Cell towers in Lackawanna County, PA

The FCC registry lists 47 constructed antenna structures in Lackawanna County, 1% of Pennsylvania's 4,028. Ownership is spread across 22 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 10 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 24 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 47
2Tallest 406 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 206 ft) 198 ft

Structures

rank 37 of 67 in PA

Most common type

Tower

45% of structures

Over 200 feet

38% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Lackawanna County

22 different registrants own the 47 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 Lackawanna County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 198 feet, close to the Pennsylvania median of 206 feet. The tallest is a tower near Clarks Summit at 406 feet, built in 2010. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Lackawanna 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
1025526	Tower	406 ft	2010	Clarks Summit	American Towers LLC
1039830	On a building	385 ft	1949	Scranton	SCRANTON TIMES LP DBA = WEJL WEZX
1232248	Lattice tower	350 ft	2016	Archbald	Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of
1026736	Lattice tower	347 ft	2004	Scranton	SONOCOP Holdings, LLC
1026644	Guyed tower	343 ft	2009	Scranton	American Towers LLC
1031356	Tower	320 ft	1997	Yostville	Northeast Pennsylvania SMSA Limited Partnership
1025402	Tower	318 ft	1988	Carbondale	SBA Towers, LLC
1025404	Tower	315 ft	1997	Taylor	SBA Properties, LLC
1245123	Lattice tower	308 ft	2005	Forest City	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1012315	Tower	288 ft	1995	Gouldsboro	CCATT LLC
1028054	Lattice tower	275 ft	2002	Roaring Brook Townsh	SBA Properties, LLC
1206511	Guyed tower	265 ft	1999	Scott Township	SBA Properties, LLC
1201426	Tower	260 ft	2003	Moscow	American Towers LLC
1207900	Lattice tower	260 ft	2000	South Abington	STC Five LLC
1232860	Lattice tower	256 ft	2003	Moscow	Northeast Pennsylvania SMSA Limited Partnership
1274518	Tower	256 ft	2010	Clarks Summit	American Towers LLC
1221327	Lattice tower	254 ft	2001	Moosic	SBA Towers II LLC
1206769	Guyed tower	253 ft	1999	Dalton	SBA Properties, LLC
1033259	Tower	200 ft	1998	Jermyn	Northeast Pennsylvania SMSA Limited Partnership
1322139	Monopole	200 ft	2018	Moosic	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1322232	Monopole	200 ft	2018	Clarks Summit	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1275452	Tower	199 ft	2010	Taylor	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1242922	Pole	198 ft	2005	Scranton	CCATT LLC
1274676	Pole	198 ft	2012	Nicholson	Cellco Partnership
1277130	Tower	196 ft	2010	Spring Brook Townshi	American Towers LLC
1291889	Lattice tower	196 ft	2014	Scranton	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1200418	Lattice tower	195 ft	2000	Scranton	PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COMMISSION
1256105	Tower	195 ft	2006	Fell Township	Diamond Towers V LLC
1257018	Tower	195 ft	2007	Greenfield Twp.	Diamond Towers V LLC
1026543	Tower	194 ft	1950	Carbondale	Bold Gold Media Group, LLC
1257871	Monopole	189 ft	2007	Scranton	SBA Towers II LLC
1047360	Tower	185 ft	1978	Scranton	Bold Gold Media Group WBS, L.P.
1202277	Lattice tower	166 ft	1998	Jefferson Township	SBA Towers, LLC
1277150	Tower	160 ft	2011	Moscow	Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of
1044255	Tower	158 ft	2003	Taylor	American Towers LLC
1233058	Monopole	154 ft	2001	Scranton	SBA Properties, LLC
1263574	Tower	154 ft	2008	Spring Brook	Northeast Pennsylvania SMSA Limited Partnership
1302596	Monopole	154 ft	2014	Clarks Summit	American Towers LLC
1282120	Tower	144 ft	2012	Clarks Summit	Northeast Pennsylvania SMSA Limited Partnership
1044276	Monopole	140 ft	2010	Archbald	American Towers LLC
1212076	Tower	133 ft	2001	Moosic	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1056158	Tower	120 ft	1997	Dunmore	COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE
1291516	Monopole	106 ft	2014	Old Forge	CCATT LLC
1273652	Monopole	87 ft	2001	Scranton	CCATT LLC
1306979	Pole	78 ft	2018	Newton Township	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
1237619	Tower	75 ft	1996	Scranton	The Scranton Times, L.P.
1306980	On a building	56 ft	2018	Dunmore	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Lackawanna 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: Lawrence County (51), Bedford County (50), McKean County (49), Lebanon County (45), Warren County (45).

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.