New Jersey / Cape May County
#13 of 21 NJ counties · 44 structures
Cell towers in Cape May County, NJ
The FCC registry lists 44 constructed antenna structures in Cape May County, 4% of New Jersey's 1,125. Ownership is spread across 24 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 9 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 16 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 44
- 2Tallest 455 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 160 ft) 170 ft
Who owns the towers in Cape May County
24 different registrants own the 44 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 170 feet, close to the New Jersey median of 160 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Swainton at 455 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1055876 | Guyed tower | 455 ft | 1998 | Swainton | CTI Towers Assets III, LLC |
| 1046230 | Guyed tower | 440 ft | 2007 | Swainton | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1046231 | Lattice tower | 340 ft | 2014 | Strathmere | Strathmere Tower Holding, LLC |
| 1049014 | Guyed tower | 328 ft | 1998 | Buleigh | American Towers LLC |
| 1038532 | Tower | 306 ft | 1981 | Cape May | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1050491 | Guyed tower | 306 ft | 1988 | Rio Grande | American Towers LLC |
| 1046075 | Tower | 305 ft | 1985 | Cape May Court House | EIP Holdings II, LLC |
| 1046178 | Tower | 305 ft | 1993 | Palermo | GOLD COAST COMMUNICATIONS LLC |
| 1046071 | Lattice tower | 270 ft | 1997 | Swainton | Atlantic Coast Communication, LLC |
| 1045658 | Tower | 260 ft | 1983 | Petersburg | Subcarrier Communications Inc. |
| 1064180 | Guyed tower | 251 ft | 1973 | Cape May Ch | American Towers LLC |
| 1064183 | Guyed tower | 250 ft | 1966 | Cape May | American Towers LLC |
| 1209985 | Guyed tower | 239 ft | 2012 | Wildwood | Vertical Bridge Towers III, LLC |
| 1046974 | Tower | 223 ft | 1986 | Woodbine | New Jersey, State of |
| 1050086 | Lattice tower | 222 ft | 2015 | Matmora | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1238589 | Other or unspecified | 220 ft | 2004 | Cape May Court House | CAPE MAY, County of |
| 1061797 | Tower | 214 ft | 1995 | Dennis | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1038756 | Tower | 207 ft | 2003 | Palermo | American Towers LLC |
| 1282726 | Tower | 198 ft | 2012 | Cape May Court House | Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority |
| 1062574 | Tower | 193 ft | 1996 | Cape May | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1301969 | Lattice tower | 188 ft | 2017 | Cape May Court House | CAPE MAY, County of |
| 1058149 | Other or unspecified | 170 ft | 1989 | Upper Township | New Jersey Turnpike Authority |
| 1268068 | Other or unspecified | 170 ft | 2010 | Woodbine | CAPE MAY, County of |
| 1228697 | Lattice tower | 169 ft | 2001 | Rio Grande | American Towers LLC |
| 1271877 | Monopole | 167 ft | 2009 | Cape May Court House | American Towers LLC |
| 1207461 | Monopole | 164 ft | 2010 | Woodbine | American Towers LLC |
| 1232515 | Pole | 155 ft | 2009 | Villas | STC Four LLC |
| 1200630 | Tower | 149 ft | 1999 | Rio Grande | American Towers LLC |
| 1315656 | Monopole | 149 ft | 2021 | Cape May | TowerCo 2013 LLC |
| 1261784 | Monopole | 140 ft | 2002 | Dennisville | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1213165 | Monopole | 137 ft | 1996 | Marmora | CCATT LLC |
| 1236092 | Monopole | 129 ft | 2002 | Cape May | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1201670 | Pole | 128 ft | 1999 | Rio Grande | STC Four LLC |
| 1305060 | Monopole | 128 ft | 2018 | Seaville | TowerCo 2013 LLC |
| 1295738 | Lattice tower | 121 ft | 2015 | Cape May Court House | Cellco Partnership |
| 1208439 | Tower | 110 ft | 1994 | Rio Grande | CAPE MAY, County of |
| 1256766 | Tower | 100 ft | 2008 | Rio Grande | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1274750 | Tower | 90 ft | 2010 | Villas | Cape May County MIS Dept. |
| 1251732 | Tower | 88 ft | 2006 | Woodbine | Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority |
| 1333396 | Other or unspecified | 64 ft | 2026 | Ocean City | Cellco Partnership |
| 1303551 | Pole | 54 ft | 2017 | Holmdel | Boldyn Networks US LLC |
| 1290232 | Pole | 39 ft | 2013 | Ocean City | Crown Castle Fiber, LLC |
| 1290233 | Pole | 39 ft | 2013 | Ocean City | Crown Castle Fiber, LLC |
| 1278552 | Tower | 30 ft | 2011 | Ocean City | Ocean City Municipal Airport |
If you have a tower lease in Cape May 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 New Jersey with similar tower counts: Atlantic County (55), Gloucester County (50), Union County (49), Cumberland County (39), Somerset County (37).
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.