Pennsylvania / Franklin County
#33 of 67 PA counties · 53 structures
Cell towers in Franklin County, PA
The FCC registry lists 53 constructed antenna structures in Franklin County, 1% of Pennsylvania's 4,028. Ownership is spread across 26 registrants; the largest, VB-S1 Assets, LLC, has 11 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 15 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 53
- 2Tallest 479 ft
- 3Largest owner VB-S1 Assets, LLC
- 4Median height (state 206 ft) 222 ft
Who owns the towers in Franklin County
26 different registrants own the 53 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 222 feet, 16 feet taller than the Pennsylvania median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a structure near Cambersburg at 479 feet, built in 2000. More than in any other decade, 38% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1026447 | Other or unspecified | 479 ft | 2000 | Cambersburg | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1027383 | Guyed tower | 454 ft | 1993 | Shippensburg | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1024596 | Tower | 415 ft | 1994 | Shippensburg | Cellco Partnership |
| 1024597 | Tower | 415 ft | 1993 | Chambersburg | Cellco Partnership |
| 1027012 | Guyed tower | 358 ft | 1990 | Upton | HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| 1032624 | Lattice tower | 357 ft | 1997 | Waynesboro | Cellco Partnership |
| 1033126 | Guyed tower | 312 ft | 1997 | Spring Run | Cellco Partnership |
| 1276234 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2010 | Chambersburg | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1044944 | Tower | 302 ft | 1984 | Mc Connellsburg | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1027013 | Guyed tower | 299 ft | 1986 | Mont Alto | HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| 1026697 | Guyed tower | 299 ft | 2000 | Greencastle | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1020237 | Tower | 284 ft | 1998 | West Fayetteville | CCATT LLC |
| 1256750 | Other or unspecified | 270 ft | 2007 | Upper Strasburg | Franklin County Department of Emergency Services |
| 1026841 | Lattice tower | 267 ft | 2004 | Spring Run | American Towers LLC |
| 1247869 | Tower | 262 ft | 2005 | Franklin | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1202880 | Lattice tower | 261 ft | 1999 | Saint Thomas | American Towers LLC |
| 1205203 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2006 | Chambersburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1237847 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2003 | St. Thomas | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1025565 | Tower | 257 ft | 1996 | Chambersburg | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1025566 | Tower | 257 ft | 1995 | Greencastle | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1258000 | Lattice tower | 257 ft | 2007 | Pleasant Hall | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1025564 | Tower | 256 ft | 1995 | Greencastle | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1224941 | Guyed tower | 256 ft | 2001 | Waynesboro | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1217989 | Tower | 240 ft | 2002 | Mckinney | American Towers LLC |
| 1217987 | Tower | 238 ft | 2003 | Springtown | OpenLink Partners LLC |
| 1024600 | Lattice tower | 233 ft | 1995 | Greencastle | Cellco Partnership |
| 1027565 | Lattice tower | 222 ft | 2013 | Chambersburg | Octagon Towers, LLC |
| 1026446 | Guyed tower | 217 ft | 1994 | Greencastle | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1200406 | Lattice tower | 215 ft | 2000 | Roxbury | PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COMMISSION |
| 1245807 | Monopole | 200 ft | 2005 | Mercersburg | SBA Infrastructures, LLC |
| 1251849 | Tower | 200 ft | 2006 | Greencastle | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1251858 | Tower | 200 ft | 2006 | Mercersburg | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1328000 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2026 | Mercersburg | Ambassador Towers, LLC |
| 1329720 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2026 | Doylesburg | Ambassador Towers, LLC |
| 1329753 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2025 | Orrstown | Ambassador Towers, LLC |
| 1208465 | Tower | 197 ft | 1999 | Chambersburg | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1289373 | Lattice tower | 197 ft | 2014 | Chambersburg | Cellco Partnership |
| 1200405 | Tower | 195 ft | 1999 | Upper Strasburg | PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COMMISSION |
| 1327233 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 2024 | Shippensburg | Cumberland County |
| 1264548 | Monopole | 194 ft | 2009 | Blue Ridge Summit | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1002844 | Lattice tower | 188 ft | 1997 | Chambersburg | CCATT LLC |
| 1307190 | Lattice tower | 180 ft | 2016 | Spring Run | Hilltop Tower Leasing |
| 1266675 | Monopole | 156 ft | 2009 | Chambersburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1309967 | Monopole | 154 ft | 2019 | Shippensburg | VB BTS III, LLC |
| 1243705 | Tower | 153 ft | 2004 | Chambersburg | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1025032 | Tower | 142 ft | 1993 | Chambersburg | COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE |
| 1280881 | Tower | 135 ft | 2012 | Chambersburg | Norfolk Southern Railway Company |
| 1225190 | Tower | 132 ft | 2000 | Chambersburg | Broadcast Sciences LLC |
| 1260413 | Tower | 125 ft | 2008 | Chambersburg | Franklin County Department of Emergency Services |
| 1027220 | Lattice tower | 94 ft | 1982 | Chambersburg | Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed |
| 1024989 | Lattice tower | 80 ft | 1993 | Chambersburg | County of Franklin |
| 1206666 | Pole | 50 ft | 1999 | Plainfield | CSX Transportation |
| 1304407 | Lattice tower | 36 ft | 2018 | Chambersburg | SUSQUEHANNA AREA REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY |
If you have a tower lease in Franklin 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: Northumberland County (60), Blair County (59), Clinton County (55), Lawrence County (51), Bedford County (50).
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.