Antenna structures in Fairfax County, Virginia

At a glance

Fairfax County, Virginia has 185 FCC-registered antenna structures, 102 of them marked constructed. That is the largest count among the 132 Virginia counties with registrations, and 4.4% of the state's 4,239. The tallest constructed structure in the county is registration 1017638 near Falls Church at 210 m (689 ft).

Dataset updated October 2026 . Refreshed from the FCC ASR weekly bulk database.

Registered structures

185

Constructed

102

Avg height

47 m

Tallest standing

210 m

How does Fairfax County compare with the rest of Virginia?

With 185 registrations, Fairfax County ranks first of 132 counties in Virginia. The average registered overall height here is 47 m, about 28% below the Virginia average of 66 m. The tallest standing structure, at 210 m, is about 4.4 times the county average.

What kinds of structures are registered in Fairfax County?

The most common filed structure type in Fairfax County is pole (code POLE), with 57 registrations (30.8%). It is followed by tower (41) and monopole (41). In all, 11 different FCC structure-type codes appear in the county.

By registration status: 102 constructed, 40 canceled, 20 terminated, 12 granted (not yet constructed) and 11 dismantled. Only constructed registrations describe structures the registry treats as standing; canceled, dismantled and terminated records stay listed as history.

Who owns the towers in Fairfax County?

NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS SERVICES, INC. holds the most registrations in Fairfax County, with 25 of the 185. The next largest are American Towers LLC (17), SBA Towers X, LLC (15) and Cellco Partnership (11). 42 owners with two or more registrations nationwide hold structures in the county.

Which places in Fairfax County have registered structures?

Registrations in Fairfax County list 32 different city or place names. The most frequent are Springfield (23), Herndon (17), Lorton (16), Alexandria (15) and Fairfax (14).

