Cell towers in Cortland County, NY

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Cortland County, 1% of New York's 2,735. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 5 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 22
2Tallest 312 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 190 ft) 252 ft

Structures

rank 43 of 62 in NY

Most common type

Tower

41% of structures

Over 200 feet

59% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

41% built then

Who owns the towers in Cortland County

11 different registrants own the 22 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 Cortland County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 252 feet, 62 feet taller than the New York median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Cheningo at 312 feet, built in 1957. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Cortland 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
1005514	Tower	312 ft	1957	Cheningo	American Towers LLC
1004096	Tower	305 ft	2008	Cincinnatus	American Towers LLC
1006593	Guyed tower	305 ft	2009	Truxton	American Towers LLC
1004179	Guyed tower	305 ft	1992	Cortland	American Towers LLC
1286960	Lattice tower	304 ft	2013	Lapeer	Cortland County
1286962	Lattice tower	280 ft	2013	Cincinnatus	Cortland County
1232577	Other or unspecified	274 ft	2003	Cortland	COUNTY OF CORTLAND
1006742	Other or unspecified	270 ft	1947	Cortlandville	Saga Communications of New England, LLC
1006743	Other or unspecified	270 ft	1947	Cortlandville	Saga Communications of New England, LLC
1219333	Tower	254 ft	2001	Virgil	SBA Towers, LLC
1026140	Tower	253 ft	2000	Preble	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1286961	Lattice tower	250 ft	2013	Cincinnatus	Cortland County
1286959	Lattice tower	234 ft	2013	Cuyler	Cortland County
1036443	Tower	199 ft	1994	Homer	EVES BROADCASTING INC
1039938	Tower	199 ft	1997	Courtland	K2 Towers III, LLC
1050939	Tower	199 ft	1994	Homer	SBA Towers, LLC
1286958	Lattice tower	199 ft	2013	Taylor	Cortland County
1241540	Tower	198 ft	2004	Cortlandville	BELL ATLANTIC MOBILE SYSTEMS OF ALLENTOWN, INC
1027721	Tower	192 ft	1996	Homer	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1287036	Lattice tower	179 ft	2000	Homer	American Towers LLC
1249028	On a building	96 ft	2006	Cortland	State University of New York at Cortland
1243801	Pole	59 ft	2005	Cortland	National Grid USA Service Company, Inc

If you have a tower lease in Cortland 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 York with similar tower counts: Madison County (26), Rensselaer County (25), Warren County (24), Delaware County (22), Kings County (22).

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.