Cell towers in Cecil County, MD

The FCC registry lists 36 constructed antenna structures in Cecil County, 3% of Maryland's 1,311. Ownership is spread across 25 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 8 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 19 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 36
2Tallest 420 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 199 ft) 198 ft

Structures

rank 17 of 24 in MD

Most common type

Tower

44% of structures

Over 200 feet

47% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

36% built then

Who owns the towers in Cecil County

25 different registrants own the 36 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 198 feet, close to the Maryland median of 199 feet. The tallest is a tower near Theodore at 420 feet, built in 1992. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Cecil 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
1058178	Tower	420 ft	1992	Theodore	SBA Structures, LLC
1036324	Tower	374 ft	1995	Craigtown	BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC
1237369	Tower	359 ft	2004	Northeast	Maryland State Police
1204968	Other or unspecified	358 ft	2000	Northeast	State of Maryland, MIEMSS
1218217	Other or unspecified	358 ft	2000	Perryville	State of Maryland, MIEMSS
1237633	Tower	358 ft	2004	Fair Hill	State of Maryland, DNR
1259639	Tower	348 ft	2007	Sylmar	Maryland State Highway Administration
1273633	Tower	348 ft	2010	Elkton	Maryland State Highway Administration
1062403	Tower	315 ft	1975	Chesapeake City	Private owner (name withheld)
1037287	Guyed tower	302 ft	2011	Elkton	American Towers LLC
1037314	Tower	299 ft	1978	Elkton	MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE INC DBA = MARYLAND BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE INC
1037375	Guyed tower	294 ft	2006	Elkton	American Towers LLC
1043512	Lattice tower	277 ft	1952	North East	American Towers LLC
1214485	Lattice tower	257 ft	2009	Warwick	American Towers LLC
1044113	Tower	240 ft	1997	Northeast	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1061077	Tower	236 ft	1995	North East	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1037350	Tower	210 ft	1963	Rock Springs	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1065413	Tower	199 ft	1993	Perryville	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1294671	Monopole	198 ft	2015	Perryville	Cellco Partnership
1240980	Lattice tower	197 ft	2003	Port Deposit	American Towers LLC
1065411	Tower	185 ft	1999	Childs	SBA Towers, LLC
1267957	Mast	185 ft	2009	Port Deposit	American Towers LLC
1200959	Tower	180 ft	1971	Elk Mills	CSX Transportation
1313025	Monopole	180 ft	2022	Chesapeake City	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1283805	Monopole	170 ft	2000	North East	CCATT LLC
1288237	Lattice tower	169 ft	1999	Chesapeake City	American Towers LLC
1065417	Lattice tower	165 ft	1999	North East	SBA Towers, LLC
1275611	Monopole	158 ft	2010	Elkton	SBA Towers II LLC
1273952	Monopole	152 ft	2010	Elkton	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1257676	Pole	150 ft	2008	Elkton	Diamond Towers IV LLC
1211493	Monopole	148 ft	1998	Blythedale	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1040355	Tower	145 ft	1966	Rising Sun	ARMSTRONG TELEPHONE COMPANY
1271990	Monopole	131 ft	1999	Perryville	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1267309	Monopole	123 ft	2009	Perryville	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1275545	Tower	122 ft	2010	North East	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1280154	Pole	113 ft	2002	Perryville	National Railroad Passenger Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Cecil 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: Calvert County (42), Garrett County (40), Carroll County (36), Worcester County (36), Queen Anne's County (31).

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.