Cell towers in Erie County, OH

The FCC registry lists 75 constructed antenna structures in Erie County, 1% of Ohio's 6,156. Ownership is spread across 35 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 19 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 30 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 75
2Tallest 676 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 254 ft) 257 ft

Structures

rank 26 of 88 in OH

Most common type

Tower

48% of structures

Over 200 feet

59% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

37% built then

Who owns the towers in Erie County

35 different registrants own the 75 structures. 4 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 Erie County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 257 feet, close to the Ohio median of 254 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Castalia at 676 feet, built in 2023. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Erie 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
1323273	Guyed tower	676 ft	2023	Castalia	Christian Broadcasting Ministry
1014109	Tower	500 ft	1973	Berlin Heights	Private owner (name withheld)
1294227	Guyed tower	499 ft	2015	Milan	BAS Broadcasting, Inc
1014173	Guyed tower	415 ft	1991	Castalia	American Towers LLC
1012238	Tower	404 ft	1995	Sandusky	ERIE COUNTY CABLEVISION INC DBA = THE CABLESYSTEM
1014962	Tower	348 ft	2006	Castalia	FUTRONICS INC
1015308	Tower	341 ft	1996	Berlin Heights	Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Company
1306916	Lattice tower	332 ft	2025	Kelleys Island	Pierce Broadband, LLC
1223221	Tower	325 ft	2001	Berlin Township	Crown Communication LLC
1257137	Tower	312 ft	2007	Berlin Heights	ERIE, COUNTY OF
1027909	Tower	302 ft	1976	Berlin Heights	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1230775	Tower	300 ft	2002	Sandusky	W A T C H TV Company
1015083	Tower	299 ft	1995	Florence	American Towers, LLC
1011907	Tower	299 ft	1992	Wakeman	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1285262	Lattice tower	295 ft	2013	Castilia	Cellco Partnership
1202119	Lattice tower	293 ft	1999	Milan	American Towers LLC
1203211	Tower	293 ft	2000	Vermilion	American Towers LLC
1019432	Tower	290 ft	1992	Monroeville	Cellco Partnership
1015082	Lattice tower	288 ft	1995	Milan	American Towers LLC
1301537	Lattice tower	288 ft	2017	Sandusky	Pierce Broadband, LLC
1221702	Tower	279 ft	2000	Sandusky	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1060431	Other or unspecified	274 ft	1999	Sandusky	PERKINS, TOWNSHIP OF
1014123	Tower	272 ft	2002	Berlin Heights	Private owner (name withheld)
1014121	Tower	270 ft	1975	Sandusky	Private owner (name withheld)
1268540	Tower	270 ft	2009	Milan	Cellco Partnership
1008218	Lattice tower	268 ft	1997	Monroeville	American Towers LLC
1014177	Tower	268 ft	1996	Monroeville	OHIO RSA 2 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1064788	Mast	268 ft	1999	Berlin Heights	American Towers LLC
1204142	Lattice tower	268 ft	2000	Vermilion Township	American Towers LLC
1218382	Tower	263 ft	2002	Berlin Heights	American Towers LLC
1053724	Tower	262 ft	1998	Vermillion	STC Two LLC
1208463	Tower	261 ft	2000	Groten Township	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1220458	Lattice tower	261 ft	2001	Castalia	American Towers LLC
1059100	Tower	260 ft	1999	Sandusky	STC Two LLC
1061886	Mast	260 ft	1999	Bellevue	CCATT LLC
1284503	Tower	260 ft	2013	Vermilion	Cellco Partnership
1237581	Lattice tower	258 ft	2003	Margaretta	CCATT LLC
1215369	Guyed tower	257 ft	2000	Milan	American Towers LLC
1056897	Tower	250 ft	1998	Berlin Hts	STC Two LLC
1234868	Tower	250 ft	2002	Vermillion	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1218396	Lattice tower	248 ft	2000	Sandusky	American Towers LLC
1327329	Lattice tower	236 ft	2025	Wakeman	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1312164	Lattice tower	219 ft	2020	Berlin Heights	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1022318	Tower	203 ft	1984	Sandusky	Ohio State Highway Patrol
1023656	Tower	200 ft	1950	Wakeman	American Towers LLC
1210801	Lattice tower	200 ft	2006	Monroeville	OpenLink Partners LLC
1219809	Tower	199 ft	2000	Sandusky	OpenLink Partners LLC
1226357	Mast	199 ft	2001	Bellevue	American Towers LLC
1300038	Monopole	199 ft	2016	Sandusky	American Towers LLC
1301743	Lattice tower	199 ft	2016	Sandusky	VB Acquisition 2018, LLC
1260473	Tower	195 ft	2007	Bellevue	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1214287	Tower	189 ft	1999	Sandusky	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1224207	Monopole	187 ft	2001	Perkins Township	STC Two LLC
1219345	Tower	183 ft	1955	Bellevue	Ohio Turnpike Commission
1259112	Tower	180 ft	2007	Sandusky	Erie, County of
1013513	Lattice tower	177 ft	2017	Sandusky	BAS Broadcasting, Inc.
1243472	Pole	160 ft	2005	Sandusky	Ohio RSA 2 Limited Partnership d/b/a Alltel
1209387	Monopole	159 ft	1999	Huron	Crown Communication LLC
1241042	Monopole	158 ft	2003	Huron	Crown Communication LLC
1019434	Pole	156 ft	2004	Sandusky	Cellco Partnership
1293935	Lattice tower	145 ft	2015	Huron	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1055088	Tower	140 ft	1997	Sandusky	SBA Towers, LLC
1205495	Tower	140 ft	1999	Huron	City of Huron
1252876	Tower	138 ft	2007	Sandusky	Private owner (name withheld)
1296851	Monopole	135 ft	2015	Perkins	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1239877	Tower	130 ft	2003	Sandusky	STC Two LLC
1048385	Tower	129 ft	1998	Sandusky	STC Two LLC
1305829	Monopole	125 ft	2018	Sandusky	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1014172	Monopole	120 ft	1995	Sandusky	American Towers, LLC
1262601	Pole	120 ft	2008	Sandusky	Cellco Partnership
1024609	Monopole	119 ft	1997	Huron	American Towers LLC
1329343	Lattice tower	100 ft	2024	Sandusky	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1296896	Monopole	63 ft	2016	Huron	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1296902	Monopole	43 ft	2017	Huron	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1328817	Pole	39 ft	2025	Sandusky	Cellco Partnership

If you have a tower lease in Erie 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 Ohio with similar tower counts: Lake County (86), Richland County (86), Delaware County (78), Hancock County (75), Sandusky County (75).

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.