Cell towers in Essex County, NJ

The FCC registry lists 67 constructed antenna structures in Essex County, 6% of New Jersey's 1,125. T-Mobile owns 20 of them (30%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 14 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 67
2Tallest 446 ft
3Largest owner T-Mobile
4Median height (state 160 ft) 105 ft

Structures

rank 7 of 21 in NJ

Most common type

Pole

22% of structures

Over 200 feet

19% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

39% built then

Who owns the towers in Essex County

33 different registrants own the 67 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.

Constructed structures in Essex County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 105 feet, 55 feet shorter than the New Jersey median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a on a building near Newark at 446 feet, built in 1977. More than in any other decade, 39% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Essex 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
1044317	On a building	446 ft	1977	Newark	Subcarrier Communications Inc.
1213355	Pole	438 ft	2001	Newark	The Prudential Insurance Company of America
1044537	Other or unspecified	435 ft	1980	Newark	PSEG Services Corporation
1239387	Tower	390 ft	2005	West Orange	ESSEX, COUNTY OF
1060205	Lattice tower	347 ft	1974	West Orange	American Towers LLC
1201482	On a building	319 ft	1977	Newark	Verizon New Jersey Inc.
1044879	Lattice tower	303 ft	1965	West Orange	American Towers LLC
1247641	Tower	264 ft	1948	South Orange	Seton Hall University
1256639	Other or unspecified	250 ft	2008	Bloomfiled	New Jersey Turnpike Authority
1303055	Lattice tower	235 ft	2017	Newark	Northeastern ITS, LLC
1056253	Lattice tower	225 ft	2007	West Orange	American Towers LLC
1046913	Tower	220 ft	1988	West Orange	NEW JERSEY, STATE OF
1045804	Tower	203 ft	1970	West Orange	FAMILY STATIONS, INC.
1054286	Monopole	197 ft	1998	Verona	Township of Verona
1271197	Monopole	172 ft	2005	Belleville	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1052873	Tower	168 ft	1996	East Orange	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1220686	Monopole	160 ft	1999	Fairfield	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1249373	Pole	151 ft	2005	North Caldwell	CCATT LLC
1257357	Monopole	146 ft	2010	Fairfield	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1298194	Tree / stealth	145 ft	2017	Livingston	Wireless EDGE Towers, LLC
1300824	Monopole	145 ft	2017	Livingston	Wireless EDGE Towers, LLC
1044685	Other or unspecified	144 ft	2010	Cedar Grove	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1210814	Monopole	142 ft	2003	Lincoln Park	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1255209	Tower	140 ft	2006	Roseland	CCATT LLC
1251555	On a building	136 ft	2008	Newark	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1289031	Lattice tower	135 ft	2012	Montclair	Wireless EDGE Westchestester Group, LLC
1308052	Monopole	130 ft	2019	Newark	New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
1251179	Guyed tower	125 ft	2010	Essex Fells	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1281448	Monopole	123 ft	2011	Newark	Diamond Towers IV LLC
1294739	Pole	116 ft	2015	West Caldwell	New York SMSA Limited Partnership
1312089	Monopole	112 ft	1988	Maplewood	American Towers LLC
1251410	Pole	108 ft	2005	Irvington	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1058138	Tower	105 ft	1963	Bloomfield	New Jersey Turnpike Authority
1320704	On a building	105 ft	2023	Newark	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1255520	Pole	104 ft	2006	Newark	CCATT LLC
1271343	Tower	104 ft	2010	Livingston	Township of Livingston Police Department
1233269	Monopole	101 ft	2009	Newark	STC Five LLC
1272948	On a building	100 ft	2012	Newark	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1274490	Pole	100 ft	2010	East Orange	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1313405	Monopole	100 ft	2020	Newark	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1305277	Monopole	97 ft	2019	Newark	New York SMSA Limited Partnership
1242669	Monopole	94 ft	2005	Irvington	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1221069	Pole	88 ft	2001	Newark	STC Five LLC
1323961	On a building	88 ft	2023	Irvington	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1258660	On a building	85 ft	2007	Newark	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1063857	Tower	84 ft	1996	Roseland	MEDADA LLC
1286129	Pole	82 ft	2005	East Orange	CCATT LLC
1241698	Tower	80 ft	2005	Newark	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1252437	Tower	80 ft	2006	East Orange	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1292950	Monopole	80 ft	2019	Newark	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1271284	On a building	74 ft	2011	Bloomfield	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1258659	On a building	71 ft	2007	Newark	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1280074	Pole	70 ft	2012	Newark	National Railroad Passenger Corporation
1254511	Pole	66 ft	2006	Newark	CCATT LLC
1260369	On a building	63 ft	2007	Newark	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1228941	On a building	61 ft	2001	Newark	VB RUN, LLC
1280559	Tower	56 ft	2011	Newark	Private owner (name withheld)
1325407	Other or unspecified	56 ft	2023	Newark	Diamond Towers IV LLC
1271168	Other or unspecified	55 ft	2009	Newark	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
1208705	Pole	53 ft	2000	Newark	STC Five LLC
1272309	On a building	53 ft	1999	Newark	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1273293	On a building	52 ft	2012	Newark	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1237185	Tower	50 ft	2002	Fairfield	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1063369	Pole	49 ft	1998	Newark	NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY PORT AUTHORITY
1224959	Pole	43 ft	2001	Newark	New Cingular Wireless, Inc.
1278033	Pole	31 ft	2011	Newark	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
1278034	Pole	31 ft	2011	Newark	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

If you have a tower lease in Essex 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: Mercer County (76), Morris County (75), Ocean County (75), Camden County (63), Middlesex County (56).

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.