Cell towers in Wicomico County, MD

The FCC registry lists 46 constructed antenna structures in Wicomico County, 4% of Maryland's 1,311. Ownership is spread across 27 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 7 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 15 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 46
2Tallest 1017 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 199 ft) 276 ft

Structures

rank 12 of 24 in MD

Most common type

Tower

35% of structures

Over 200 feet

67% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

26% built then

Who owns the towers in Wicomico County

27 different registrants own the 46 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 Wicomico County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 276 feet, 77 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 Sharptown at 1017 feet, built in 2008. More than in any other decade, 26% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Wicomico 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
1043201	Tower	1017 ft	2008	Sharptown	Marquee Broadcasting Inc.
1036645	Guyed tower	551 ft	2024	Salisbury	Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission
1037385	Tower	426 ft	2002	Salisbury	American Towers LLC
1301728	Lattice tower	426 ft	2018	Salisbury	Wicomico County, MD - Dept. of Emergency Services
1053178	Tower	425 ft	1966	Salisbury	COMMUNITY ANTENNA RADIO INC
1059329	Tower	420 ft	1999	Salisbury	WICOMICO, COUNTY OF
1037390	Guyed tower	406 ft	1996	Salisbury	American Towers LLC
1037386	Guyed tower	405 ft	2004	Salisbury	American Towers LLC
1034158	Tower	375 ft	1987	Salisbury	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1036467	Tower	372 ft	2005	Mardela Springs	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1036465	Guyed tower	355 ft	1997	Pittsville	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1051561	Guyed tower	353 ft	1998	Salisbury	American Towers LLC
1255454	Tower	348 ft	2007	Salisbury	Maryland State Highway Administration
1266257	Other or unspecified	348 ft	2009	Mardela Springs	State of Maryland, MIEMSS
1273228	Tower	348 ft	2011	Eden	Maryland State Highway Administration
1049576	Guyed tower	333 ft	1986	Eden	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1037731	Tower	332 ft	1985	Salisbury	Rothschild Broadcasting LLC
1037285	Lattice tower	323 ft	1987	Salisbury	American Towers LLC
1036152	Tower	318 ft	1995	Salisbury	AT&T Corp
1034990	Tower	315 ft	1997	Salisbury	DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT
1044416	Tower	300 ft	1987	Salisbury	WICOMICO, COUNTY OF DBA = WICOMICO COUNTY DETENTION CENTER
1038582	Other or unspecified	295 ft	1994	Pittsville	State of Maryland, MIEMSS
1038583	Other or unspecified	288 ft	1994	Quantico	State of Maryland, MIEMSS
1023460	Other or unspecified	263 ft	1980	Salisbury	North West Road Towers LLC
1023461	Other or unspecified	263 ft	1982	Salisbury	North West Road Towers LLC
1023462	Other or unspecified	263 ft	1980	Salisbury	North West Road Towers LLC
1023463	Other or unspecified	263 ft	1980	Salisbury	North West Road Towers LLC
1221039	Lattice tower	259 ft	2000	Powellville	SBA Properties, LLC
1221135	Lattice tower	259 ft	2001	Delmar	SBA Properties, LLC
1254409	Tower	218 ft	2008	Salisbury	State of Maryland, DNR
1030900	Tower	216 ft	1992	Salisbury	Maryland State Police
1291547	Lattice tower	200 ft	2014	Salisbury	SBA Towers X, LLC
1035764	Tower	199 ft	1998	Salisbury	STC Three LLC
1036651	Tower	199 ft	1982	Salisbury	DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT
1208930	Monopole	199 ft	1999	Fruitland	American Towers LLC
1267007	Monopole	199 ft	2009	Salisbury	American Towers LLC
1291422	Lattice tower	198 ft	2015	Salisbury	Salisbury University
1292263	Monopole	197 ft	2014	Salisbury	Cellco Partnership
1324372	Monopole	176 ft	2022	Sharptown	EIP Holdings IV, LLC
1280853	Monopole	167 ft	1996	Salisbury	CCATT LLC
1233951	Monopole	155 ft	2003	Salisbury	STC Three LLC
1233952	Monopole	153 ft	2003	Parsonsburg	STC Three LLC
1292287	Monopole	150 ft	2016	Parsonsburg	TARA Communications, LLC
1294090	Monopole	133 ft	2014	Salisbury	SBA Towers X, LLC
1328673	Lattice tower	130 ft	2024	Salisbury	WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
1298539	Lattice tower	109 ft	2016	Salisbury	SBA Towers X, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Wicomico 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: St. Mary's County (53), Charles County (52), Howard County (50), Baltimore city (44), Calvert County (42).

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.