New Jersey / Union County
#12 of 21 NJ counties · 49 structures
Cell towers in Union County, NJ
The FCC registry lists 49 constructed antenna structures in Union County, 4% of New Jersey's 1,125. Ownership is spread across 30 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 8 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 19 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 49
- 2Tallest 270 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 160 ft) 125 ft
Who owns the towers in Union County
30 different registrants own the 49 structures. 2 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 125 feet, 35 feet shorter than the New Jersey median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a lattice tower near Linden at 270 feet, built in 2000. More than in any other decade, 45% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1203303 | Lattice tower | 270 ft | 2000 | Linden | Subcarrier Communications, Inc. |
| 1222246 | On a building | 239 ft | 2001 | Elizabeth | UNION COUNTY OF |
| 1302133 | Water tank | 211 ft | 2008 | Union | American Water Company |
| 1209426 | On a building | 202 ft | 2007 | Summit | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1054297 | Other or unspecified | 196 ft | 1988 | Hillside | MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING INC DBA = WNJR |
| 1058317 | Other or unspecified | 196 ft | 1988 | Hillside | MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING INC DBA = WZRC |
| 1047074 | Lattice tower | 182 ft | 2024 | Linden | Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC |
| 1215204 | Monopole | 178 ft | 2000 | Summit | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1279728 | Other or unspecified | 175 ft | 1985 | Union | New Jersey Turnpike Authority |
| 1300330 | Monopole | 170 ft | 2014 | Clark | Wireless EDGE Towers, LLC |
| 1330837 | Monopole | 166 ft | 2025 | Scotch Plains | SBA Towers XI, LLC |
| 1273950 | Monopole | 156 ft | 2005 | Kenilworth | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1249636 | Monopole | 155 ft | 2006 | Linden | American Towers LLC |
| 1302760 | Monopole | 150 ft | 2017 | Berkley Heights | Wireless EDGE Towers, LLC |
| 1250275 | Pole | 145 ft | 2006 | Roselle | BORO OF ROSELLE LUMBER |
| 1321020 | On a building | 145 ft | 2021 | Elizabeth | Statewide Realty Co. dba Hilton Newark Airport |
| 1242518 | Tower | 140 ft | 2003 | Roselle | Borough of Roselle |
| 1259988 | Monopole | 135 ft | 2007 | Linden | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1210589 | Monopole | 133 ft | 2009 | Roselle | American Towers LLC |
| 1276385 | Monopole | 130 ft | 2010 | Springfield | STC Five LLC |
| 1256796 | Tower | 129 ft | 1994 | Union | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1209455 | Pole | 128 ft | 2000 | Hillside | STC Five LLC |
| 1006539 | Tower | 126 ft | 1996 | Linden | CCATT LLC |
| 1241010 | Monopole | 126 ft | 1999 | Elizabeth | American Towers LLC |
| 1249606 | Monopole | 125 ft | 2006 | Linden | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1295690 | Tree / stealth | 125 ft | 2015 | Scotch Plains | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1334735 | Monopole | 125 ft | 2026 | Cranford | Crown Atlantic Company |
| 1034383 | Pole | 124 ft | 1998 | Linden | STC Five LLC |
| 1247363 | Monopole | 124 ft | 2005 | Elizabeth | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1307497 | Monopole | 110 ft | 2019 | Scotch Plains | Horvath Towers V, LLC |
| 1244270 | Monopole | 109 ft | 2005 | Elizabeth | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1277287 | Monopole | 109 ft | 2013 | Rahway | CCTM2 LLC |
| 1252921 | Tower | 108 ft | 2007 | Linden | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
| 1052871 | Tower | 106 ft | 1994 | Elizabeth | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1323002 | Monopole | 106 ft | 2003 | Union | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1045896 | Pole | 105 ft | 1998 | Clark | New Jersey Turnpike Authority |
| 1006553 | Monopole | 105 ft | 1996 | Elizabeth | CCATT LLC |
| 1246442 | Tower | 105 ft | 1981 | Hillside | Hillside Police Department |
| 1233210 | Monopole | 99 ft | 2001 | Elizabeth | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1254505 | Pole | 94 ft | 2006 | Hillside | Octagon Towers, LLC |
| 1048323 | Tower | 85 ft | 1998 | Linden | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1202098 | Tower | 85 ft | 1979 | Linden | Texas Eastern Communications, LLC |
| 1321685 | Lattice tower | 65 ft | 2023 | Elizabeth | National Railroad Passenger Corporation |
| 1201398 | Monopole | 62 ft | 2000 | Linden | CCATT LLC |
| 1280621 | Tower | 56 ft | 2011 | Newark | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1273695 | On a building | 46 ft | 2010 | Elizabeth | T-Mobile Northeast LLC |
| 1222103 | Monopole | 36 ft | 2002 | Elizabeth | National Railroad Passenger Corporation |
| 1314726 | Monopole | 32 ft | 2020 | Newark | T-Mobile Northeast LLC |
| 1256166 | Mast | 30 ft | 2007 | Linden | City of Linden |
If you have a tower lease in Union 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: Middlesex County (56), Atlantic County (55), Gloucester County (50), Cape May County (44), Cumberland County (39).
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.