New York / Jefferson County
#8 of 62 NY counties · 69 structures
Cell towers in Jefferson County, NY
The FCC registry lists 69 constructed antenna structures in Jefferson County, 3% of New York's 2,735. Ownership is spread across 34 registrants; the largest, St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership, has 16 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 18 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 69
- 2Tallest 596 ft
- 3Largest owner St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership
- 4Median height (state 190 ft) 200 ft
Who owns the towers in Jefferson County
34 different registrants own the 69 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 200 feet, close to the New York median of 190 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Carthage at 596 feet, built in 2024. More than in any other decade, 33% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1016048 | Guyed tower | 596 ft | 2024 | Carthage | Gray Local Media, Inc. |
| 1003128 | Guyed tower | 405 ft | 1991 | Watertown | American Towers LLC |
| 1004171 | Tower | 379 ft | 1995 | Brownville | CCATT LLC |
| 1042270 | Guyed tower | 371 ft | 1998 | Watertown | Stephens Media Group - Watertown, LLC |
| 1016072 | Tower | 333 ft | 1948 | Rutland | Gray Local Media, Inc. |
| 1004173 | Tower | 322 ft | 1993 | Clayton | American Towers LLC |
| 1002926 | Lattice tower | 320 ft | 2016 | Watertown | National Grid USA Service Company, INC. |
| 1206612 | Tower | 315 ft | 2000 | Somerville | St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership |
| 1004170 | Tower | 314 ft | 1993 | Adams | CCATT LLC |
| 1214823 | Tower | 310 ft | 2000 | Evans Mills | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1006950 | Tower | 308 ft | 1991 | Adams | EIP Holdings II, LLC |
| 1306998 | Guyed tower | 300 ft | 2019 | Champion | Jefferson County Government |
| 1006951 | Tower | 292 ft | 1989 | Cape Vincent | CAPE AL BROADCASTING INC DBA = WKGG FM |
| 1016348 | Tower | 282 ft | 1997 | Cape Vincent | MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO INC DBA = MARS HILL NETWORK |
| 1300851 | Guyed tower | 280 ft | 2017 | Glen Park | Jefferson County Government |
| 1300852 | Guyed tower | 280 ft | 2018 | Mannsville | Jefferson County Government |
| 1006968 | Other or unspecified | 267 ft | 1941 | Watertown | Stephens Media Group - Watertown, LLC |
| 1009787 | Other or unspecified | 267 ft | 1941 | Watertown | Stephens Media Group - Watertown, LLC |
| 1009788 | Other or unspecified | 267 ft | 2001 | Watertown | Stephens Media Group - Watertown, LLC |
| 1203554 | Tower | 263 ft | 2000 | Philadelphia | St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership |
| 1224694 | Tower | 260 ft | 2003 | Orleans | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1301030 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2018 | Theresa | Jefferson County Government |
| 1230695 | Tower | 255 ft | 2002 | Water | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1006172 | Tower | 254 ft | 2000 | Ellisburg | St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership |
| 1006117 | Tower | 252 ft | 2000 | Clayton | St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership |
| 1215665 | Lattice tower | 250 ft | 2006 | Mannsville | American Towers LLC |
| 1218456 | Lattice tower | 249 ft | 2000 | Adams Center | American Towers LLC |
| 1002925 | Lattice tower | 240 ft | 2016 | Adams | National Grid USA Service Company, INC. |
| 1003158 | Lattice tower | 240 ft | 2000 | Adams | St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership |
| 1054275 | Tower | 234 ft | 1998 | Lorraine | St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership |
| 1002339 | Guyed tower | 226 ft | 2010 | Watertown | TowerCo V Holdings LLC |
| 1007221 | Tower | 225 ft | 1981 | Henderson | Towers Unlimited LLC |
| 1292106 | Lattice tower | 225 ft | 2014 | Ellisburg | St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership |
| 1057920 | Guyed tower | 212 ft | 1998 | Black River | St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership |
| 1006960 | Other or unspecified | 200 ft | 1968 | Watertown | Stephens Media Group - Watertown, LLC |
| 1209408 | Tower | 200 ft | 1988 | Watertown | Nexstar Media Inc. |
| 1322331 | Monopole | 200 ft | 2019 | Antwerp | Tarpon Towers II, LLC |
| 1003182 | Tower | 199 ft | 2000 | Watertown | St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership |
| 1230600 | Guyed tower | 199 ft | 2001 | Theresa | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1240957 | Tower | 199 ft | 2004 | Calcium | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1244833 | Tower | 199 ft | 2004 | Evans Mills | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1301165 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2016 | Carthage | St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership |
| 1313517 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2020 | Stone Mills | EIP Holdings IV, LLC |
| 1328356 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2025 | Belleville | Blue Sky Towers IV, LLC |
| 1009797 | Tower | 198 ft | 2000 | Evans Mills | St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership |
| 1019628 | Tower | 195 ft | 2000 | Carthage | St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership |
| 1207013 | Tower | 195 ft | 1998 | Watertown | K2 Towers II, LLC |
| 1320762 | Guyed tower | 195 ft | 2021 | Adams | K2 Towers III, LLC |
| 1242151 | Tower | 193 ft | 2004 | Orleans | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1267059 | Mast | 192 ft | 2008 | Fort Drum Army Base | St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership |
| 1223770 | Lattice tower | 190 ft | 2004 | Watertown | American Towers LLC |
| 1200170 | Water tank | 188 ft | 1999 | Sackets Harbor | Village of Sackett's Harbor |
| 1297573 | Guyed tower | 187 ft | 2015 | Leray | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1231773 | Tower | 185 ft | 2002 | Alexandria Bay | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1297574 | Lattice tower | 185 ft | 2015 | Philadelphia | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1301738 | Lattice tower | 185 ft | 2017 | Wilna | K2 Towers III, LLC |
| 1006176 | Tower | 184 ft | 2000 | Cape Vincent | St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership |
| 1332047 | Lattice tower | 184 ft | 2026 | Philadelphia | Tarpon Towers III, LLC |
| 1233641 | Mast | 177 ft | 1985 | Alexandria Bay | CASTLE CABLE TELEVISION |
| 1221226 | Lattice tower | 157 ft | 2008 | Champion | American Towers LLC |
| 1329248 | Lattice tower | 153 ft | 2025 | Carthage | St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership |
| 1313533 | Lattice tower | 149 ft | 2020 | Dexter | PI Tower Development, LLC c/o LendLease Americas, Inc |
| 1320431 | Monopole | 124 ft | 2022 | Watertown | Cellco Partnership |
| 1321016 | Monopole | 124 ft | 2022 | Watertown | Horvath Towers V, LLC |
| 1056095 | On a building | 121 ft | 1998 | Watertown | JEFFERSON, COUNTY OF |
| 1275321 | Mast | 105 ft | 2010 | Pamelia | St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership |
| 1305890 | Mast | 70 ft | 2018 | Watertown | CSX Transportation |
| 1329560 | Pole | 39 ft | 2026 | Fort Drum | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1329558 | Pole | 38 ft | 2026 | Fort Drum | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Jefferson 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: Oneida County (78), Chautauqua County (74), Orange County (74), Queens County (62), Steuben County (62).
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.