Cell towers in Putnam County, NY

The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Putnam County, 0% of New York's 2,735. SBA Communications owns 4 of them (33%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 12
2Tallest 397 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 190 ft) 152 ft

Structures

rank 58 of 62 in NY

Most common type

Monopole

33% of structures

Over 200 feet

25% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

42% built then

Who owns the towers in Putnam County

9 different registrants own the 12 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 Putnam County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 152 feet, 38 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 Phillipstown at 397 feet, built in 1958. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Putnam 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
1006358	Guyed tower	397 ft	1958	Phillipstown	Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd.
1321903	Guyed tower	397 ft	2022	Phillipstown	Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd.
1010179	Lattice tower	371 ft	1967	Putnam Valley	American Towers LLC
1261875	Monopole	191 ft	2007	Carmel	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1287678	Monopole	185 ft	2010	Patterson	K2 Towers II, LLC
1011871	Lattice tower	181 ft	1990	Holmes	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1274021	Monopole	123 ft	2010	Brewster,	New York SMSA Limited Partnership
1258584	Pole	122 ft	2008	Mahopac	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1331512	Monopole	120 ft	2025	Brewster	Homeland Towers, LLC
1270478	Tower	105 ft	2007	Brewster	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1271310	Tower	82 ft	2004	Mahopac	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1239543	Pole	59 ft	2004	Continental Village	CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORPORATION

If you have a tower lease in Putnam 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: Greene County (14), Richmond County (14), Rockland County (14), Schoharie County (10), Schuyler County (10).

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.