Cell towers in Erie, Pennsylvania
The FCC register lists 44 antenna structures in and around Erie. That is the 3rd highest count of any place in Pennsylvania.
Overview
Erie, PA has 44 registered antenna structures on the FCC register — the 3rd largest count among the 1,139 places in Pennsylvania that have any.
That works out to 47.9 structures per 100,000 residents, against a population of 91,838.
Half the registered structures here are taller than 66 m (215 ft) and half are shorter.
The mix here is 6 monopoles, 5 lattice towers, 5 guyed masts — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.
The oldest structure on file here was registered in 1946, the newest in 2021 — 75 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Tower | 19 | 43% |
| Monopole | 6 | 14% |
| Lattice tower | 5 | 11% |
| Guyed tower | 5 | 11% |
| Tower array | 4 | 9% |
| Pole | 2 | 5% |
| Not specified | 1 | 2% |
| Tank | 1 | 2% |
| Building with tower | 1 | 2% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Vb Nimbus, LLC Tower company | 4 | 9% |
| Stc Two LLC Tower company | 4 | 9% |
| Cellco Partnership Carrier | 4 | 9% |
| Up State Tower CO., L.L.C. Tower company | 3 | 7% |
| Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC Tower company | 3 | 7% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 44| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257 m (843 ft) | Not specified | 1966 | Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC | 2619369 |
| 249 m (817 ft) | Guyed tower | 1997 | Nexstar Media INC. | 598442 |
| 243 m (796 ft) | Tower | 1966 | Sjl of Pennsylvania, INC. | 602166 |
| 228 m (749 ft) | Guyed tower | 2019 | Lilly Broadcasting of Pennsylvania, LLC | 616533 |
| 216 m (707 ft) | Guyed tower | 1978 | Sba Gc Towers, LLC | 97241 |
| 152 m (500 ft) | Guyed tower | 2017 | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC | 2621992 |
| 140 m (459 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Cti Towers Assets II, LLC | 600833 |
| 110 m (361 ft) | Guyed tower | 1967 | Sba Gc Towers, LLC | 97242 |
| 100 m (327 ft) | Tower | 1948 | Sjl of Pennsylvania, INC. | 602165 |
| 97 m (319 ft) | Lattice tower | 2017 | Erie CO Department of Public Safety | 2658809 |
| 95 m (310 ft) | Tower | 2004 | City of Erie Pa Dept. of Public Works | 2638114 |
| 92 m (303 ft) | Tower | 1996 | New Cingular Wireless Pcs, LLC | 122990 |
| 91 m (297 ft) | Lattice tower | 1997 | Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC | 113199 |
| 89 m (291 ft) | Tower | 1991 | Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC | 116045 |
| 81 m (265 ft) | Tower | 1989 | Not listed | 1097306 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Tower | 1993 | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Police | 124982 |
| 79 m (258 ft) | Tower | 1999 | Crown Communication LLC | 1097025 |
| 76 m (250 ft) | Tower | 2003 | Not listed | 2637923 |
| 73 m (240 ft) | Tower | 2009 | Cellco Partnership | 2667222 |
| 72 m (236 ft) | Lattice tower | 2003 | American Towers LLC | 2632200 |
| 66 m (217 ft) | Building with tower | 1984 | Renaissance Cenre, Ltd | 127477 |
| 66 m (215 ft) | Tower array | 1946 | Vb Nimbus, LLC | 127160 |
| 66 m (215 ft) | Tower array | 1946 | Vb Nimbus, LLC | 127161 |
| 66 m (215 ft) | Tower array | 1996 | Vb Nimbus, LLC | 127162 |
| 66 m (215 ft) | Tower array | 1996 | Vb Nimbus, LLC | 127163 |
When they were registered
| 1940s | 3 | 7% |
| 1950s | 1 | 2% |
| 1960s | 3 | 7% |
| 1970s | 1 | 2% |
| 1980s | 2 | 5% |
| 1990s | 10 | 23% |
| 2000s | 11 | 25% |
| 2010s | 12 | 27% |
| 2020s | 1 | 2% |
Nearby places
- Penn State Erie (Behrend) 7
- McKean 6
- Waterford 5
- North East 9
- Girard 6
About this data
Figures are drawn from the FCC's public antenna structure register (2026-08-23). It covers structures that need registering — broadly those over 200 feet or close to an airport — and not the many shorter installations that carry mobile traffic.
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.
"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.