Cell towers in Northumberland County, PA

The FCC registry lists 60 constructed antenna structures in Northumberland County, 1% of Pennsylvania's 4,028. Ownership is spread across 24 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 17 (28%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 34 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 60
2Tallest 357 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 206 ft) 184 ft

Structures

rank 30 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 Northumberland County

24 different registrants own the 60 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 Northumberland County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 184 feet, 22 feet shorter than the Pennsylvania median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Rockefeller Township at 357 feet, built in 1948. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Northumberland 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
1027114	Tower	357 ft	1948	Rockefeller Township	SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION DBA = WQKX FM
1060586	Tower	349 ft	1998	Northumberland	JORDAN REALTY INC
1031361	Guyed tower	320 ft	1998	Natalie	Cellco Partnership
1298075	Guyed tower	320 ft	2016	Northumberland	Pardoe's Perky Peanuts, inc.
1002521	Lattice tower	304 ft	1997	Shamokin	CCATT LLC
1316191	Lattice tower	304 ft	2022	Milton	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1025758	Lattice tower	300 ft	1992	Sunbury	CCATT LLC
1026732	Lattice tower	265 ft	1997	Dornsife	Cellco Partnership
1215921	Guyed tower	265 ft	2000	Watsontown	SBA Properties, LLC
1223256	Tower	265 ft	2001	Stonington	SBA Properties, LLC
1223419	Tower	265 ft	2001	Shamokin	SBA Properties, LLC
1230189	Tower	260 ft	2001	Herndon	SBA Towers, LLC
1236127	Tower	259 ft	2002	Milton	SBA Towers, LLC
1229703	Lattice tower	258 ft	2001	Sunbury	SBA Properties, LLC
1231574	Lattice tower	256 ft	2002	Turbotville	SBA Towers, LLC
1278646	Lattice tower	256 ft	2012	Herndon	New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
1219579	Lattice tower	254 ft	2010	Northumberland	Crown Castle
1230027	Lattice tower	254 ft	2001	Watsontown	SBA Towers, LLC
1212397	Guyed tower	253 ft	2000	Milton	SBA Properties, LLC
1223748	Tower	240 ft	2001	Dalmatia	American Towers LLC
1057038	Lattice tower	235 ft	1999	Watsontown	CCATT LLC
1285602	Lattice tower	233 ft	2014	Coal Township	Cellco Partnership
1234061	Lattice tower	223 ft	2001	Colonial Park	SBA Towers, LLC
1232651	Lattice tower	200 ft	2002	Point Township	SBA Towers, LLC
1234270	Tower	199 ft	2002	Fishers Ferry	SBA Properties, LLC
1297594	Guyed tower	199 ft	1985	Shamokin	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1256207	Tower	198 ft	2006	Montandon	CCATT LLC
1234111	Lattice tower	195 ft	2002	Sunbury	SBA Towers, LLC
1254288	Tower	190 ft	2006	Northumberland	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1288078	Lattice tower	185 ft	2014	Shamokin	Cellco Partnership
1230340	Tower	183 ft	2000	Sunbury	CCATT LLC
1273042	Monopole	158 ft	2010	Danville	SBA Towers II LLC
1263282	Monopole	154 ft	2008	Milton	SBA Towers III LLC
1278277	Monopole	153 ft	2011	Northumberland	SBA Steel LLC
1219473	Tower	152 ft	1999	Uniontown	Crown Castle
1219479	Tower	152 ft	1998	Selinsgrove	Crown Castle
1219562	Tower	152 ft	1999	Elysburg	Crown Castle
1268363	Tower	152 ft	2009	Mount Carmel	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1219475	Tower	151 ft	1998	Stonington	Crown Castle
1219524	Tower	151 ft	1999	Elysburg	Crown Castle
1026750	Tower	150 ft	1991	Sunbury	SERVICE ELECTRIC CABLEVISION, INC.
1218173	Tower	150 ft	1998	Sunbury	Crown Castle
1219478	Tower	150 ft	1999	Shamokin	Crown Castle
1219551	Tower	149 ft	2000	Knoebel Park	Crown Castle
1256590	Tower	148 ft	2006	Sunbury	Crown Castle
1234065	Tower	147 ft	2003	Elysburg	Cellco Partnership
1215093	Tower	146 ft	1998	Sunbury	Crown Castle
1299530	Pole	145 ft	2016	Northumberland	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
1294526	Monopole	125 ft	2015	Sunbury	Cellco Partnership
1216346	Other or unspecified	120 ft	2001	Augusta	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1300615	Lattice tower	110 ft	2018	Sunbury	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1025014	Tower	90 ft	1993	Treverton	COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE
1025015	Tower	90 ft	1993	Stonongton	COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE
1210580	Pole	82 ft	1997	Sunbury	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1300128	On a building	82 ft	2016	Northumberland	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
1294161	Monopole	63 ft	2012	Northumberland	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1298913	Monopole	63 ft	2018	Sunbury	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1299361	Monopole	63 ft	2018	Northumberland	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1274338	Pole	49 ft	2010	Northumberland	North Shore Railroad
1275990	Tower	30 ft	2010	Shamokin	Northumberland County Airport Authority

If you have a tower lease in Northumberland 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: Venango County (66), Indiana County (63), Crawford County (62), Blair County (59), Clinton County (55).

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.