Pennsylvania / McKean County
#36 of 67 PA counties · 49 structures
Cell towers in McKean County, PA
The FCC registry lists 49 constructed antenna structures in McKean County, 1% of Pennsylvania's 4,028. Ownership is spread across 23 registrants; the largest, Verizon, has 14 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 15 between them.
Who owns the towers in McKean County
23 different registrants own the 49 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 259 feet, 53 feet taller than the Pennsylvania median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Kane at 370 feet, built in 1996. More than in any other decade, 45% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1030167 | Tower | 370 ft | 1996 | Kane | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1027979 | Tower | 347 ft | 1997 | Bradford | American Towers LLC |
| 1026032 | Tower | 336 ft | 1988 | Bradford | RADIO STATION WESB INC |
| 1023580 | Guyed tower | 320 ft | 1997 | Bradford | American Towers LLC |
| 1229921 | Tower | 320 ft | 2002 | Port Allegany | Cellco Partnership |
| 1002034 | Tower | 313 ft | 1996 | Smethport | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1039328 | Tower | 311 ft | 1999 | Kane | Crown Communications LLC |
| 1221731 | Tower | 309 ft | 2003 | Smethport | American Towers LLC |
| 1289331 | Lattice tower | 309 ft | 2014 | Hazel Hurst | Cellco Partnership |
| 1293105 | Lattice tower | 309 ft | 2015 | Port Allegheny | Cellco Partnership |
| 1295033 | Lattice tower | 309 ft | 2015 | Ludlow | Cellco Partnership |
| 1213264 | Tower | 308 ft | 2000 | Lewis Run | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1219912 | Lattice tower | 308 ft | 2005 | Lewis Run | American Towers LLC |
| 1309673 | Lattice tower | 297 ft | 2020 | Hazel Hurst | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1205201 | Tower | 290 ft | 2000 | Port Allegany | Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of |
| 1325639 | Lattice tower | 290 ft | 2024 | Mount Jewett | Vertical Bridge VBTS, LLC |
| 1259429 | Tower | 284 ft | 2008 | Kane | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1229284 | Tower | 270 ft | 2003 | Rew | Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of |
| 1230148 | Tower | 270 ft | 2001 | Kane | Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of |
| 1231201 | Tower | 270 ft | 2003 | Bradford | Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of |
| 1278366 | Tower | 270 ft | 2011 | Port Allegheny | Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of |
| 1299655 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2016 | Smethport | McKean County 911 Center |
| 1325554 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2024 | Bradford | Vertical Bridge VBTS, LLC |
| 1288141 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2014 | Smethport | Cellco Partnership |
| 1288512 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2014 | Gifford | Cellco Partnership |
| 1288924 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2014 | Smethport | Cellco Partnership |
| 1289380 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2014 | Eldred | Cellco Partnership |
| 1289575 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2014 | Eldred | Cellco Partnership |
| 1291818 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2014 | Bradford | American Towers LLC |
| 1292854 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2014 | Eldred | Cellco Partnership |
| 1293797 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2015 | Eldred | Cellco Partnership |
| 1294548 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2015 | Kane | Cellco Partnership |
| 1295290 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2015 | Kane | Cellco Partnership |
| 1295665 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2015 | Smethport | Cellco Partnership |
| 1250645 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2006 | Port Allegany | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1287564 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2013 | Kane | SBA Towers VIII, LLC |
| 1288782 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2013 | Smethport | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1291747 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2014 | Rixford | American Towers LLC |
| 1289107 | Lattice tower | 245 ft | 2013 | Lewis Run | American Towers LLC |
| 1309596 | Lattice tower | 244 ft | 2019 | Eldred | Uniti Towers LLC |
| 1240144 | Other or unspecified | 240 ft | 2023 | Smethport | MCKEAN COUNTY OF |
| 1286910 | Lattice tower | 240 ft | 2023 | Smethport | McKean County |
| 1208753 | Guyed tower | 220 ft | 2000 | Bradford | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1209501 | Tower | 220 ft | 2000 | Mt. Jewett | PENNSYLVANIA, COMMONWEALTH OF - PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE |
| 1242591 | Tower | 220 ft | 2004 | Bradford | Area Transportation authority of North Central PA |
| 1304865 | Monopole | 155 ft | 2019 | Bradford | APC Towers, LLC |
| 1237530 | Tower | 145 ft | 2002 | Lafayette | Omnipoint Technology Inc |
| 1202046 | Tower | 130 ft | 1984 | Mount Alton | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation |
| 1210892 | Tower | 121 ft | 1990 | Mt. Alton | MCI Communications Services LLC |
If you have a tower lease in McKean 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: Franklin County (53), Lawrence County (51), Bedford County (50), Lackawanna County (47), Lebanon 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.