Cell towers in Nassau County, NY

The FCC registry lists 52 constructed antenna structures in Nassau County, 2% of New York's 2,735. Ownership is spread across 33 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 10 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 16 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 52
2Tallest 361 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 190 ft) 143 ft

Structures

rank 17 of 62 in NY

Most common type

Monopole

23% of structures

Over 200 feet

29% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

50% built then

Who owns the towers in Nassau County

33 different registrants own the 52 structures. 3 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 Nassau County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 143 feet, 47 feet shorter than the New York median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Hempstead at 361 feet, built in 2006. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Nassau 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
1056732	Guyed tower	361 ft	2006	Hempstead	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1043280	Lattice tower	325 ft	1982	Plainview	Private owner (name withheld)
1043279	Tower	320 ft	1975	Plainview	Private owner (name withheld)
1006408	Lattice tower	305 ft	1968	Syosset	StratCap Wireless Group
1005533	Lattice tower	294 ft	1994	Roslyn Heights	New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
1064894	Tower	284 ft	1980	Freeport	WGBB-AM, INC.
1038682	Tower	270 ft	1984	Mineola	Web Broadcasting LLC
1056733	Other or unspecified	265 ft	2006	Hempstead	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1006409	Tower	264 ft	2008	Uniondale	StratCap Wireless Group
1203505	Lattice tower	252 ft	1996	Oceanside	SBA Properties, LLC
1043278	Lattice tower	250 ft	1954	Mineola	Private owner (name withheld)
1224208	Lattice tower	224 ft	2001	Garden City	Nassau County Police Department
1273072	Tower	220 ft	2009	Westbury	Nassau County Police Department
1004482	Tower	203 ft	1983	Garden City	NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1270072	Water tank	201 ft	2009	Rockville Centre	Incorporated Village of Rockville Centre
1279810	Tower	190 ft	2010	Oyster Bay	Nassau County Police Department
1290125	Lattice tower	170 ft	2022	Inwood	Nassau County Police Department
1237191	Monopole	165 ft	2002	Glen Cove	SBA Towers V, LLC
1012425	Tower	158 ft	1999	Old Bethpage	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1063458	Water tank	156 ft	1999	South Farmingdale	SOUTH FARMINGDALE WATER DISTRICT
1007251	On a building	151 ft	1993	Hempstead	Verizon New York Inc.
1237900	Monopole	151 ft	2005	Port Washington	SBA Towers II LLC
1236289	Tower	150 ft	2003	Westbury	SBA Properties, LLC
1299874	Monopole	150 ft	2016	Levittown	Nassau County Police Department
1326674	Water tank	147 ft	2022	Farmingdale	Village of Farmingdale
1223803	Lattice tower	146 ft	2009	Inwood	American Towers LLC
1238704	Pole	140 ft	2001	Massapequa Park	Nassau Towers, Inc.
1235786	Pole	132 ft	2002	Elmont	Global Signal Acquisitions IV LLC
1239219	Monopole	130 ft	2003	Oceanside	SBA Properties, LLC
1244936	Monopole	127 ft	1999	Wantagh	SBA Towers V, LLC
1253927	Pole	126 ft	2006	Lynbrook	American Towers LLC
1252793	Tower	125 ft	2006	Massapequa	Syosset Tower, Inc.
1268207	Pole	125 ft	2009	Manorhaven	AG TOWERS INC
1293831	Monopole	125 ft	2017	Sands Point	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1256778	Pole	124 ft	2006	Massapequa	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1328713	Monopole	122 ft	2025	Woodbury	Beacon Wireless, LLC
1237192	Monopole	121 ft	2003	Westbury	SBA Towers V, LLC
1233989	Monopole	120 ft	2002	Hempstead	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1260258	Tower	120 ft	2006	Oceanside	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1307408	Monopole	120 ft	2011	Garden City	PTI US Assets I, LLC
1270033	Pole	115 ft	2009	Malverne	INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF MALVERNE
1270035	Pole	115 ft	2009	Malverne	INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF MALVERNE
1272117	Water tank	115 ft	2009	Oyster Bay	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1225329	Pole	110 ft	2002	Valley Stream	STC Five LLC
1287874	Mast	101 ft	2014	Elmont	New York SMSA Limited Partnership
1287017	Monopole	90 ft	2006	Hicksville	CCATT LLC
1266783	Monopole	86 ft	2007	Jericho	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1273617	On a building	67 ft	2010	North Hempstead	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1288056	On a building	66 ft	1996	Great Neck	Alert Engine, Hook, & Ladder Hose Co 1
1280097	On a building	52 ft	2011	East Hills	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1275653	On a building	50 ft	2010	Manhasset	Myrtle Street, LLC
1277744	On a building	41 ft	2011	Hickville	T-Mobile Northeast LLC

If you have a tower lease in Nassau 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: Oswego County (58), Broome County (54), Saratoga County (53), Niagara County (52), St. Lawrence County (49).

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.