Tower | 662 ft | 1998 | Washington | NBC Subsidiary (WRC-TV) LLC |
| 1036577 | Other or unspecified | 506 ft | 1980 | Washington | District of Columbia Office of Property Management |
| 1285336 | Lattice tower | 443 ft | 1957 | Washington | American Towers LLC |
| 1045309 | Tower | 428 ft | 2011 | Washington | THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY |
| 1227148 | Lattice tower | 337 ft | 2002 | Washington | American Towers LLC |
| 1060575 | Lattice tower | 316 ft | 1978 | Washington | SBA Towers VIII, LLC |
| 1056455 | Tower | 300 ft | 1991 | Washington | MCI Communications Services LLC |
| 1047818 | Tower | 280 ft | 1983 | Washington | POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO |
| 1059783 | Other or unspecified | 250 ft | 1999 | Washington | District of Columbia, Government |
| 1045845 | Lattice tower | 240 ft | 1977 | Washington | American Towers LLC |
| 1060961 | On a building | 200 ft | 1998 | Washington | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1236518 | On a building | 199 ft | 2012 | Washington | AT&T Corp |
| 1323133 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2023 | Benning Yard | CitySwitch II, LLC |
| 1209780 | On a building | 193 ft | 1983 | Washington | American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. |
| 1029869 | On a building | 171 ft | 1962 | Washington | Norfolk Southern Corporation |
| 1295925 | Monopole | 135 ft | 2010 | Washington | Cellco Partnership |
| 1270247 | Lattice tower | 130 ft | 2004 | Washington | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1286453 | Pole | 124 ft | 2017 | Washington | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1267922 | On a building | 122 ft | 2008 | Washington | T-Mobile Northeast LLC |
| 1308586 | Monopole | 112 ft | 2020 | Washington | T-Mobile Northeast LLC |
| 1331509 | Monopole | 108 ft | 2025 | Washington | TowerCo V Holdings LLC |
| 1283388 | On a building | 106 ft | 2014 | Washington | T-Mobile Northeast LLC |
| 1300475 | Monopole | 102 ft | 1999 | Washington | Cellco Partnership |
| 1283924 | Pole | 101 ft | 1994 | Washington | SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC |
| 1271087 | Tower | 89 ft | 2005 | Washington | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1270548 | Monopole | 83 ft | 2012 | Washington | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1235256 | Tower | 50 ft | 2002 | Washington | cabs, inc. |
If you have a tower lease in District of Columbia
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.
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.