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The FCC register lists 10 antenna structures in and around Fairfax. That is the 71st highest count of any place in Virginia.

Registered structures
10
Median height
78 m (255 ft)
+28.0% vs state median
Tallest
98 m (321 ft)
Per 100k residents
37.4
population 26,772 (2025)

Overview

The FCC register lists 10 antenna structures in and around Fairfax, VA. That is the 71st highest count of any place in Virginia.

Counted against 26,772 residents, that is 37.4 per 100,000 — worth reading alongside area density, since structures cluster along roads and ridgelines rather than where people sleep.

The median registered structure here stands 78 m (255 ft); the tallest reaches 98 m (321 ft).

The mix here is 2 monopoles, 1 lattice tower — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.

The most recent registration on file here dates from 2015.

Structure types

Tower 3
30%
Monopole 2
20%
Not specified 1
10%
Pole 1
10%
Lattice tower 1
10%
Building with tower 1
10%
Building with antenna 1
10%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
Coxcom, LLC Other 1
10%
County of Fairfax Government 1
10%
Virginia, Commonwealth of Department of State Police Government 1
10%
Virginia, Commonwealth Of Other 1
10%
Virginia Electric and Power Company Utility 1
10%

Tallest registered structures

Height Type Built Owner ASR
98 m (321 ft) Tower 1983 Coxcom, LLC 600128
98 m (320 ft) Tower 2008 Virginia, Commonwealth of Department of State Police 2661190
97 m (318 ft) Lattice tower 1983 American Towers LLC 600127
96 m (315 ft) Tower 1995 Virginia, Commonwealth Of 120340
85 m (280 ft) Not specified 2009 Virginia Electric and Power Company 100448
70 m (230 ft) Building with antenna 2000 County of Fairfax 2600128
64 m (211 ft) Building with tower 1988 Cellco Partnership 125646
48 m (158 ft) Monopole 1998 Ccatt LLC 598572
46 m (152 ft) Pole 1997 Crown Atlantic Company, LLC 103682
39 m (127 ft) Monopole 2015 Sba Towers X, LLC 2695466

When they were registered

1980s 3
30%
1990s 3
30%
2000s 3
30%
2010s 1
10%

Nearby places

About this data

All figures on this page are aggregated from the federal antenna structure register of 2026-08-23, not from carrier coverage data. The two answer different questions.

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.