Every registration

All 185 structures in Fairfax County, tallest first

#	Structure	Height	Type	Status
1	Falls Church · 1017638	210 m	Guyed tower	Constructed
2	Alexandria · 1064285	155 m	Antenna tower array (tower 1 of 2)	Dismantled
3	Alexandria · 1217074	152 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
4	Fairfax Station · 1065763	151 m	Guyed tower	Constructed
5	Lorton · 1202815	149 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
6	Fairfax Station · 1064453	140 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
7	Indian Head · 1239768	113 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
8	Falls Church · 1017714	103 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
9	McLean · 1209914	101 m	Tower (type not specified)	Granted (not yet constructed)
10	Fairfax · 1035359	98 m	Unspecified structure	Constructed
11	Fairfax · 1261843	98 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
12	Fairfax · 1035358	97 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
13	Fairfax · 1017857	96 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
14	Lorton · 1205919	88 m	Smoke stack	Constructed
15	Fairfax · 1016980	85 m	Unspecified structure	Constructed
16	Springfield · 1017654	79 m	Unspecified structure	Dismantled
17	Springfield · 1304748	79 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
18	Springfield · 1019325	78 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
19	Merrifield · 1267911	73 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
20	Reston · 1016646	70 m	Building	Constructed
21	Alexandria · 1299395	70 m	Guyed tower	Constructed
22	Burke · 1032855	69 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
23	Merrifield · 1265721	67 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
24	Fairfax · 1024388	64 m	Building with tower	Constructed
25	Great Falls · 1035718	64 m	Pole	Canceled
26	Great Falls · 1023451	61 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
27	Lorton · 1039864	61 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
28	Herndon · 1064831	61 m	Pole	Dismantled
29	Herndon · 1202186	61 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
30	Reston · 1202185	61 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
31	Springfield · 1277921	61 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
32	McLean · 1056988	59 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
33	Burke · 1002342	58 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
34	Springfield · 1057439	58 m	Unspecified structure	Constructed
35	Springfield · 1039869	57 m	Pole	Constructed
36	Reston · 1289526	56 m	Guyed tower	Constructed
37	Falls Church · 1018711	55 m	Building	Constructed
38	Fairfax · 1212258	55 m	Pole	Terminated
39	Herndon · 1017406	54 m	Unspecified structure	Constructed
40	Lorton · 1026188	53 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
41	Springfield · 1281591	52 m	Monopole	Constructed
42	Centreville · 1305393	52 m	Monopole	Constructed
43	Reston · 1040810	52 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
44	Springfield · 1274982	52 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
45	Lorton · 1023821	51 m	Pole	Constructed
46	Fairfax Station · 1316432	51 m	Monopole	Constructed
47	Herndon · 1329006	51 m	Building	Constructed
48	Lorton · 1290642	51 m	Monopole	Canceled
49	Springfield · 1056574	50 m	Monopole	Constructed
50	Clifton · 1029474	50 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
51	Newington · 1024357	49 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
52	Chantilly · 1218095	49 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
53	Fort Belvoir · 1053089	49 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
54	Vienna · 1209595	49 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
55	Lorton · 1210910	49 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
56	Fairfax Station · 1040805	49 m	Pole	Terminated
57	Chantilly · 1262376	49 m	Unspecified structure	Constructed
58	Fairfax · 1033455	48 m	Monopole	Constructed
59	Alexandria · 1228137	48 m	Pole	Constructed
60	Clifton Creek · 1294900	48 m	Disguised structure (tree)	Constructed
61	Centreville · 1240533	48 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
62	Centreville · 1295551	48 m	Monopole	Canceled
63	Fairfax Station · 1024346	47 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
64	Clifton · 1274838	47 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
65	Springfield · 1293223	47 m	Pole	Constructed
66	Herndon · 1309857	47 m	Monopole	Dismantled
67	Fairfax · 1037984	46 m	Pole	Constructed
68	Centerville · 1025451	46 m	Pole	Terminated
69	Clifton · 1029473	46 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
70	Burke · 1206042	46 m	Pole	Terminated
71	Lorton · 1275530	46 m	Pole	Canceled
72	Court · 1055277	45 m	Pole	Terminated
73	Springfield · 1205827	45 m	Unspecified structure	Constructed
74	Herndon · 1300459	45 m	Monopole	Constructed
75	Clifton · 1329938	45 m	Monopole	Constructed
76	Alexandria · 1283387	45 m	Building	Canceled
77	Gainsville · 1024369	44 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
78	Clifton · 1284229	44 m	Pole	Constructed
79	Alexandria · 1274247	43 m	Pole	Canceled
80	McLean · 1020074	43 m	Monopole	Dismantled
81	McLean · 1020075	43 m	Pole	Canceled
82	Vienna · 1014691	42 m	Pole	Constructed
83	Vienna · 1039862	42 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
84	Chantilly · 1227521	42 m	Pole	Constructed
85	Falls Church · 1289215	42 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
86	Annandale · 1207175	41 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
87	Centreville · 1294543	41 m	Lattice tower	Canceled
88	Centreville · 1294544	41 m	Monopole	Canceled
89	Centreville · 1296712	41 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
90	Falls Church · 1020073	41 m	Pole	Dismantled
91	Centerville · 1025434	41 m	Pole	Terminated
92	Reston · 1038344	41 m	Pole	Terminated
93	Fairfax · 1209619	41 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
94	Chantilly · 1273960	41 m	Monopole	Constructed
95	Burke · 1299524	41 m	Monopole	Constructed
96	Burke · 1295873	41 m	Monopole	Granted (not yet constructed)
