Cell towers in Arlington County, VA

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Arlington County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, JBG Smith Properties, has 4 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 495 ft
3Largest owner JBG Smith Properties
4Median height (state 199 ft) 91 ft

Structures

rank 63 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Pole

41% of structures

Over 200 feet

18% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Arlington County

13 different registrants own the 17 structures. 2 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 Arlington County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 91 feet, 108 feet shorter than the Virginia median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a lattice tower near Arlington at 495 feet, built in 2014. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Arlington 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
1018169	Lattice tower	495 ft	2014	Arlington	GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN DBA = WETA FM
1018044	Tower	457 ft	1992	Arlington	WAVA Building Limited Partnership
1049508	Lattice tower	290 ft	1951	Arlington	American Towers LLC
1267970	Tower	185 ft	2010	Arlington	Virginia Department of State Police
1016111	Lattice tower	169 ft	1993	Arlington	Commonwealth of VA
1048852	Pole	126 ft	1998	Arlington	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1205508	Tower	118 ft	2000	Arlington	Private owner (name withheld)
1201831	On a building	109 ft	1962	Arlington	Verizon Virginia LLC.
1292804	Monopole	91 ft	1998	Arlington	CCATT LLC
1207290	Monopole	84 ft	1995	Washington	Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
1030706	Pole	75 ft	1998	Arlington	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1286997	Monopole	54 ft	2013	Arlington	Octagon Towers, LLC
1205509	Pole	48 ft	2000	Arlington	Private owner (name withheld)
1325449	Pole	23 ft	2023	Arlington	JBG Smith Properties
1325450	Pole	23 ft	2023	Arlington	JBG Smith Properties
1325453	Pole	23 ft	2023	Arlington	JBG Smith Properties
1325454	Pole	23 ft	2023	Arlington	JBG Smith Properties

If you have a tower lease in Arlington 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 Virginia with similar tower counts: Buckingham County (18), Essex County (18), Surry County (18), Botetourt County (17), Gloucester County (17).

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.