Cell towers in Dorchester County, MD

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Dorchester County, 2% of Maryland's 1,311. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 4 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 22
2Tallest 508 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 199 ft) 260 ft

Structures

rank 21 of 24 in MD

Most common type

Tower

68% of structures

Over 200 feet

68% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

41% built then

Who owns the towers in Dorchester County

15 different registrants own the 22 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 Dorchester County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 260 feet, 61 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 Williamsburg at 508 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Dorchester 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
1035824	Guyed tower	508 ft	1997	Williamsburg	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1034275	Guyed tower	506 ft	1989	Hurlock	Warwick Corp.
1036622	Tower	469 ft	2005	Cambridge	Dorchester County Public Safety Communications Division
1249840	Tower	368 ft	2006	Taylors Island	Dorchester County Public Safety Communications Division
1204969	Tower	358 ft	2000	Vienna	Maryland State Highway Administration
1036466	Tower	356 ft	2005	Vienna	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1044154	Tower	353 ft	1996	Cambridge	City of Cambridge, aka Commissioners of Cambridge
1036468	Tower	307 ft	1996	Linkwood	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1041751	Tower	265 ft	1994	Hurlock	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1035993	Tower	261 ft	1983	Wingate	Verizon Maryland LLC
1207764	Tower	260 ft	2000	Rhodesdale	STC Three LLC
1209704	Tower	260 ft	2000	Federalsburg	STC Three LLC
1210000	Tower	260 ft	2000	Dorchester	STC Three LLC
1034890	Guyed tower	250 ft	1998	Cambridge	American Towers LLC
1035986	Tower	206 ft	1991	Cambridge	Verizon Maryland LLC
1059673	Tower	200 ft	1998	Cambridge	DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT
1036673	Tower	199 ft	1993	Cambridge	DORCHESTER COUNTY COUNCIL
1308084	Lattice tower	199 ft	2019	Church Creek	SBA Towers X, LLC
1256544	Monopole	194 ft	2006	Church Creek	SBA Towers II LLC
1314248	Monopole	189 ft	2023	Cambridge	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1054674	Tower	140 ft	1998	Cambridge	Dorchester County Public Safety Communications Division
1319029	Monopole	104 ft	2021	East New Market	Cellco Partnership

If you have a tower lease in Dorchester 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: Worcester County (36), Queen Anne's County (31), Talbot County (23), Caroline County (19), Somerset County (15).

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.