Cell towers in Montgomery County, MD

The FCC registry lists 95 constructed antenna structures in Montgomery County, 7% of Maryland's 1,311. Ownership is spread across 39 registrants; the largest, MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF, has 17 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 22 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 95
2Tallest 809 ft
3Largest owner MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
4Median height (state 199 ft) 214 ft

Structures

rank 4 of 24 in MD

Most common type

Tower

29% of structures

Over 200 feet

63% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

22% built then

Who owns the towers in Montgomery County

39 different registrants own the 95 structures. 4 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 Montgomery County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 214 feet, 15 feet taller than the Maryland median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Bethesda at 809 feet, built in 1965. More than in any other decade, 22% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Montgomery 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
1035708	Tower	809 ft	1965	Bethesda	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1042694	Guyed tower	755 ft	1985	Silver Spring	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1047819	Tower	703 ft	1959	Dickerson	POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO
1238964	Lattice tower	500 ft	2019	Clarksburg	Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission
1035812	Tower	496 ft	1997	Cedar Heights	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1059002	Other or unspecified	404 ft	1992	Germantown	Vertical Bridge Towers III, LLC
1059004	Other or unspecified	404 ft	1992	Germantown	Vertical Bridge Towers III, LLC
1059003	Other or unspecified	400 ft	1992	Germantown	Vertical Bridge Towers III, LLC
1059005	Other or unspecified	400 ft	1992	Germantown	Vertical Bridge Towers III, LLC
1053550	Other or unspecified	357 ft	1939	Wheaton	Hubbard Radio Washington DC, LLC
1053549	Other or unspecified	355 ft	1939	Wheaton	Hubbard Radio Washington DC, LLC
1053551	Other or unspecified	355 ft	1939	Wheaton	Hubbard Radio Washington DC, LLC
1315837	On a building	345 ft	2021	Bethesda	FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, LLC
1056932	Lattice tower	326 ft	1947	Silver Springs	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1230956	Tower	315 ft	2002	Germantown	State of Maryland, Miemss
1306906	On a building	313 ft	2020	Rockville	MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
1204758	On a building	308 ft	1996	Rockville	Private owner (name withheld)
1231205	Tower	300 ft	2002	Bethesda	Private owner (name withheld)
1306907	On a building	300 ft	2020	Rockville	MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
1030088	Tower	299 ft	1989	Rockville	Maryland State Police
1053537	On a building	296 ft	1992	Silver Spring	ROYCO, INC.
1037915	On a building	290 ft	1990	Rockville	MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
1305618	Lattice tower	289 ft	2020	Olney	Maryland State Highway Administration
1208353	On a building	278 ft	2010	Rockville	MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
1218057	Tower	270 ft	2002	Gaithersburg	State of Maryland, Miemss
1218059	Tower	270 ft	2002	Boyds	State of Maryland, Miemss
1047826	Tower	269 ft	1971	Rockville	POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO
1037914	Tower	266 ft	1986	Gaithersburg	MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
1037918	Tower	266 ft	1992	Germantown	MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
1041748	Lattice tower	265 ft	2020	Damascus	MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
1058238	Tower	265 ft	1996	Silver Spring	MARYLAND NAT'L CAPITAL PARK & PLANNING COMMISSION
1307135	Lattice tower	254 ft	2020	Germantown	MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
1061796	Lattice tower	252 ft	2018	Dickerson/Poolesvill	Tower Road, LLC
1210827	Tower	250 ft	1977	Mount Airy	American Towers LLC
1214416	Water tank	247 ft	2001	Silver Spring	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
1271591	Tower	243 ft	2009	Seneca	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
1060542	Tower	240 ft	1997	Germantown	STC Three LLC
1304658	Lattice tower	240 ft	2020	Germantown	MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
1304659	Lattice tower	240 ft	2020	Brookville	MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
1047823	Tower	239 ft	1975	Brighton	POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO
1035847	Lattice tower	238 ft	1993	Gaitheusburg	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1304742	On a building	231 ft	2020	North Bethesda	MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
