Ohio / Paulding County

#83 of 88 OH counties · 28 structures

Cell towers in Paulding County, OH

The FCC registry lists 28 constructed antenna structures in Paulding County, 0% of Ohio's 6,156. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 4 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 28
  2. 2Tallest 500 ft
  3. 3Largest owner SBA Communications
  4. 4Median height (state 254 ft) 278 ft
Structures
28
rank 83 of 88 in OH
Most common type
Tower
43% of structures
Over 200 feet
27
96% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
32% built then

Who owns the towers in Paulding County

20 different registrants own the 28 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.

SBA Communications4Alltel4American Tower3Tillman Infrastructure3Paulding Towers LTD1FIRST FAMILY BROADCASTING IN1Norfolk Southern1EIP Holdings II, LLC1
Constructed structures in Paulding County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 278 feet, 24 feet taller than the Ohio median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Cecil at 500 feet, built in 2006. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2000s.

Tower12Lattice tower8Guyed tower7Monopole1
Structures in Paulding County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
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Structures in Paulding 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1252116Tower500 ft2006CecilOhio Power Company
1247941Tower397 ft2005PauldingPaulding County Emergency Management Agency
1018936Tower341 ft1989LattyFIRST FAMILY BROADCASTING INC
1014840Tower324 ft1958PauldingPaulding Towers LTD
1014168Guyed tower312 ft1992CecilAmerican Towers LLC
1285690Lattice tower310 ft2013PauldingAlltel Corporation
1273880Guyed tower309 ft2011AntwerpTV6 Holdings LLC
1327101Lattice tower305 ft2024CecilVertical Bridge Development, LLC
1235559Guyed tower304 ft1975PauldingEIP Holdings II, LLC
1329105Guyed tower304 ft2025Grover HillTAG Towers, LLC
1316423Lattice tower296 ft2022HavilandTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1316331Lattice tower295 ft2022CecilTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1321571Guyed tower287 ft2022PayneHarmoni Towers LLC
1273388Lattice tower280 ft2010PauldingAmerican Towers LLC
1260050Tower275 ft2008PayneSBA Towers III LLC
1328906Lattice tower274 ft2025PauldingTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1241073Tower273 ft2004PauldingOHIO, STATE OF
1331304Guyed tower263 ft2025OakwoodThe Towers, LLC
1218029Tower260 ft2000AntwerpSBA Properties, LLC
1219841Tower260 ft2001LattySBA Towers, LLC
1220354Tower260 ft2001JunctionSBA Properties, LLC
1282735Tower260 ft2012AntwerpAlltel Corporation
1285260Lattice tower260 ft2013PayneAlltel Corporation
1327596Guyed tower260 ft2025AntwerpAPC Towers IV, LLC
1266195Tower259 ft2009Grover HillAlltel Corporation
1296466Lattice tower240 ft2015ScottCapital Telecom Holdings LLC
1027902Tower225 ft1976WorstvilleNorfolk Southern Corporation
1226365Monopole199 ft2001Auglaize TownshipAmerican Towers LLC

If you have a tower lease in Paulding 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: Fayette County (30), Hardin County (29), Adams County (28), Mercer County (27), Noble County (23).

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.