Cell towers in Delaware County, PA

The FCC registry lists 66 constructed antenna structures in Delaware County, 2% of Pennsylvania's 4,028. Ownership is spread across 29 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 18 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 36 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 66
2Tallest 499 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 206 ft) 158 ft

Structures

rank 26 of 67 in PA

Most common type

Pole

20% of structures

Over 200 feet

35% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Delaware County

29 different registrants own the 66 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 Delaware County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 158 feet, 48 feet shorter than the Pennsylvania median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Newtown Square at 499 feet, built in 1982. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Delaware 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
1025261	Guyed tower	499 ft	1982	Newtown Square	GREATER MEDIA TOWER COMPANY
1025868	Guyed tower	417 ft	2004	Aston	SBA Structures, LLC
1057572	Lattice tower	409 ft	2000	Glen Mills	American Towers LLC
1031114	Lattice tower	370 ft	1995	Twin Oaks	SBA Towers V, LLC
1025297	Tower	320 ft	1998	Lima	DELAWARE, COUNTY OF
1033811	Lattice tower	316 ft	1999	Bethel	SBA Structures, LLC
1025298	Lattice tower	302 ft	2011	Thornton	DELAWARE, COUNTY OF
1050153	Lattice tower	300 ft	1997	Garnet Valley	SBA Towers II LLC
1059658	Other or unspecified	275 ft	1975	Aston	Mount Ocean Media, L.L.C.
1059657	Other or unspecified	273 ft	1975	Aston	Mount Ocean Media, L.L.C.
1059656	Other or unspecified	267 ft	1975	Aston	Mount Ocean Media, L.L.C.
1027987	On a building	246 ft	1996	Wayne	AT&T Corp
1025376	Lattice tower	239 ft	2006	Media	American Towers LLC
1000408	Lattice tower	234 ft	1996	Upper Darby	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1206442	On a building	225 ft	1999	Lima	County of Delaware Fairacres Complex
1026794	Lattice tower	222 ft	1996	Wayne	American Towers LLC
1054898	Lattice tower	218 ft	2002	Marcus Hook	American Towers LLC
1025296	Tower	216 ft	1998	Upper Darby	DELAWARE, COUNTY OF
1037841	Lattice tower	215 ft	1997	Chester	Comcast of Southeast Pennsylvania, LLC
1040068	Tower	215 ft	2005	Springfield	American Towers LLC
1037838	Lattice tower	209 ft	2005	Glenolden	American Towers LLC
1037840	Lattice tower	209 ft	2008	Upper Darby	American Towers LLC
1060722	Other or unspecified	207 ft	1979	Brookhaven	Disruptor Radio LLC
1203191	Lattice tower	199 ft	2008	Eddystone	American Towers LLC
1039317	Tower	193 ft	1997	Chester	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1334703	Monopole	175 ft	2026	Darby	Rise Up Towers LLC
1271425	Water tank	172 ft	2010	Tinicum	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1236618	Tree / stealth	167 ft	2002	Cheyney	SBA Towers, LLC
1284069	Monopole	165 ft	2001	Glen Mills	CCATT LLC
1271817	Monopole	162 ft	2003	Media	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1025054	Tower	160 ft	1994	Media	COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE
1238434	Monopole	160 ft	2000	Aston	SBA Properties, LLC
1233247	Monopole	158 ft	1998	Folsom	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1236466	Monopole	157 ft	1999	Folcroft	American Towers LLC
1231222	Monopole	156 ft	2001	Aston	SBA Towers, LLC
1270073	Tower	156 ft	1995	Yeardin	Crown Communication LLC
1212375	Pole	153 ft	1999	Glenolden	CCATT LLC
1258103	Monopole	145 ft	2006	Primos	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1026763	Mast	140 ft	1992	Ridely Park	American Towers LLC
1275119	Monopole	138 ft	2014	Broomall	Tower Development Corporation
1281038	Pole	137 ft	2011	Upper Darby	PECO Energy
1261265	Monopole	135 ft	2008	Boothwyn	SBA Towers II LLC
1273941	Tree / stealth	135 ft	2010	Media	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1263906	Pole	133 ft	2008	Upland	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1211728	Pole	128 ft	2006	Ridley Park	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1254932	Monopole	128 ft	2006	Cum Lynne	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1262041	Tree / stealth	128 ft	2007	Darby	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1264409	Monopole	125 ft	2008	Upper Darby	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1062631	Tower	124 ft	1997	Darby	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1279357	Pole	117 ft	1995	Chester	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1057959	Tower	115 ft	1997	Ridley Park	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1258298	Tower	111 ft	2007	Darby Township	Crown Communication LLC
1054338	Pole	110 ft	1998	Ridley	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1279519	Pole	106 ft	2011	Yeadon	Octagon Towers, LLC
1283859	Pole	103 ft	2012	Wallingford	CCATT LLC
1253644	Tower	102 ft	2008	Rutledge	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1269794	Tree / stealth	101 ft	2003	Wallingford	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1249176	Tower	100 ft	2010	Folcroft	Sonshine Family Television Corp.
1007927	Pole	90 ft	1997	Newtown Square	BPG Real Estate Investors, Straw Party I, L.P.
1250221	Pole	80 ft	2006	Darby	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1045680	Pole	77 ft	1998	Tinicum	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1268312	On a building	62 ft	2021	Ridley Park	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1243690	Other or unspecified	61 ft	2005	Collingdale	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1296266	Other or unspecified	53 ft	2015	Lansdowne	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1286144	Pole	46 ft	2012	Yeadon	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1286143	Pole	40 ft	2012	Yeadon	T-Mobile Northeast LLC

If you have a tower lease in Delaware 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: Fayette County (69), Schuylkill County (69), Mercer County (67), Venango County (66), Indiana County (63).

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.