Delaware / New Castle County
#1 of 3 DE counties · 94 structures
Cell towers in New Castle County, DE
The FCC registry lists 94 constructed antenna structures in New Castle County, 40% of Delaware's 234 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 37 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 15 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 39 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 94
- 2Tallest 495 ft
- 3Largest owner SBA Communications
- 4Median height (state 178 ft) 162 ft
Who owns the towers in New Castle County
37 different registrants own the 94 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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 162 feet, 16 feet shorter than the Delaware median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Wilmington at 495 feet, built in 2011. More than in any other decade, 34% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1280249 | Tower | 495 ft | 2011 | Wilmington | GTC UNO, LLC |
| 1036670 | Tower | 471 ft | 1989 | Tybouts Corner | DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT |
| 1254914 | Lattice tower | 400 ft | 2006 | Middletown | State of Delaware Div. of Coms |
| 1254011 | Tower | 370 ft | 2007 | Wilmington | Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC |
| 1032137 | Other or unspecified | 347 ft | 1984 | Wilmington | Draper Media, Inc. |
| 1032136 | Other or unspecified | 345 ft | 1984 | Wilmington | Draper Media, Inc. |
| 1249208 | Tower | 320 ft | 2006 | Bear | State of Delaware Div. of Coms |
| 1038752 | Guyed tower | 305 ft | 2014 | Hockessin | American Towers LLC |
| 1060183 | Lattice tower | 301 ft | 1996 | Wilmington | State of Delaware Div. of Coms |
| 1233984 | Tower | 300 ft | 2002 | Claymont | Windsor Tower Leasing, Inc. |
| 1251949 | Tower | 300 ft | 2007 | New Castle | DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT |
| 1060186 | Tower | 295 ft | 1997 | Smyrna | State of Delaware Div. of Coms |
| 1060185 | Lattice tower | 275 ft | 1996 | Wilmington | State of Delaware Div. of Coms |
| 1031335 | Lattice tower | 273 ft | 1981 | Middletown | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1061078 | Tower | 263 ft | 1995 | Newark | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1044114 | Tower | 242 ft | 1997 | Newark | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1060184 | Tower | 240 ft | 1996 | New Castle | State of Delaware Div. of Coms |
| 1032139 | Other or unspecified | 236 ft | 1984 | Wilmington | Draper Media, Inc. |
| 1032138 | Other or unspecified | 235 ft | 1984 | Wilmington | Draper Media, Inc. |
| 1206282 | Mast | 234 ft | 1999 | Newark | CCATT LLC |
| 1060187 | Tower | 231 ft | 1996 | Chesapeake City | State of Delaware Div. of Coms |
| 1320853 | Lattice tower | 225 ft | 2022 | Newark | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1032223 | Tower | 215 ft | 1981 | Middletown | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1062309 | Tower | 213 ft | 1987 | Wilmington | Vertical Bridge Towers, IV LLC |
| 1325460 | Lattice tower | 208 ft | 2023 | Wilmington | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1060182 | Other or unspecified | 200 ft | 1996 | Newark | Delaware Division of Communications |
| 1248582 | Tower | 200 ft | 2005 | Dover | State of Delaware Div. of Coms |
| 1310512 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2019 | Townsend | TowerNorth Development, LLC |
| 1033217 | Other or unspecified | 195 ft | 1963 | Newark | A R C BROADCASTING DBA = RADIO STATION WNRK |
| 1033218 | Other or unspecified | 195 ft | 1963 | Newark | A R C BROADCASTING DBA = RADIO STATION WNRK |
| 1033219 | Other or unspecified | 195 ft | 1963 | Newark | A R C BROADCASTING DBA = RADIO STATION WNRK |
| 1028359 | Tower | 190 ft | 1997 | Newark | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1034571 | Tower | 188 ft | 1998 | Newark | PR Christiana, LLC |
| 1061489 | Tower | 183 ft | 1995 | St. George'S | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1065621 | Monopole | 180 ft | 1998 | Newark | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1202869 | Tower | 180 ft | 1994 | Castle Hills | Cellco Partnership |
| 1273985 | Pole | 180 ft | 2010 | New Castle | SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC |
| 1062979 | Mast | 179 ft | 1985 | New Castle | CCATT LLC |
| 1049527 | Lattice tower | 176 ft | 1966 | Bear | American Towers LLC |
| 1065613 | Monopole | 170 ft | 1998 | Newark | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1306727 | Lattice tower | 170 ft | 2002 | Newark | American Towers LLC |
| 1040065 | Lattice tower | 168 ft | 2005 | New Castle | American Towers LLC |
