Cell towers in Passaic County, NJ

The FCC registry lists 36 constructed antenna structures in Passaic County, 3% of New Jersey's 1,125. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 9 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 14 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 36
2Tallest 656 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 160 ft) 135 ft

Structures

rank 16 of 21 in NJ

Most common type

Monopole

39% of structures

Over 200 feet

25% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

39% built then

Who owns the towers in Passaic County

20 different registrants own the 36 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 Passaic County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 135 feet, 25 feet shorter than the New Jersey median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a structure near Montclair at 656 feet, built in 1973. More than in any other decade, 39% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Passaic 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
1045123	Other or unspecified	656 ft	1973	Montclair	NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY
1045844	Lattice tower	499 ft	1970	Pompton Lakes	GTC Uno, LLC
1241949	Other or unspecified	355 ft	1939	Clifton	Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
1241950	Other or unspecified	355 ft	1939	Clifton	Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
1241951	Other or unspecified	355 ft	1939	Clifton	Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
1241952	Other or unspecified	355 ft	1939	Clifton	Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
1310826	Lattice tower	350 ft	2020	Wanaque	Subcarrier Communications Inc
1301502	Monopole	228 ft	2017	Wanaque	New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
1053447	Tower	205 ft	1989	Paterson	PASSAIC, COUNTY OF
1238311	Tower	196 ft	2003	West Milford	STC Five LLC
1221370	Water tank	183 ft	1975	Wayne	Wayne, Township of
1298191	Tree / stealth	170 ft	2017	North Haledon	K2 Towers II, LLC
1210797	Tower	169 ft	1999	West Milford	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1261620	Lattice tower	160 ft	1999	Hewitt	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1279938	Lattice tower	155 ft	1993	Paterson	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1292206	Monopole	141 ft	2014	West Milford	New York SMSA Limited Partnership
1271198	Tower	140 ft	2004	Bloomingdale	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1281257	Tower	137 ft	2003	West Milford	STC Five LLC
1223953	Pole	133 ft	2003	West Milford	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1254995	Monopole	132 ft	2003	Totowa	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1252616	Monopole	130 ft	2010	Little Falls	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1255217	Monopole	123 ft	2008	Passaic	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1286954	Pole	123 ft	2003	Clifton	CCATT LLC
1285784	Pole	120 ft	2008	Passaic	CCATT LLC
1297870	Monopole	120 ft	2015	Passaic	Wireless EDGE Towers, LLC
1251166	Monopole	117 ft	2005	Wayne	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1322556	Monopole	113 ft	2000	Wayne	STC Five LLC
1291658	Monopole	107 ft	2004	Totowa	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1267312	Pole	102 ft	2007	Clifton	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1264826	Monopole	101 ft	2008	Pompton Lakes	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1277155	Water tank	98 ft	2010	West Paterson	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1262360	Monopole	96 ft	2007	Paterson	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1274576	Monopole	88 ft	2010	Wayne	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1279280	Monopole	87 ft	2011	Patterson	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1006541	Monopole	60 ft	1996	Clifton	New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
1276255	Tower	49 ft	2010	Totowa	T-Mobile Northeast LLC

If you have a tower lease in Passaic 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: Cape May County (44), Cumberland County (39), Somerset County (37), Hudson County (32), Warren County (31).

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.