1044359	Lattice tower	222 ft	1976	Rockville	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1334977	Lattice tower	222 ft	2026	Gaitherburg	POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
1037916	Tower	217 ft	2008	Poolesville	MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
1320380	Lattice tower	215 ft	2023	Silver Spring	WASHINGTON METRO AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY WMATA
1036909	Other or unspecified	214 ft	1983	Gaithersburg	HUFFINES LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC
1036910	Other or unspecified	214 ft	1983	Gaithersburg	HUFFINES LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC
1036911	Other or unspecified	214 ft	1983	Gaithersburg	HUFFINES LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC
1036912	Other or unspecified	214 ft	1983	Gaithersburg	HUFFINES LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC
1036913	Other or unspecified	214 ft	1983	Gaithersburg	HUFFINES LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC
1037589	Tower	212 ft	1997	Gaithersburg	WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION DBA = W S S C
1305839	On a building	211 ft	2020	White Oak	MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
1026037	Pole	210 ft	1997	Gaithersburg	STC Three LLC
1330411	Lattice tower	210 ft	2025	Rockville	WASHINGTON METRO AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY WMATA
1035854	Pole	208 ft	1993	Damascus	CCATT LLC
1036849	Other or unspecified	203 ft	1956	Rockville	Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
1036850	Other or unspecified	203 ft	1956	Rockville	Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
1036851	Other or unspecified	203 ft	1956	Rockville	Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
1262102	Tower	202 ft	2008	Boyds	STC Three LLC
1037349	Tower	200 ft	1963	Rockville	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1042695	Other or unspecified	200 ft	1941	Silver Spring	Vertical Bridge Towers, IV LLC
1042696	Other or unspecified	200 ft	1941	Silver Spring	Vertical Bridge Towers, IV LLC
1304656	Monopole	199 ft	2020	Sliver Springs	MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
1285806	Lattice tower	198 ft	2019	Gaithersburg	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
1059021	Monopole	196 ft	2007	Brookeville	American Towers LLC
1305044	Lattice tower	195 ft	2019	Burtonsville	MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
1003512	Tower	190 ft	1997	East Rockville	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1304655	Monopole	189 ft	2019	Potomac	MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
1280512	Pole	177 ft	2000	Derwood	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1253587	Monopole	174 ft	2007	Silver Spring	American Towers LLC
1039397	Tower	163 ft	2008	Bethesda	Carderock Communications, LLC
1038345	Pole	160 ft	1998	Rockville	Maryland State Highway Administration
1209281	Monopole	160 ft	2000	Germantown	SBA Properties, LLC
1305776	On a building	157 ft	2019	Silver Spring	MONTGOMERY, COUNTY OF
1016550	Pole	156 ft	2005	Derwood	American Towers LLC
1299825	Lattice tower	156 ft	2018	Bethesda	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1209049	Tower	155 ft	2000	Laytonsville	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1307016	Monopole	150 ft	2019	Derwood	CitySwitch II, LLC
1330956	Monopole	149 ft	2025	Damascus	TELECOM CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
1274794	Other or unspecified	145 ft	2017	Rockville	Private owner (name withheld)
1276319	Tower	135 ft	2011	Gaithersburg	STC Three LLC
1239090	Monopole	130 ft	2009	Gaithersburg	American Towers LLC
1279967	Monopole	129 ft	1997	Silver Spring	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1040792	Tower	127 ft	1999	Gaithersburg	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1302467	Monopole	127 ft	2018	Gaithersburg	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1260244	Monopole	126 ft	2006	Silver Spring	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1273922	Tower	124 ft	2010	Gaitherburg	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1296004	Monopole	124 ft	2015	Clarksburg	Cellco Partnership
1271644	Monopole	123 ft	2007	Germantown	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1233687	Monopole	120 ft	2009	Gaithersburg	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1271246	Tower	106 ft	2004	Damascus	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1267308	Tower	105 ft	2010	Gaithersburg	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1267706	Monopole	104 ft	2008	Gaithersburg	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1235117	Mast	35 ft	1991	Gaithersburg	Private owner (name withheld)

If you have a tower lease in Montgomery 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: Prince George's County (145), Anne Arundel County (132), Baltimore County (122), Harford County (75), Frederick County (73).

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.