Connecticut cell towers at a glance
The FCC records list 449 cell towers and other antenna sites in Connecticut: every registered antenna structure that is built and still standing, plus the licensed cellular transmitter sites too short to need registration. That ranks Connecticut 45th of the 51 states and DC by number of registered sites. The most common structure is the monopole, with 159 sites (35%). Hartford has the most listed sites of any city, at 12.
To see the ones near you, tap Find towers near me above or type a Connecticut ZIP code. The list ranks sites by distance and shows the direction to each, its height and its owner.
Carriers on the record in Connecticut
AT&T is named on the most Connecticut sites, 29 of them (6.5%). A carrier is named only when it owns the structure or its cellular licence lists the site, so these counts are a floor, not a total. Most towers in Connecticut are owned by tower companies that rent space to several carriers without naming them.
| Carrier | Sites naming it | Share of Connecticut sites |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon | 18 | 4.0% |
| AT&T | 29 | 6.5% |
| T-Mobile | 12 | 2.7% |
Who owns the towers in Connecticut
The largest single owner name in Connecticut is American Towers LLC, with 62 sites (14%). Tower companies file under several subsidiary names, so one company can appear more than once below. Our guide to who owns cell towers explains which names belong together.
| Owner as filed | Sites | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Towers LLC | 62 | 14% |
| SBA Towers, LLC | 35 | 7.8% |
| SBA Properties, LLC | 32 | 7.1% |
| SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC | 19 | 4.2% |
| SBA Towers II LLC | 15 | 3.3% |
| SBA Infrastructures, LLC | 14 | 3.1% |
| CCATT LLC | 13 | 2.9% |
| Tarpon Towers II, LLC | 11 | 2.4% |
Types of structure
| Structure | Sites | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Monopole | 159 | 35% |
| Tower | 117 | 26% |
| Lattice tower | 74 | 16% |
| Pole | 35 | 7.8% |
| Guyed tower | 29 | 6.5% |
| Other structure | 9 | 2.0% |
See types of cell towers for how to recognise each one.
Cities with the most listed sites
By the city named on each FCC filing. Filings use the nearest town, so rural towers count toward it. Each link opens the tower finder at the middle of that city's sites.
| City | Sites | |
|---|---|---|
| Hartford | 12 | Towers around Hartford |
| Groton | 10 | Towers around Groton |
| Glastonbury | 9 | Towers around Glastonbury |
| Meriden | 9 | Towers around Meriden |
| Farmington | 8 | Towers around Farmington |
| Danbury | 8 | Towers around Danbury |
| Waterbury | 8 | Towers around Waterbury |
| Manchester | 7 | Towers around Manchester |
| Stratford | 7 | Towers around Stratford |
| Bridgeport | 7 | Towers around Bridgeport |
Tallest registered structures in Connecticut
The tallest is a other structure near Farmington at 1,339 feet (408 m) overall, owned by COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT, LLC. Structures this tall are usually broadcast masts or buildings rather than cell sites, but many carry cell antennas partway up.
| Height | Type | City | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,339 ft | Other structure | Farmington | COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1041624 |
| 1,204 ft | Guyed tower | Monteville | American Towers LLC | 1237074 |
| 1,037 ft | Tower | Oakdale | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. | 1040395 |
| 955 ft | Tower | Waterbury | CHANNEL 20, INC. | 1204399 |
| 906 ft | Tower | Hamden | Nexstar Media Inc. | 1043980 |
What is not counted
FCC registration is required only for structures over 200 feet or near airports, so shorter monopoles, rooftop antennas and small cells in Connecticut are mostly missing unless a cellular licence lists them. Why a tower is missing from the map explains the gap. The data is rebuilt monthly from the FCC's bulk files.