Cell towers in Niagara County, NY

The FCC registry lists 52 constructed antenna structures in Niagara County, 2% of New York's 2,735. Ownership is spread across 23 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 13 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 24 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 52
2Tallest 368 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 190 ft) 159 ft

Structures

rank 18 of 62 in NY

Most common type

Tower

42% of structures

Over 200 feet

31% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

44% built then

Who owns the towers in Niagara County

23 different registrants own the 52 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 Niagara County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 159 feet, 31 feet shorter than the New York median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Appleton at 368 feet, built in 1974. More than in any other decade, 44% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Niagara 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
1052987	Tower	368 ft	1974	Appleton	American Towers LLC
1016295	Tower	321 ft	1997	Gasport	STC Five LLC
1253247	Lattice tower	315 ft	2007	Lockport	NY State Department of Transportation
1065974	Tower	314 ft	2000	Somerset	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1288762	Lattice tower	305 ft	2015	North Tonawanda	NIAGARA, COUNTY OF
1004284	Guyed tower	290 ft	2008	Lockport	American Towers LLC
1059209	Tower	270 ft	2000	Lockport	BELL ATLANTIC MOBILE SYSTEMS OF ALLENTOWN, INC
1207128	Tower	267 ft	1999	Royalton	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1002927	Tower	262 ft	2011	Lockport	National Grid USA Service Company Inc.
1008847	Tower	261 ft	2003	Cambria	STC Five LLC
1018861	Tower	260 ft	2003	Porter	STC Five LLC
1013146	Tower	258 ft	2003	Sanborn	STC Five LLC
1231890	Tower	258 ft	2002	San Burn	Crown Communication LLC
1028329	Guyed tower	250 ft	1997	Barker	American Towers LLC
1004319	Guyed tower	231 ft	2004	North Tonawanda	American Towers LLC
1257000	Tower	225 ft	2007	Lewiston	Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems LLC
1013245	Monopole	199 ft	1997	Lockport	STC Five LLC
1296863	Lattice tower	199 ft	2015	Lockport	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1254226	Lattice tower	196 ft	2006	Lockport	SBA Towers II LLC
1004288	Tower	195 ft	1995	Newfane	American Towers LLC
1233085	Tower	190 ft	2002	Lockport	New York State Electric & Gas Corporation
1276257	Guyed tower	174 ft	2022	Ransomville	American Towers LLC
1303237	Lattice tower	164 ft	2017	North Tonawanda	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1004289	Tower	160 ft	1995	Royalton	American Towers LLC
1007532	Lattice tower	160 ft	1976	Niagara Falls	TowerCo Special LLC
1313679	Lattice tower	159 ft	2020	Lockport	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1316220	Monopole	159 ft	2020	Middleport	VB BTS III, LLC
1253948	Monopole	158 ft	2005	Pendleton	SBA Towers II LLC
1057334	Lattice tower	156 ft	2000	Sanborn	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1004318	Tower	154 ft	1994	Wheatfield	American Towers LLC
1233864	Monopole	153 ft	2003	Tonawanda	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1039092	Tower	151 ft	1998	Niagara Falls	STC Five LLC
1004287	Tower	149 ft	1992	Lockport	American Towers LLC
1314513	Monopole	144 ft	2021	North Tonawanda	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1325583	Monopole	143 ft	2013	Lockport	Skyway Towers, LLC
1327130	Lattice tower	143 ft	2022	Niagara Falls	Up State Tower Co., LLC
1007528	Lattice tower	140 ft	2026	Lockport	Spectrum Northeast, LLC
1015220	Tower	133 ft	1997	Niagara	STC Five LLC
1230617	Guyed tower	123 ft	2003	Niagara Falls	STC Five LLC
1013855	Tower	121 ft	1997	Wheatfield	STC Five LLC
1236643	Monopole	120 ft	2002	Niagra Falls	American Towers LLC
1319348	Lattice tower	115 ft	2021	Niagara Falls	Up State Tower Co., L.L.C.
1247938	Monopole	110 ft	2005	Niagara Falls	SBA Towers II LLC
1270486	Monopole	110 ft	2007	Niagara Falls	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1271309	Monopole	108 ft	2005	North Tonawanda	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1325545	Monopole	103 ft	2011	Youngstown	American Towers LLC
1028328	Tower	100 ft	1997	Wheatfield	American Towers LLC
1019092	Tower	93 ft	2000	Niagara Falls	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1231505	Tower	93 ft	2002	Niagra Falls	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1260620	Pole	90 ft	2007	Wheatfield	BELL ATLANTIC MOBILE SYSTEMS OF ALLENTOWN, INC
1304338	Mast	70 ft	2018	Niagara	CSX Transportation
1320210	Pole	70 ft	2021	Niagara Falls	Cellco Partnership

If you have a tower lease in Niagara 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: Broome County (54), Saratoga County (53), Nassau County (52), St. Lawrence County (49), New York County (48).

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.