Cell towers in Sterling, Virginia
The FCC register lists 13 antenna structures in and around Sterling. That is the 52nd highest count of any place in Virginia.
Overview
13 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Sterling, VA.
Density works out to 2.38 registered structures per square mile of land area.
Half the registered structures here are taller than 47 m (155 ft) and half are shorter.
The mix here is 5 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 earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1996.
Structure types
| Monopole | 5 | 38% |
| Tower array | 3 | 23% |
| Pole | 3 | 23% |
| Tower | 1 | 8% |
| Lattice tower | 1 | 8% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Potomac Radio, LLC Broadcaster | 3 | 23% |
| Crown Atlantic Company, LLC Tower company | 2 | 15% |
| Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLC Tower company | 2 | 15% |
| Cti Towers Assets III, LLC Tower company | 1 | 8% |
| Arcola Towers 1, LP Tower company | 1 | 8% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 m (195 ft) | Tower array | 2010 | Potomac Radio, LLC | 2655024 |
| 59 m (195 ft) | Tower array | 2010 | Potomac Radio, LLC | 2655025 |
| 59 m (195 ft) | Tower array | 2010 | Potomac Radio, LLC | 2655026 |
| 59 m (192 ft) | Pole | 2008 | Spectrasite Communications, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC. | 603561 |
| 56 m (183 ft) | Lattice tower | 1999 | Cti Towers Assets III, LLC | 2701530 |
| 49 m (162 ft) | Monopole | 1997 | Ccatt LLC | 2680156 |
| 47 m (155 ft) | Monopole | 2007 | Arcola Towers 1, LP | 2729009 |
| 47 m (154 ft) | Monopole | 1999 | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC | 2602588 |
| 46 m (152 ft) | Tower | 1996 | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC | 97442 |
| 44 m (145 ft) | Pole | 1997 | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC | 97815 |
| 42 m (136 ft) | Monopole | 2003 | Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLC | 2636559 |
| 38 m (126 ft) | Monopole | 2020 | Milestone Towers | 2710955 |
| 35 m (115 ft) | Pole | 1998 | Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLC | 2670471 |
When they were registered
| 1990s | 6 | 46% |
| 2000s | 3 | 23% |
| 2010s | 3 | 23% |
| 2020s | 1 | 8% |
Nearby places
- Herndon 9
- Ashburn 7
- Chantilly 15
- Leesburg 14
- Centreville 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.