Cell towers in Pennsylvania
4,024 antenna structures are on the FCC register across Pennsylvania, spread over 1,147 places and 560 registered owners. That is the 12th largest count of any state.
Registered structures
4,024
12th of 52 states
Per 100k residents
30.8
34th by density
Median height
63 m (206 ft)
Tallest
389 m (1,276 ft)
Places with the most registered structures
top 1| Place | Structures | Per 100k | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 101 | 6.4 | 1,574,281 |
Structure types
| Tower | 1,690 | 42% |
| Lattice tower | 993 | 25% |
| Monopole | 497 | 12% |
| Pole | 239 | 6% |
| Guyed tower | 206 | 5% |
| Tower array | 135 | 3% |
| Not specified | 84 | 2% |
| Mast | 34 | <1% |
| Tank | 26 | <1% |
| Utility pole | 21 | <1% |
| Building with antenna | 18 | <1% |
| Building | 18 | <1% |
| Building with tower | 14 | <1% |
| Other | 12 | <1% |
| Tree | 11 | <1% |
| Guyed tower array | 10 | <1% |
| Smokestack | 4 | <1% |
| Silo | 4 | <1% |
| Building with mast | 4 | <1% |
| Building with pole | 2 | <1% |
| Oil or gas rig | 1 | <1% |
| Building with pipe | 1 | <1% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLCTower company | 433 | 11% |
| Ccatt LLCTower company | 253 | 6% |
| Cellco PartnershipCarrier | 240 | 6% |
| Crown Communication LLCTower company | 129 | 3% |
| Sba Properties, LLCTower company | 125 | 3% |
| Pennsylvania, Commonwealth OfOther | 110 | 3% |
| Crown Atlantic Company, LLCTower company | 109 | 3% |
| Vb-s1 Assets, LLCTower company | 98 | 2% |
| Sba Towers, LLCTower company | 73 | 2% |
| T-mobile Northeast LLCCarrier | 72 | 2% |
Tallest structures in Pennsylvania
| Height | Type | Place | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 389 m (1,276 ft) | Tower | Philadelphia | 103343 |
| 383 m (1,255 ft) | Guyed tower | Philadelphia | 2629513 |
| 361 m (1,183 ft) | Guyed tower | Philadelphia | 102000 |
| 343 m (1,125 ft) | Tower | Bala Cynwyd | 602160 |
| 340 m (1,116 ft) | Tower | Philadelphia | 124644 |
| 333 m (1,092 ft) | Guyed tower | Philadelphia | 102036 |
| 325 m (1,065 ft) | Not specified | Lebanon | 601294 |
| 324 m (1,063 ft) | Tower | Buena Vista | 126150 |
| 302 m (991 ft) | Not specified | Clearfield | 2631658 |
| 293 m (960 ft) | Building with antenna | Philadelphia | 2644768 |
When they were registered
| 1930s | 6 | <1% |
| 1940s | 52 | 1% |
| 1950s | 57 | 1% |
| 1960s | 74 | 2% |
| 1970s | 109 | 3% |
| 1980s | 210 | 5% |
| 1990s | 970 | 24% |
| 2000s | 1,465 | 36% |
| 2010s | 822 | 20% |
| 2020s | 259 | 6% |
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.