Cell towers in Somerset County, MD

The FCC registry lists 15 constructed antenna structures in Somerset County, 1% of Maryland's 1,311. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 3 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 15
2Tallest 512 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 199 ft) 348 ft

Structures

rank 23 of 24 in MD

Most common type

Tower

47% of structures

Over 200 feet

80% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in Somerset County

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 348 feet, 149 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 Princess Anne at 512 feet, built in 2000. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Somerset 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
1215103	Guyed tower	512 ft	2000	Princess Anne	CTI Towers Assets, II, LLC c/o Symphony Towers Infrastructure
1318928	Guyed tower	499 ft	2021	Westover	Draper Media, Inc.
1202432	Guyed tower	473 ft	2001	Marion Station	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1051560	Guyed tower	472 ft	1998	Princess Anne	American Towers LLC
1271185	Tower	469 ft	2009	Eden	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1036470	Tower	408 ft	1996	Princess Anne	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1225042	Tower	358 ft	2003	Princess Anne	Maryland State Police
1245727	Other or unspecified	348 ft	2005	Marion	State of Maryland, MIEMSS
1204140	Tower	331 ft	1987	Princess Anne	University of Maryland, Eastern Shore / WESM
1222913	Tower	260 ft	2010	Princess Anne	STC Three LLC
1202621	Guyed tower	255 ft	2026	Crisfield	Spectrum Southeast, LLC
1036650	Tower	220 ft	1982	Westover	DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT
1310551	Lattice tower	190 ft	2020	Crisfield	County of Somerset
1201241	Tower	128 ft	1988	Crisfield	Verizon Maryland LLC
1244614	Mast	127 ft	2006	Smith Island	Verizon Maryland LLC

If you have a tower lease in Somerset 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: Talbot County (23), Dorchester County (22), Caroline County (19), Kent County (10).

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.