Cell towers in Lancaster County, PA

The FCC registry lists 125 constructed antenna structures in Lancaster County, 3% of Pennsylvania's 4,028 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 39 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 21 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 44 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 125
2Tallest 837 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 206 ft) 195 ft

Structures

125

rank 3 of 67 in PA

Most common type

Tower

41% of structures

Over 200 feet

37% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

47% built then

Who owns the towers in Lancaster County

39 different registrants own the 125 structures. 3 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. 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 Lancaster County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 195 feet, 11 feet shorter than the Pennsylvania median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Elizabethtown at 837 feet, built in 1988. More than in any other decade, 47% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Lancaster 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
1026480	Guyed tower	837 ft	1988	Elizabethtown	VB Nimbus, LLC
1026663	Other or unspecified	499 ft	1987	New Providence	WDAC RADIO COMPANY
1014097	Tower	425 ft	2007	New Holland	TRIANGLE COMMUNICATIONS
1049081	Guyed tower	393 ft	1965	Ephrata	VB Nimbus, LLC
1024567	Tower	376 ft	1994	East Earl	Cellco Partnership
1026040	Tower	356 ft	1988	Gap	Triangle Communications, Inc.
1024566	Tower	317 ft	1998	Truce	Cellco Partnership
1329627	Other or unspecified	308 ft	2000	Bainbridge	Private owner (name withheld)
1038755	Guyed tower	306 ft	2004	East Earl Township	American Towers LLC
1025522	Tower	306 ft	1988	Lancaster	CCATT LLC
1042432	Tower	305 ft	1985	Mountville	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1226446	Tower	301 ft	2001	New Providence	WDAC RADIO COMPANY
1024575	Tower	296 ft	1995	Lancaster	Cellco Partnership
1000682	Lattice tower	290 ft	1996	New Holland	CCATT LLC
1025763	Lattice tower	284 ft	1994	Manheim	CCATT LLC
1024577	Tower	270 ft	1996	Akron	Cellco Partnership
1027189	Tower	270 ft	1997	Kirkwood	Cellco Partnership
1230582	Tower	270 ft	2001	Truce	Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of
1233636	Tower	270 ft	2002	Ephrata	Lancaster, County of
1234817	Tower	270 ft	2002	Truce	Lancaster, County of
1236399	Tower	270 ft	2002	Union	Lancaster, County Of
1026828	Tower	266 ft	1973	Fulton	PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC CO
1024568	Tower	265 ft	1997	Lancaster	Cellco Partnership
1026677	Guyed tower	265 ft	2001	West Hempfield Towns	SBA Properties, LLC
1201006	Guyed tower	265 ft	1999	Reinholds	SBA Properties, LLC
1245013	Tower	265 ft	2005	Peach Bottom	K2 Towers II, LLC
1246344	Tower	265 ft	2006	Lancaster	K2 Towers III, LLC
1292847	Lattice tower	261 ft	2014	Fulton	PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC CO
1208701	Lattice tower	260 ft	2000	Denver	STC Four LLC
1226652	Tower	260 ft	2001	Salisbury	Lancaster, County of
1240621	Tower	260 ft	2004	Paradise	Cellco Partnership
1044369	Tower	258 ft	1977	Lancaster	Commercial Sound and Communications
1024570	Tower	258 ft	1994	Ronks	Cellco Partnership
1063629	Tower	257 ft	1997	Ephrata	BLUE RIDGE CABLE TECHNOLOGY INC
1207477	Lattice tower	256 ft	2008	North Quarryville	American Towers LLC
1208685	Lattice tower	254 ft	1998	Gordonville	American Towers LLC
1228829	Lattice tower	253 ft	2002	Pequea	American Towers LLC
1218019	Lattice tower	240 ft	2008	Liverpool	American Towers LLC
1050583	Lattice tower	237 ft	1998	Peach Bottom	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1025895	Tower	231 ft	1999	Ephrata	Cellco Partnership
1229214	On a building	231 ft	2002	Lancaster	Lancaster, County of
1025442	Lattice tower	224 ft	1988	Ephrata	CCATT LLC
1026662	Other or unspecified	220 ft	1959	New Providence	WDAC RADIO COMPANY
1032939	Tower	215 ft	1974	Quarryville	Lancaster Networks, LLC
1200408	Lattice tower	215 ft	2000	Cornwall	PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COMMISSION
1037835	Guyed tower	212 ft	2004	Lancaster	American Towers LLC
1024569	Tower	200 ft	2007	Lancaster	Cellco Partnership
1288136	Monopole	200 ft	2013	Nottingham	CCATT LLC
1322256	Monopole	200 ft	2018	Lancaster	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1322257	Lattice tower	200 ft	2018	Manheim	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1247238	Tower	199 ft	2005	Conestoga	Private owner (name withheld)
1250344	Tower	199 ft	2006	Adamstown	Lancaster, County of
1254033	Tower	199 ft	2006	Denver	SBA Towers II LLC
1277872	Tower	199 ft	2014	New Providence	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1215685	Lattice tower	198 ft	2023	Millersville	American Towers LLC
