Cell towers in Orleans County, NY

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Orleans County, 1% of New York's 2,735. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 4 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 350 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 190 ft) 230 ft

Structures

rank 51 of 62 in NY

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

56% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

50% built then

Who owns the towers in Orleans County

11 different registrants own the 16 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 Orleans County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 230 feet, 40 feet taller than the New York median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Albion at 350 feet, built in 2001. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Orleans 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
1224935	Guyed tower	350 ft	2001	Albion	Family Worship Center Church, Inc.
1009815	Tower	297 ft	1992	Barre	American Towers LLC
1008258	Guyed tower	262 ft	1996	Kent	American Towers LLC
1003599	Tower	262 ft	2003	Gaines	STC Five LLC
1217243	Tower	260 ft	2000	Middleport	SBA Properties, LLC
1234772	Lattice tower	260 ft	2002	Kendall	SBA Properties, LLC
1248535	Tower	255 ft	2005	Clarendon	BELL ATLANTIC MOBILE SYSTEMS OF ALLENTOWN, INC
1251525	Lattice tower	231 ft	2005	Lyndonville	SBA Towers II LLC
1003294	Tower	230 ft	1981	Medina	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1239025	Tower	200 ft	1967	Albion	Keeler Construction Co Inc.
1249333	Tower	200 ft	2005	Barre	BELL ATLANTIC MOBILE SYSTEMS OF ALLENTOWN, INC
1322111	Monopole	200 ft	2021	Medina	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1322201	Monopole	200 ft	2021	Lyndonville	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1326278	Monopole	200 ft	2023	Lyndonville	Tarpon Towers III, LLC
1317612	Monopole	149 ft	2021	Holley	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1251881	Tower	125 ft	2005	Holley	SBA Towers II LLC

If you have a tower lease in Orleans 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: Franklin County (18), Fulton County (17), Yates County (17), Bronx County (15), Columbia County (15).

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.