Cell towers in Richmond County, NY

The FCC registry lists 14 constructed antenna structures in Richmond County, 1% of New York's 2,735. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 4 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 14
2Tallest 328 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 190 ft) 134 ft

Structures

rank 56 of 62 in NY

Most common type

Tower

29% of structures

Over 200 feet

36% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

43% built then

Who owns the towers in Richmond County

13 different registrants own the 14 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 Richmond County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 134 feet, 56 feet shorter than the New York median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a lattice tower near Staten Island at 328 feet, built in 2013. More than in any other decade, 43% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Richmond 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
1007880	Lattice tower	328 ft	2013	Staten Island	NEW YORK, STATE OF / DIVISON OF STATE POLICE
1013990	Other or unspecified	315 ft	1966	Staten Island	ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DBA - INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION
1038739	Other or unspecified	315 ft	2008	Arlington	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1244150	Tower	308 ft	2005	Staten Island	Fire Dept-City of New York
1207304	Tower	261 ft	1961	Staten Island	NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT DBA BUREAU OF FIRE COMMUNICATIONS
1303169	Lattice tower	150 ft	1987	Staten Island	Federal Aviation Administration
1213340	Pole	140 ft	2002	Staten Island	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1270483	Tower	127 ft	2005	Staten Island	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1028327	Tower	109 ft	1967	Staten Island	HIGH POINT ENTERPRISES
1283630	Pole	108 ft	1997	Staten Island	CCATT LLC
1249600	Monopole	105 ft	2006	Staten Island	American Towers LLC
1274575	Other or unspecified	90 ft	2010	Saten Island	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1274401	Monopole	58 ft	2010	Staten Island	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1267171	Monopole	50 ft	2007	Staten Island	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Richmond 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: Columbia County (15), Seneca County (15), Greene County (14), Rockland County (14), Putnam County (12).

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.