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.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 53
  2. 2Tallest 479 ft
  3. 3Largest owner VB-S1 Assets, LLC
  4. 4Median height (state 206 ft) 222 ft
Structures
53
rank 33 of 67 in PA
Most common type
Lattice tower
38% of structures
Over 200 feet
29
55% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
38% built then

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.

VB-S1 Assets, LLC11Verizon6American Tower6Crown Castle5SBA Communications4Ambassador Towers, LLC3HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP2PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COMMIS2
Constructed structures in Franklin County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

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.

Lattice tower20Tower19Guyed tower7Monopole4Other or unspecified2Pole1
Structures in Franklin County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
31980s191990s202000s72010s42020s
Structures in Franklin 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
1026447Other or unspecified479 ft2000CambersburgVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1027383Guyed tower454 ft1993ShippensburgSBA Towers II LLC
1024596Tower415 ft1994ShippensburgCellco Partnership
1024597Tower415 ft1993ChambersburgCellco Partnership
1027012Guyed tower358 ft1990UptonHJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1032624Lattice tower357 ft1997WaynesboroCellco Partnership
1033126Guyed tower312 ft1997Spring RunCellco Partnership
1276234Lattice tower310 ft2010ChambersburgVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1044944Tower302 ft1984Mc ConnellsburgCrown Atlantic Company, LLC
1027013Guyed tower299 ft1986Mont AltoHJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1026697Guyed tower299 ft2000GreencastleVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1020237Tower284 ft1998West FayettevilleCCATT LLC
1256750Other or unspecified270 ft2007Upper StrasburgFranklin County Department of Emergency Services
1026841Lattice tower267 ft2004Spring RunAmerican Towers LLC
1247869Tower262 ft2005FranklinCrown Communication LLC
1202880Lattice tower261 ft1999Saint ThomasAmerican Towers LLC
1205203Lattice tower260 ft2006ChambersburgAmerican Towers LLC
1237847Lattice tower260 ft2003St. ThomasCrown Communication LLC
1025565Tower257 ft1996ChambersburgVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1025566Tower257 ft1995GreencastleVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1258000Lattice tower257 ft2007Pleasant HallSBA Towers II LLC
1025564Tower256 ft1995GreencastleVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1224941Guyed tower256 ft2001WaynesboroSBA Properties, LLC
1217989Tower240 ft2002MckinneyAmerican Towers LLC
1217987Tower238 ft2003SpringtownOpenLink Partners LLC
1024600Lattice tower233 ft1995GreencastleCellco Partnership
1027565Lattice tower222 ft2013ChambersburgOctagon Towers, LLC
1026446Guyed tower217 ft1994GreencastleVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1200406Lattice tower215 ft2000RoxburyPENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COMMISSION
1245807Monopole200 ft2005MercersburgSBA Infrastructures, LLC
1251849Tower200 ft2006GreencastleVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1251858Tower200 ft2006MercersburgVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1328000Lattice tower199 ft2026MercersburgAmbassador Towers, LLC
1329720Lattice tower199 ft2026DoylesburgAmbassador Towers, LLC
1329753Lattice tower199 ft2025OrrstownAmbassador Towers, LLC
1208465Tower197 ft1999ChambersburgSpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1289373Lattice tower197 ft2014ChambersburgCellco Partnership
1200405Tower195 ft1999Upper StrasburgPENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COMMISSION
1327233Lattice tower195 ft2024ShippensburgCumberland County
1264548Monopole194 ft2009Blue Ridge SummitVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1002844Lattice tower188 ft1997ChambersburgCCATT LLC
1307190Lattice tower180 ft2016Spring RunHilltop Tower Leasing
1266675Monopole156 ft2009ChambersburgAmerican Towers LLC
1309967Monopole154 ft2019ShippensburgVB BTS III, LLC
1243705Tower153 ft2004ChambersburgVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1025032Tower142 ft1993ChambersburgCOMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE
1280881Tower135 ft2012ChambersburgNorfolk Southern Railway Company
1225190Tower132 ft2000ChambersburgBroadcast Sciences LLC
1260413Tower125 ft2008ChambersburgFranklin County Department of Emergency Services
1027220Lattice tower94 ft1982ChambersburgConnect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed
1024989Lattice tower80 ft1993ChambersburgCounty of Franklin
1206666Pole50 ft1999PlainfieldCSX Transportation
1304407Lattice tower36 ft2018ChambersburgSUSQUEHANNA 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.