Pennsylvania / Carbon County
#55 of 67 PA counties · 27 structures
Cell towers in Carbon County, PA
The FCC registry lists 27 constructed antenna structures in Carbon County, 1% of Pennsylvania's 4,028. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 6 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 15 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 27
- 2Tallest 449 ft
- 3Largest owner SBA Communications
- 4Median height (state 206 ft) 235 ft
Who owns the towers in Carbon County
16 different registrants own the 27 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 235 feet, 29 feet taller than the Pennsylvania median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a lattice tower near Jim Thorpe at 449 feet, built in 2019. Most 52% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1309914 | Lattice tower | 449 ft | 2019 | Jim Thorpe | Pierce Broadband, LLC |
| 1200416 | Lattice tower | 345 ft | 1999 | Albrightville | PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COMMISSION |
| 1026840 | Guyed tower | 326 ft | 2004 | Weatherly | American Towers LLC |
| 1208694 | Tower | 310 ft | 2000 | Blakeslee | Crown Castle |
| 1025759 | Tower | 293 ft | 1994 | Jim Thorpe | CCATT LLC |
| 1232191 | Tower | 290 ft | 2002 | Hickory | K2 Towers II, LLC |
| 1016203 | Tower | 285 ft | 1998 | Christmans | CCATT LLC |
| 1044370 | Tower | 269 ft | 1977 | Slatington | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1231629 | Tower | 258 ft | 2002 | New Columbus | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1241420 | Other or unspecified | 258 ft | 2003 | Summit Hill | Atlas Tower Network |
| 1213069 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2001 | Lehighton | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1025982 | Tower | 250 ft | 1967 | Lehighton | BLUE RIDGE CABLE TECHNOLOGIES INC |
| 1026284 | Lattice tower | 238 ft | 2012 | Lake Harmony | American Towers LLC |
| 1309260 | Lattice tower | 235 ft | 2023 | Palmerton | Allentown SMSA Limited Partnership |
| 1219239 | Tower | 215 ft | 2001 | White Haven | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |
| 1323008 | Tree / stealth | 212 ft | 2022 | Albrightsville | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1026591 | Other or unspecified | 205 ft | 1962 | Nesquehoning | EAST PENN BROADCASTING, INC. |
| 1026592 | Other or unspecified | 205 ft | 1952 | Nesquehoning | EAST PENN BROADCASTING, INC. |
| 1236367 | Pole | 200 ft | 2002 | Jim Thorpe | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1237736 | Tower | 199 ft | 2002 | Lehighton | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1231637 | Lattice tower | 197 ft | 2004 | Lehighton | American Towers LLC |
| 1236237 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 2002 | Lake Harmony | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1302882 | Monopole | 186 ft | 2019 | Palmerton | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1237140 | Monopole | 156 ft | 2013 | Lehighton | American Towers LLC |
| 1217435 | Guyed tower | 132 ft | 2000 | Nesquehoning | American Towers LLC |
| 1264373 | Tower | 125 ft | 2008 | Jim Thorpe | Jordan Realty, Inc. |
| 1243771 | Mast | 35 ft | 2005 | Lehighton | Carbon County Airport Authority |
If you have a tower lease in Carbon 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 Pennsylvania with similar tower counts: Pike County (29), Wyoming County (29), Bradford County (27), Tioga County (26), Mifflin 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.