Cell towers in Charles County, MD

The FCC registry lists 52 constructed antenna structures in Charles County, 4% of Maryland's 1,311. American Tower owns 16 of them (31%), 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 28 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 52
2Tallest 800 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 199 ft) 299 ft

Structures

rank 10 of 24 in MD

Most common type

Tower

33% of structures

Over 200 feet

71% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Charles County

20 different registrants own the 52 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 Charles County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 299 feet, 100 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 Waldorf at 800 feet, built in 1991. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Charles 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
1040421	Guyed tower	800 ft	1991	Waldorf	American Towers LLC
1043680	Other or unspecified	516 ft	1981	Waldorf	American Towers LLC
1239775	Lattice tower	469 ft	2004	Newburg	American Towers LLC
1047821	Tower	450 ft	2006	Morgantown	POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO
1239780	Lattice tower	378 ft	2014	Charlotte Hall	American Towers LLC
1212994	Lattice tower	375 ft	2000	Newburg	American Towers LLC
1212989	Lattice tower	372 ft	2004	Nanjemoy	American Towers LLC
1212991	Lattice tower	372 ft	2005	Waldorf	American Towers LLC
1212997	Lattice tower	372 ft	1999	Marbury	American Towers LLC
1234269	Tower	372 ft	2005	La Plata	American Towers LLC
1242257	Tower	370 ft	2004	Indian Head	CHARLES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
1065151	Other or unspecified	368 ft	1999	Nanjemoy	POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO
1058330	Other or unspecified	356 ft	1986	Hughesville	Good Body Media, LLC
1058331	Other or unspecified	356 ft	1986	Hughesville	Good Body Media, LLC
1058332	Other or unspecified	356 ft	1986	Hughesville	Good Body Media, LLC
1253004	Tower	348 ft	2007	Laplata	Maryland State Highway Administration
1260709	Tower	348 ft	2009	Nanjemoy	State of Maryland, DNR
1261491	Tower	348 ft	2008	Hughsville	Maryland State Highway Administration
1036153	Tower	344 ft	1994	Waldorf	AT&T Corp
1040484	Lattice tower	323 ft	1990	Waldorf	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1213000	Lattice tower	320 ft	2005	Hughesville	American Towers LLC
1036147	Tower	318 ft	1994	Faulkner	AT&T Corp
1014101	Guyed tower	313 ft	1995	La Plata	American Towers LLC
1251771	Lattice tower	310 ft	2006	La Plata	Cellco Partnership
1026934	Lattice tower	307 ft	1997	La Plata	American Towers LLC
1064688	Tower	303 ft	1999	La Plata	CHARLES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
1041754	Lattice tower	295 ft	1996	Bel Alton	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1239765	Lattice tower	278 ft	2014	La Plata	American Towers LLC
1234902	Tower	271 ft	2002	La Plata	Charles County Commissioners
1035751	Tower	266 ft	1990	Hughesville	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1064691	Tower	260 ft	2000	Indian Head	STC Three LLC
1286992	Lattice tower	255 ft	2014	Nanjemoy	Cellco Partnership
1278989	Tower	220 ft	1970	Waldorf	AT&T Corp
1035283	Guyed tower	217 ft	1987	Waldorf	American Towers LLC
1042241	Tower	213 ft	1994	Laplata	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1030745	Tower	212 ft	2001	Waldorf	State of Maryland, DNR
1053372	Tower	203 ft	1976	La Plata	SOMAR Communications, Inc.
1237242	Monopole	199 ft	2003	White Plains	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1299673	Monopole	199 ft	2016	Newburg	American Towers LLC
1322067	Monopole	198 ft	2025	Bryans Road	Charles County Commissioners
1287304	Lattice tower	197 ft	2000	Bryans Road	American Towers LLC
1276811	Monopole	184 ft	2010	Charlotte Hall	SBA Towers V, LLC
1059105	Monopole	180 ft	1999	Waldorf	SBA Towers, LLC
1252853	Monopole	165 ft	2010	Pomfret	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1283563	Pole	164 ft	2012	Waldorf	Cellco Partnership
1056810	Pole	161 ft	1997	Indian Head	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1316431	Monopole	157 ft	2021	Waldorf	Milestone Towers
1314889	Monopole	155 ft	2021	Port Tobacco	VB BTS III, LLC
1278934	Tower	150 ft	2011	La Plata	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1234614	Pole	138 ft	2003	Bryantown	STC Three LLC
1257866	Monopole	128 ft	2006	La Plata	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1271637	Pole	101 ft	2005	Waldorf	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Charles 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: Washington County (59), Allegany County (55), St. Mary's County (53), Howard County (50), Wicomico County (46).

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.