1037836	Guyed tower	197 ft	2004	Lancaster	American Towers LLC
1060059	Lattice tower	197 ft	1993	Cornwall	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1065558	Lattice tower	197 ft	1998	Lititz	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1234811	Tower	196 ft	2003	Safe Harbor	Lancaster, County of
1236255	Tower	195 ft	2002	Iroville	Lancaster, County of
1237136	Pole	195 ft	2002	Lancaster	CCATT LLC
1237927	Tower	195 ft	2003	Holtwood	Lancaster, County of
1254004	Tower	195 ft	2006	Lancaster	Lancaster County-Wide Communications
1291327	Monopole	195 ft	2014	Marietta	Cellco Partnership
1271322	Tower	194 ft	2003	Peach Bottom	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1314620	Monopole	194 ft	2001	Ephrata	Cellco Partnership
1271143	Lattice tower	191 ft	2009	Elizabethtown	CCATT LLC
1213233	Lattice tower	190 ft	2002	Stevens	American Towers LLC
1218315	Lattice tower	190 ft	2002	Stevens	American Towers LLC
1242101	Tower	190 ft	2004	East Donegal	Lancaster, County of
1311393	Monopole	189 ft	2020	Marietta	New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
1200635	Lattice tower	186 ft	2016	Smoketown	CCATT LLC
1200634	Lattice tower	185 ft	1999	Rowenna	CCATT LLC
1288060	Lattice tower	185 ft	2013	Lancaster	CCATT LLC
1293608	Monopole	185 ft	2016	Lancaster	Cellco Partnership
1327060	Monopole	185 ft	2017	Denver	Summit Tower, LLC
1274356	Tower	184 ft	2010	Lancaster	Cellco Partnership
1201937	Tower	181 ft	2000	Mountville	CCATT LLC
1255503	Mast	181 ft	2006	Lititiz	CCATT LLC
1236401	Lattice tower	180 ft	2001	Lancaster	County of Lancaster
1210606	Pole	178 ft	2000	Mount Joy	STC Four LLC
1208633	Lattice tower	169 ft	2001	Lancaster	American Towers LLC
1274088	Pole	169 ft	2001	Manheim	CCATT LLC
1289078	Monopole	165 ft	1991	Lancaster	American Towers LLC
1042967	Tower	162 ft	1998	Manheim	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1025043	Tower	160 ft	1994	Cornwall	COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE
1239680	Tower	160 ft	2004	Columbia	Lancaster, County of
1282612	Tower	160 ft	2012	Lancaster	Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of
1293562	Monopole	159 ft	2015	Columbia	Cellco Partnership
1260241	Monopole	158 ft	2006	Manheim	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1258160	Monopole	154 ft	2007	Lititz	SBA Towers II LLC
1275300	Monopole	154 ft	2010	Lancaster	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1203906	Lattice tower	153 ft	2011	Lancaster	American Towers LLC
1234815	Pole	140 ft	2002	Terre Hill	Lancaster, County of
1236254	Pole	140 ft	2002	Quarryville	Lancaster, County of
1239677	Tower	140 ft	2004	Reinholds	Lancaster, County of
1249051	Tower	140 ft	2006	Bart Twp	Lancaster County-Wide Communications
1249052	Tower	140 ft	2006	Conestoga	Lancaster, County of
1250349	Monopole	140 ft	2004	Millersville	Lancaster, County of
1290829	Monopole	139 ft	2016	Landisville	Cellco Partnership
1296869	Water tank	136 ft	2015	East Petersburg	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1327245	Monopole	135 ft	1997	Manheim	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1296870	Water tank	131 ft	2015	Lancaster	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1280826	Monopole	127 ft	1997	Lancaster	CCATT LLC
1281642	Monopole	125 ft	2011	Lancaster	SBA Steel LLC
1294557	Monopole	125 ft	2016	Lancaster	Cellco Partnership
1064554	Pole	124 ft	1998	Leola	PPL Electric Utilities
1280703	Monopole	124 ft	1997	Lancaster	CCATT LLC
1025047	Tower	120 ft	1994	Lancaster	COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE
1234813	Pole	120 ft	2002	Manheim	Lancaster, County of
1252703	Pole	120 ft	2006	Lancaster	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1296871	Monopole	119 ft	2014	Landisville	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1225196	Tower	117 ft	2000	Quarryville	Telava Wireless, Inc.
1281258	Monopole	115 ft	2017	Lancaster	CCATT LLC
1311181	Monopole	105 ft	2019	Manheim	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1239678	Tower	100 ft	2004	Caernarvon	Lancaster, County of
1203042	Tower	98 ft	1999	Lititz	MARTIN REFRIGERATION SERVICE
1294124	Monopole	95 ft	2015	Lancaster	Cellco Partnership
1287927	Monopole	89 ft	2007	Lititz	CCATT LLC
1281027	Pole	88 ft	1995	Lancaster	CCATT LLC
1257949	Tower	85 ft	2006	Lancaster	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1280782	Pole	85 ft	1995	Lancaster	CCATT LLC
1253446	Pole	77 ft	2006	Lititz	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1010220	Tower	60 ft	1998	Lititz	Private owner (name withheld)
1252554	On a building	45 ft	2006	Columbia	T-Mobile Northeast LLC

If you have a tower lease in Lancaster 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: Allegheny County (209), Luzerne County (131), Bucks County (122), Montgomery County (120), Erie County (117).

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.