District of Columbia cell towers at a glance
The FCC records list 28 cell towers and other antenna sites in District of Columbia: every registered antenna structure that is built and still standing, plus the licensed cellular transmitter sites too short to need registration. That ranks District of Columbia 51st of the 51 states and DC by number of registered sites. The most common structure is the tower, with 7 sites (25%). Washington has the most listed sites of any city, at 27.
To see the ones near you, tap Find towers near me above or type a District of Columbia ZIP code. The list ranks sites by distance and shows the direction to each, its height and its owner.
Carriers on the record in District of Columbia
T-Mobile is named on the most District of Columbia sites, 3 of them (11%). 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 District of Columbia are owned by tower companies that rent space to several carriers without naming them.
| Carrier | Sites naming it | Share of District of Columbia sites |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon | 2 | 7.1% |
| AT&T | 2 | 7.1% |
| T-Mobile | 3 | 11% |
Who owns the towers in District of Columbia
The largest single owner name in District of Columbia is T-Mobile Northeast LLC, with 3 sites (11%). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile Northeast LLC | 3 | 11% |
| American Towers LLC | 3 | 11% |
| SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC | 3 | 11% |
| Cellco Partnership | 2 | 7.1% |
| Harrison Wisconsin Owner LLC | 1 | 3.6% |
| CitySwitch II, LLC | 1 | 3.6% |
| TowerCo V Holdings LLC | 1 | 3.6% |
| POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO | 1 | 3.6% |
Types of structure
| Structure | Sites | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tower | 7 | 25% |
| Lattice tower | 6 | 21% |
| Monopole | 6 | 21% |
| Tower on a building | 4 | 14% |
| Building | 2 | 7.1% |
| Pole | 2 | 7.1% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 27 | Towers around Washington |
| Benning Yard | 1 | Towers around Benning Yard |
Tallest registered structures in District of Columbia
The tallest is a lattice tower near Washington at 705 feet (215 m) overall, owned by Harrison Wisconsin Owner 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 705 ft | Lattice tower | Washington | Harrison Wisconsin Owner LLC | 1042983 |
| 692 ft | Tower | Washington | ACC Licensee, LLC | 1051670 |
| 663 ft | Tower | Washington | NBC Subsidiary (WRC-TV) LLC | 1036610 |
| 443 ft | Lattice tower | Washington | American Towers LLC | 1285336 |
| 430 ft | Tower | Washington | THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | 1045309 |
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 District of Columbia 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.