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Cell towers in District of Columbia

29 antenna structures are on the FCC register across District of Columbia, spread over 10 places and 22 registered owners. That is the 52nd largest count of any state.

Registered structures
29
52nd of 52 states
Per 100k residents
4.2
52nd by density
Median height
61 m (199 ft)
Tallest
215 m (705 ft)

Places with the most registered structures

Place Structures Per 100k Population

Structure types

Tower 7
24%
Lattice tower 7
24%
Monopole 6
21%
Building with tower 4
14%
Pole 2
7%
Building 2
7%
Not specified 1
3%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
T-mobile Northeast LLCCarrier 3
10%
Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLCTower company 3
10%
American Towers LLCTower company 3
10%
Cellco PartnershipCarrier 2
7%
1828 L Street AssociatesOther 1
3%
American Broadcasting Companies, INC.Broadcaster 1
3%
District of Columbia, GovernmentOther 1
3%
Harrison Wisconsin Owner LLCOther 1
3%
Nbc Subsidiary (wrc-tv) LLCOther 1
3%
The American UniversityGovernment 1
3%

Tallest structures in District of Columbia

HeightTypePlaceASR
215 m (705 ft) Lattice tower Friendship Heights Village 104507
211 m (692 ft) Tower Friendship Heights Village 105682
202 m (662 ft) Tower Friendship Heights Village 601147
135 m (443 ft) Lattice tower Friendship Heights Village 2684764
131 m (428 ft) Tower Friendship Heights Village 607978
103 m (337 ft) Lattice tower Chillum 2625137
96 m (316 ft) Lattice tower Chillum 620557
91 m (300 ft) Tower Chillum 617052
85 m (280 ft) Tower Fairmount Heights 609866
79 m (260 ft) Lattice tower Hillcrest Heights 2721329

When they were registered

1950s 1
3%
1960s 1
3%
1970s 2
7%
1980s 2
7%
1990s 7
24%
2000s 5
17%
2010s 7
24%
2020s 4
14%

About this data

The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 feet or near airports. Many small cells, rooftop antennas and short towers are not registered and will not appear here.