Cell towers in Carroll County, MD

The FCC registry lists 36 constructed antenna structures in Carroll County, 3% of Maryland's 1,311. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 5 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 36
2Tallest 724 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 199 ft) 200 ft

Structures

rank 16 of 24 in MD

Most common type

Tower

31% of structures

Over 200 feet

50% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Carroll County

21 different registrants own the 36 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 200 feet, close to the Maryland median of 199 feet. The tallest is a tower near Hampstead at 724 feet, built in 1985. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Carroll 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
1040029	Tower	724 ft	1985	Hampstead	SHAMROCK COMMUNICATIONS INC DBA = RADIO STATION WGRX FM
1225947	Mast	408 ft	2002	Mariottsville	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1038841	Tower	368 ft	1993	Finksburg	AT&T Corp
1057363	Other or unspecified	368 ft	1984	Westminster	Hilltop Communications, LLC
1247374	Other or unspecified	348 ft	2005	Lineboro	State of Maryland, MIEMSS
1288381	Guyed tower	311 ft	2013	Westminster	Tristar Investors LLC
1035850	Lattice tower	309 ft	1998	Finksburg	American Towers LLC
1042820	Lattice tower	299 ft	1997	Westminister	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1209273	Tower	295 ft	2001	Westminister	Maryland State Police
1041735	Tower	281 ft	1996	Hamstead	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1042821	Lattice tower	281 ft	1996	Westminister	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1054609	Other or unspecified	278 ft	1977	Sykesville	State of Maryland, MIEMSS
1203685	Tower	261 ft	2003	Hampstead	STC Three LLC
1210492	Tower	260 ft	2001	Manchester	STC Three LLC
1233029	Lattice tower	260 ft	2004	Woodbine	American Towers LLC
1210494	Tower	256 ft	2001	Westminster	STC Three LLC
1232829	Lattice tower	255 ft	2002	Union Bridge	American Towers LLC
1036285	Lattice tower	202 ft	1987	Westminster	American Towers LLC
1036463	Lattice tower	199 ft	1997	Sykesville	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1233676	Tower	199 ft	2003	Westminster	STC Three LLC
1262019	Lattice tower	199 ft	2003	Mount Airy	American Towers LLC.
1290771	Lattice tower	199 ft	1980	Finksburg	BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC
1296579	Monopole	199 ft	2017	Westminster	TowerCom VI, LLC
1297699	Monopole	199 ft	2019	Mexico	TowerCom VI, LLC
1041995	Tower	195 ft	1996	Westminster	CARROLL COUNTY OF
1290701	Monopole	194 ft	2014	Westminster	Cellco Partnership
1320935	Lattice tower	165 ft	2021	Hampstead	Subcarrier Communications Inc.
1310108	Monopole	160 ft	2019	Westminster	VB BTS III, LLC
1297459	Monopole	154 ft	2017	Westminster	TowerCom VI, LLC
1218171	Tower	150 ft	2001	Westminster	Private owner (name withheld)
1271521	Pole	140 ft	2010	Westminster	BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC
1286307	Pole	104 ft	2014	Westminster	Cellco Partnership
1291962	Pole	104 ft	2015	Westminster	Cellco Partnership
1233028	Pole	96 ft	2014	Westminster	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1202533	Tower	70 ft	1991	Westminster	Private owner (name withheld)
1264496	Mast	39 ft	2008	Westminster	BOARD OF CARROLL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

If you have a tower lease in Carroll 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: Baltimore city (44), Calvert County (42), Garrett County (40), Cecil County (36), Worcester County (36).

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.