Cell towers in Ocean County, NJ

The FCC registry lists 75 constructed antenna structures in Ocean County, 7% of New Jersey's 1,125. Ownership is spread across 43 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 10 (13%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 22 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 75
2Tallest 1000 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 160 ft) 189 ft

Structures

rank 6 of 21 in NJ

Most common type

Monopole

28% of structures

Over 200 feet

36% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

25% built then

Who owns the towers in Ocean County

43 different registrants own the 75 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 Ocean County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 189 feet, 29 feet taller than the New Jersey median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Tuckerton at 1000 feet, built in 2006. More than in any other decade, 25% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Ocean 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
1210613	Guyed tower	1000 ft	2006	Tuckerton	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1047622	Tower	500 ft	1989	Bayville	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1046136	Guyed tower	479 ft	1998	Waretown	American Towers LLC
1038028	Tower	477 ft	1996	Manahawkin	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1046888	Other or unspecified	403 ft	1974	Toms River	Private owner (name withheld)
1027616	Guyed tower	361 ft	2013	Manahawkin	American Towers LLC
1046070	Lattice tower	320 ft	1990	Toms River	Atlantic Coast Communication, LLC
1046133	Lattice tower	320 ft	1990	Toms River	Vertical Bridge Towers III, LLC
1057015	Lattice tower	311 ft	1989	Jackson	American Towers LLC
1044747	Guyed tower	310 ft	1974	Toms River	CTI Towers Assets III, LLC
1046074	Tower	309 ft	2003	Barnegat	Atlantic Coast Communication, LLC
1044762	Tower	300 ft	1984	West Creek	WYRS Broadcasting
1222007	Lattice tower	290 ft	2001	Tuckerton	Atlantic Coast Communication, LLC
1045660	Tower	287 ft	1984	Barnegat	Ocean, County of
1046912	Tower	285 ft	1987	Barnegat	NEW JERSEY, STATE OF
1052983	Lattice tower	279 ft	1952	Plumstead	American Towers LLC
1046134	Tower	262 ft	1994	Lakewood	Highpoint Tower Technology, Inc.
1065376	Tower	260 ft	1999	Lakewood	OCEAN, COUNTY OF
1288861	Lattice tower	260 ft	2014	Toms River	Ocean, County of
1045656	Tower	246 ft	1993	Whiting	Ocean, County of
1048341	Tower	235 ft	1992	West Creek	ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC
1044748	Lattice tower	234 ft	1996	Stafford Township	American Towers LLC
1046973	Tower	225 ft	2006	Toms River	New Jersey, State of
1061435	Tower	225 ft	1981	Toms River	OCEAN, COUNTY OF
1045258	Guyed tower	210 ft	1982	Brick Township	American Towers LLC
1280040	Tower	206 ft	2012	Toms River	Township of Toms River
1333458	Water tank	205 ft	2026	Manchester	Manchester Township
1243402	Guyed tower	199 ft	2004	Lakehurst	Private owner (name withheld)
1286557	Monopole	199 ft	2014	Lakewood	American Towers LLC
1287660	Lattice tower	199 ft	2001	Barnegat Township	American Towers LLC
1207127	Water tank	197 ft	1984	Lakehurst	TOWNSHIP OF MANCHESTER DEPT OF UTILITIES
1305480	Lattice tower	195 ft	2018	Lanoka Harbor	Ocean, County of
1305481	Lattice tower	195 ft	2018	Jackson	Ocean, County of
1307185	Lattice tower	195 ft	2018	Manchester Township	County of Ocean
1312987	Lattice tower	195 ft	2020	Jackson	Jackson, Twp of Police Department
1314484	Lattice tower	195 ft	2020	Jackson Township	Jackson, Twp of Police Department
1050087	Tower	189 ft	1996	Brick Township	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1206278	Mast	189 ft	1999	Jackson	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1276754	Tower	175 ft	2010	Lakewood	Wireless EDGE Westchester Group LLC
1253665	Monopole	173 ft	2007	Lacey	SBA GC Towers, LLC
1302981	Lattice tower	171 ft	2018	West Creek	County of Ocean
1046882	Tower	169 ft	1990	Lakewood	Private owner (name withheld)
1282232	Lattice tower	166 ft	1995	Long Beach	American Towers LLC
1310690	Pole	166 ft	2021	Toms River	Diamond Towers II LLC
1225876	Monopole	165 ft	2002	Brick	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1298192	Monopole	165 ft	2015	New Egypt	Wireless EDGE Towers II, LLC
1271648	Monopole	161 ft	2007	Manchester Twp	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1292396	Monopole	160 ft	2014	Bayville	Central Regional School District
1301469	Guyed tower	160 ft	1977	Bayville	CTI Towers Assets III, LLC
1318260	Monopole	156 ft	2020	Manchester Township	American Towers LLC
1313523	Pole	155 ft	2020	Berkeley	Diamond Towers II LLC
1315059	Monopole	155 ft	2019	Jackson	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1321892	Monopole	155 ft	2022	Jackson	Eco-Site, LLC
1214781	Monopole	153 ft	1998	Brick	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1236269	Tower	150 ft	2005	West Creek	K.B.M. & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
1260503	Monopole	150 ft	2006	Jackson	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1311018	Monopole	150 ft	2022	Manahawkin	Cellco Partnership
1313835	Monopole	150 ft	2018	Brick	SBA Towers X, LLC
1327076	Monopole	145 ft	2024	Lakewood	Cellco Partnership
1271136	Monopole	142 ft	2005	Brick	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1332807	Pole	142 ft	2009	Toms River	Private owner (name withheld)
1273715	Pole	140 ft	2011	Toms River	SWI Funds Tower Holdings, LLC
1261828	Monopole	136 ft	2007	Toms River	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1209459	Monopole	135 ft	2000	Toms River	STC Five LLC
1247365	Monopole	135 ft	2006	Brick	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1267899	Pole	130 ft	2009	West Creek	CCATT LLC
1273848	Pole	130 ft	2010	Forked River	Diamond Towers IV LLC
1276405	Monopole	124 ft	2010	Toms River	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1214651	Tower	120 ft	2001	West Creek	New Jersey, State of
1273273	Monopole	120 ft	2013	Toms River	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1286147	Monopole	118 ft	2012	Toms River	Octagon Towers, LLC
1323431	Water tank	104 ft	2023	Lakewood	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1313637	Lattice tower	100 ft	2021	Bayville	Ocean, County of
1062790	Tower	90 ft	1974	Brick	BRICK TOWNSHIP JOINT BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
1279171	Tower	40 ft	2012	Forked River	County of Ocean

If you have a tower lease in Ocean 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: Monmouth County (87), Mercer County (76), Morris County (75), Essex County (67), Camden County (63).

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.