| 1311976 | Lattice tower | 168 ft | 2019 | Townsend | TowerNorth Development, LLC |
| 1280078 | Tower | 167 ft | 2000 | Newark | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1271998 | Tower | 165 ft | 2010 | Christiana | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1275872 | Tower | 164 ft | 2011 | Newark | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1281064 | Monopole | 163 ft | 1997 | Newark | CCATT LLC |
| 1009910 | Pole | 160 ft | 1997 | Wilmington Manor | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1043686 | Lattice tower | 160 ft | 1995 | New Castle | American Towers LLC |
| 1225126 | Monopole | 160 ft | 2000 | New Castle | SBA Towers VII, LLC |
| 1270590 | Pole | 160 ft | 2009 | Wilmington | American Towers LLC |
| 1278971 | Lattice tower | 159 ft | 1992 | Newark | American Towers LLC |
| 1044050 | Monopole | 158 ft | 1994 | Wilmington | SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC |
| 1254644 | Tower | 158 ft | 2006 | Newport | Town of Newport |
| 1278683 | Mast | 158 ft | 2002 | Newark | SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC |
| 1263121 | Monopole | 157 ft | 1999 | Wilmington | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1273766 | Monopole | 154 ft | 2010 | Elsmere | SBA Towers IV, LLC |
| 1273901 | Tower | 154 ft | 2010 | Newark | American Towers LLC |
| 1257966 | Tower | 152 ft | 2006 | Wilmington | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
| 1281975 | Monopole | 150 ft | 1999 | Wilmington | CCATT LLC |
| 1315438 | Lattice tower | 150 ft | 2022 | Bear | Antietam Wireless Services, LLC |
| 1296882 | Monopole | 144 ft | 2015 | Newark | T-Mobile Northeast LLC |
| 1060197 | Tower | 141 ft | 1996 | Bear | State of Delaware Div. of Coms |
| 1278954 | Mast | 141 ft | 1999 | Bear | American Towers LLC |
| 1036654 | Tower | 140 ft | 1978 | Christiana | DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT |
| 1233881 | Monopole | 140 ft | 2000 | Wilmington | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1289420 | Monopole | 140 ft | 1998 | Middletown | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1254656 | Pole | 139 ft | 2006 | New Castle | T-Mobile Northeast LLC |
| 1207774 | Monopole | 136 ft | 1999 | Newark | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1296879 | Water tank | 135 ft | 2014 | Wilmington | T-Mobile Northeast LLC |
| 1256767 | Pole | 133 ft | 2009 | New Castle | T-Mobile Northeast LLC |
| 1322505 | Lattice tower | 133 ft | 2023 | Wilmington | Milestone Towers |
| 1062585 | Tower | 132 ft | 1995 | New Castle | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1329273 | On a building | 132 ft | 1955 | Newark | Kingswood United Methodist Church |
| 1254674 | Tower | 128 ft | 2006 | Wilmington | Cellco Partnership |
| 1009909 | Pole | 125 ft | 2007 | New Castle | CCATT LLC |
| 1058657 | Pole | 125 ft | 1998 | New Castle | T-Mobile Northeast LLC |
| 1008192 | Monopole | 125 ft | 1997 | New Castle | CCATT LLC |
| 1060198 | Tower | 125 ft | 1996 | New Castle | State of Delaware Div. of Coms |
| 1317660 | Monopole | 125 ft | 2023 | Newark | Cellco Partnership |
| 1268039 | Monopole | 120 ft | 2006 | Wilmington | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
| 1296880 | Pole | 120 ft | 2008 | New Castle | T-Mobile Northeast LLC |
| 1237264 | Monopole | 119 ft | 2023 | Middletown | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1268040 | Pole | 118 ft | 2006 | Wilmington | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
| 1303334 | Monopole | 110 ft | 2018 | Middletown | Cellco Partnership |
| 1266079 | Monopole | 109 ft | 2009 | New Castle | SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC |
| 1245064 | Monopole | 100 ft | 2017 | Wilmington | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1272970 | Monopole | 100 ft | 2004 | New Castle | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1206608 | Tower | 98 ft | 1999 | New Castle | Joseph T. Hardy & Son, Inc. |
| 1253923 | Other or unspecified | 95 ft | 2006 | New Castle | T-Mobile Northeast LLC |
| 1031446 | On a building | 85 ft | 1997 | New Castle | Delaware River and Bay Authority |
| 1310778 | Monopole | 78 ft | 2022 | New Castle | Cellco Partnership |
| 1269957 | Monopole | 74 ft | 2006 | Wilmington | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1274488 | Tower | 60 ft | 2010 | Wilmington | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
If you have a tower lease in New Castle County
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.
Counties in Delaware with similar tower counts: Sussex County (75), Kent County (65).
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.