Massachusetts cell towers at a glance
The FCC records list 901 cell towers and other antenna sites in Massachusetts: every registered antenna structure that is built and still standing, plus the licensed cellular transmitter sites too short to need registration. That ranks Massachusetts 39th of the 51 states and DC by number of registered sites. The most common structure is the monopole, with 256 sites (28%). Boston has the most listed sites of any city, at 32.
To see the ones near you, tap Find towers near me above or type a Massachusetts ZIP code. The list ranks sites by distance and shows the direction to each, its height and its owner.
Carriers on the record in Massachusetts
T-Mobile is named on the most Massachusetts sites, 53 of them (5.9%). 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 Massachusetts are owned by tower companies that rent space to several carriers without naming them.
| Carrier | Sites naming it | Share of Massachusetts sites |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon | 40 | 4.4% |
| AT&T | 26 | 2.9% |
| T-Mobile | 53 | 5.9% |
Who owns the towers in Massachusetts
The largest single owner name in Massachusetts is American Towers LLC, with 138 sites (15%). 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 | 138 | 15% |
| Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC | 63 | 7.0% |
| SBA Towers II LLC | 47 | 5.2% |
| SBA Properties, LLC | 29 | 3.2% |
| CCATT LLC | 26 | 2.9% |
| T-Mobile USA Tower LLC | 26 | 2.9% |
| SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC | 25 | 2.8% |
| T-Mobile Northeast LLC | 23 | 2.6% |
Types of structure
| Structure | Sites | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Monopole | 256 | 28% |
| Tower | 225 | 25% |
| Lattice tower | 137 | 15% |
| Pole | 102 | 11% |
| Guyed tower | 78 | 8.7% |
| Building | 18 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 32 | Towers around Boston |
| Plymouth | 15 | Towers around Plymouth |
| Lexington | 12 | Towers around Lexington |
| New Bedford | 12 | Towers around New Bedford |
| Marshfield | 11 | Towers around Marshfield |
| Holyoke | 10 | Towers around Holyoke |
| Hyannis | 9 | Towers around Hyannis |
| Pittsfield | 9 | Towers around Pittsfield |
| Paxton | 9 | Towers around Paxton |
| Lincoln | 9 | Towers around Lincoln |
Tallest registered structures in Massachusetts
The tallest is a tower near Boylston at 1,352 feet (412 m) overall, owned by Entravision Communications Corporation. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,352 ft | Tower | Boylston | Entravision Communications Corporation | 1024374 |
| 1,296 ft | Guyed tower | Needham Heights | American Towers LLC | 1003433 |
| 1,253 ft | Guyed tower | Hudson | VB-S1 Assets, LLC | 1046935 |
| 1,253 ft | Guyed tower | Newton | American Towers LLC | 1004623 |
| 1,201 ft | Guyed tower | Needham | American Towers LLC | 1004233 |
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 Massachusetts 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.