Cell towers in Caroline County, MD

The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Caroline County, 1% of Maryland's 1,311. American Tower owns 7 of them (37%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 19
2Tallest 405 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 199 ft) 240 ft

Structures

rank 22 of 24 in MD

Most common type

Tower

32% of structures

Over 200 feet

53% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

47% built then

Who owns the towers in Caroline County

13 different registrants own the 19 structures. 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.

Constructed structures in Caroline County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 240 feet, 41 feet taller than the Maryland median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Federalsburg at 405 feet, built in 2017. More than in any other decade, 47% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Caroline County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Caroline County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

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
1065048	Guyed tower	405 ft	2017	Federalsburg	Subcarrier Communications, Inc.
1227605	Tower	358 ft	2001	Denton	Maryland State Highway Administration
1233781	Other or unspecified	358 ft	2003	Federalsburg	State of Maryland MIEMSS
1036148	Tower	346 ft	2011	Federalsburg	American Towers LLC
1228301	Guyed tower	341 ft	2008	Goldsboro	American Towers LLC
1060049	Tower	300 ft	1988	Nicholas	Site 7 LLC
1041760	Lattice tower	296 ft	1994	Denton	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1324048	Monopole	292 ft	2023	Preston	American Towers LLC
1036146	Lattice tower	244 ft	1965	Denton	American Towers LLC
1035990	Guyed tower	240 ft	1991	Preston	SBA Properties, LLC
1224454	Tower	200 ft	2001	Downes	American Towers LLC
1231398	Lattice tower	200 ft	2001	Marydel	American Towers LLC
1316930	Monopole	199 ft	2021	Marydel	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1239359	Monopole	195 ft	2008	Ridgely	American Towers LLC
1270517	Tower	191 ft	2003	Marydel	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1282914	Monopole	183 ft	2001	Ridgely	STC Four LLC
1265154	Pole	165 ft	2010	Preston	Telecom Capital Group, LLC
1289534	Lattice tower	150 ft	2014	Denton	DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT
1214762	Tower	37 ft	2000	Ridgely	RIDGELY AIRPARK INC

If you have a tower lease in Caroline 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 Maryland with similar tower counts: Queen Anne's County (31), Talbot County (23), Dorchester County (22), Somerset County (15), Kent County (10).

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.