Cell towers in Arlington, Virginia
The FCC register lists 22 antenna structures in and around Arlington. That is the 19th highest count of any place in Virginia.
Overview
Arlington, VA has 22 registered structures, the tallest standing 151 m (495 ft) above ground.
The 22 structures here sit at 0.85 per square mile of land.
Heights are uneven: the median is 37 m (120 ft) but the tallest is 151 m (495 ft), roughly 4.1 times that — usually the signature of a broadcast mast among shorter mobile sites.
The largest registered owner here is Jbg Smith Properties, which holds 4 of them — 18.2% of the local total. Owner is not the same as carrier: tower companies lease space on their structures to several networks at once.
The most recent registration on file here dates from 2023.
Structure types
| Pole | 7 | 32% |
| Building with tower | 4 | 18% |
| Tower | 3 | 14% |
| Lattice tower | 3 | 14% |
| Monopole | 2 | 9% |
| Building | 2 | 9% |
| Building with pole | 1 | 5% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Jbg Smith Properties Other | 4 | 18% |
| National Guard Bureau Other | 2 | 9% |
| T-mobile Northeast LLC Carrier | 2 | 9% |
| 1828 L Street Associates Other | 1 | 5% |
| American Broadcasting Companies, INC. Broadcaster | 1 | 5% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 m (495 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Assn Dba = Weta FM | 100636 |
| 139 m (457 ft) | Tower | 1992 | Wava Building Limited Partnership | 120491 |
| 88 m (290 ft) | Lattice tower | 2008 | American Towers LLC | 611228 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Building with tower | 1998 | 1828 L Street Associates | 620906 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Building with tower | 2012 | At&t CORP | 2634711 |
| 59 m (193 ft) | Building with tower | 1983 | American Broadcasting Companies, INC. | 2606877 |
| 56 m (185 ft) | Tower | 2010 | Virginia Department of State Police | 2667317 |
| 52 m (171 ft) | Building with tower | 1962 | Norfolk Southern Corporation | 129950 |
| 52 m (169 ft) | Lattice tower | 1993 | Commonwealth of Va | 118956 |
| 38 m (126 ft) | Pole | 1998 | At&t Mobility Spectrum LLC | 610720 |
| 37 m (122 ft) | Building | 2008 | T-mobile Northeast LLC | 2667269 |
| 36 m (118 ft) | Tower | 2000 | National Guard Bureau | 2602376 |
| 33 m (109 ft) | Building with pole | 1962 | Verizon Virginia LLC. | 2598542 |
| 32 m (106 ft) | Building | 2014 | T-mobile Northeast LLC | 2682816 |
| 28 m (91 ft) | Monopole | 1998 | Ccatt LLC | 2692321 |
| 23 m (75 ft) | Pole | 1998 | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC | 102631 |
| 17 m (54 ft) | Monopole | 2013 | Octagon Towers, LLC | 2686425 |
| 15 m (48 ft) | Pole | 2000 | National Guard Bureau | 2602377 |
| 7.0 m (23 ft) | Pole | 2023 | Jbg Smith Properties | 2725699 |
| 7.0 m (23 ft) | Pole | 2023 | Jbg Smith Properties | 2725700 |
| 7.0 m (23 ft) | Pole | 2023 | Jbg Smith Properties | 2725703 |
| 7.0 m (23 ft) | Pole | 2023 | Jbg Smith Properties | 2725704 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 2 | 9% |
| 1980s | 1 | 5% |
| 1990s | 6 | 27% |
| 2000s | 4 | 18% |
| 2010s | 5 | 23% |
| 2020s | 4 | 18% |
Nearby places
- Falls Church 8
- Alexandria 12
- Springfield 18
- Fairfax 10
- Lorton 9
About this data
These counts come from the FCC Antenna Structure Registration database, weekly file dated 2026-08-23. Registration is generally required above 200 feet or near an airport, so small cells, rooftop antennas and short masts do not appear.
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.