97	Alexandria · 1296326	41 m	Disguised structure (tree)	Constructed
98	Springfield · 1250709	41 m	Monopole	Constructed
99	Falls Church · 1283778	40 m	Monopole	Constructed
100	Reston · 1273998	40 m	Pole	Constructed
101	Fairfax · 1023602	40 m	Pole	Terminated
102	Centerville · 1027294	40 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
103	Fairfax · 1209706	40 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
104	Lorton · 1239597	40 m	Monopole	Constructed
105	Lorton · 1270814	40 m	Monopole	Constructed
106	Springfield · 1310668	40 m	Pole	Constructed
107	Ft Belvoir · 1334785	40 m	Monopole	Granted (not yet constructed)
108	Chantilly · 1016482	39 m	Pole	Dismantled
109	Chantilly · 1039865	39 m	Monopole	Constructed
110	Herndon · 1284231	39 m	Monopole	Constructed
111	Lorton · 1017405	39 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
112	Lorton · 1234027	39 m	Pole	Canceled
113	Alexandria · 1284495	39 m	Pole	Canceled
114	Alexandria · 1285803	39 m	Monopole	Dismantled
115	Chantilly · 1310579	39 m	Monopole	Constructed
116	Alexandria · 1283851	39 m	Monopole	Constructed
117	Burke · 1290783	39 m	Monopole	Constructed
118	Centreville · 1284217	38 m	Pole	Constructed
119	Centreville · 1311649	38 m	Monopole	Constructed
120	Springfield · 1019821	38 m	Pole	Canceled
121	Springfield · 1278528	38 m	Pole	Constructed
122	Herndon · 1311289	38 m	Monopole	Granted (not yet constructed)
123	Herndon · 1299525	38 m	Monopole	Canceled
124	Springfield · 1284209	37 m	Pole	Constructed
125	Herndon · 1313248	37 m	Monopole	Constructed
126	Arlington · 1024095	37 m	Pole	Terminated
127	Ft Belvoir · 1334784	37 m	Monopole	Granted (not yet constructed)
128	Annandale · 1284210	36 m	Monopole	Constructed
129	Herndon · 1276833	36 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
130	Herndon · 1037613	36 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
131	Vienna · 1294540	36 m	Disguised structure (tree)	Constructed
132	Falls Church · 1294886	35 m	Monopole	Constructed
133	Vienna · 1317002	35 m	Monopole	Canceled
134	Herndon · 1056443	35 m	Monopole	Constructed
135	Sully · 1274506	35 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
136	Vienna · 1277924	35 m	Disguised structure (tree)	Constructed
137	McLean · 1284228	35 m	Pole	Constructed
138	Chantilly · 1284918	35 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
139	Springfield · 1277609	35 m	Pole	Constructed
140	McLean · 1267923	35 m	Utility pole	Canceled
141	Reston · 1207181	34 m	Tower (type not specified)	Terminated
142	Centreville · 1289214	34 m	Disguised structure (tree)	Constructed
143	Alexandria · 1014690	34 m	Pole	Canceled
144	Lorton · 1286289	34 m	Monopole	Granted (not yet constructed)
145	McLean · 1014692	34 m	Pole	Terminated
146	Annandale · 1020070	34 m	Tower (type not specified)	Dismantled
147	Fairfax · 1020072	34 m	Pole	Terminated
148	Burke · 1021058	34 m	Pole	Terminated
149	Fairfax · 1025452	34 m	Pole	Dismantled
150	Centreville · 1302352	34 m	Monopole	Dismantled
151	Ft Belvoir · 1334783	34 m	Monopole	Granted (not yet constructed)
152	Vienna · 1284230	33 m	Monopole	Constructed
153	Chantilly · 1228139	33 m	Pole	Constructed
154	Chantilly · 1016487	32 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
155	Falls Church · 1295397	32 m	Monopole	Constructed
156	Springfield · 1243638	32 m	Tower (type not specified)	Constructed
157	Alexandria · 1295682	32 m	Monopole	Constructed
158	Springfield · 1268669	31 m	Pole	Constructed
159	Springfield · 1274325	31 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled
160	Alexandria · 1041385	30 m	Pole	Canceled
161	Herndon · 1239776	30 m	Pole	Constructed
162	Chantilly · 1012047	29 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
163	Mc Lean · 1020899	27 m	Pole	Terminated
164	Herndon · 1233529	27 m	Pole	Canceled
165	Springfield · 1230015	27 m	Pole	Constructed
166	Centreville · 1308559	27 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
167	Lorton · 1025516	26 m	Pole	Constructed
168	Springfield · 1016481	25 m	Pole	Constructed
169	Chantilly · 1260582	24 m	Unspecified structure	Constructed
170	Chantilly · 1227014	20 m	Pole	Canceled
171	Newington · 1240975	18 m	Lattice tower	Constructed
172	Pasadena · 1245735	18 m	Pole	Granted (not yet constructed)
173	Chantilly · 1233799	18 m	Pole	Constructed
174	Herndon · 1058771	15 m	Pole	Granted (not yet constructed)
175	Lorton · 1306751	14 m	Utility pole	Canceled
176	Alexandria · 1306625	14 m	Utility pole	Canceled
177	Vienna · 1333151	14 m	Pole	Granted (not yet constructed)
178	Herndon · 1306623	12 m	Utility pole	Canceled
179	Alexandria · 1320006	11 m	Pole	Canceled
180	Lorton · 1306624	11 m	Utility pole	Canceled
181	Bailey\'S Crossroads · 1319361	9 m	Pole	Canceled
182	Bailey'S Crossroads · 1319500	9 m	Pole	Granted (not yet constructed)
183	Bailey'S Crossroads · 1319526	9 m	Pole	Granted (not yet constructed)
184	Franconia · 1306823	8 m	Utility pole	Canceled
185	Springfield · 1250435	7 m	Tower (type not specified)	Canceled

Frequently asked questions

How many cell towers are in Fairfax County, VA?

The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database lists 185 registered antenna structures in Fairfax County, Virginia, 102 of them constructed. Registration is generally required only for structures taller than about 60 m or near airports, so shorter cell sites may not appear.

What is the tallest tower in Fairfax County?

The tallest constructed registered structure in Fairfax County is registration 1017638, a guyed tower near Falls Church at 210 m (689 ft) overall height.

Who owns the most towers in Fairfax County?

NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS SERVICES, INC. holds the most registrations in Fairfax County (25), followed by American Towers LLC (17).

What kind of towers are in Fairfax County?

Pole is the most common filed type (57 of 185 registrations), then tower (41).

About this data

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) database, as published October 13, 2026 — TowerCensus refreshes it weekly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: TowerCensus, “Antenna structures in Fairfax County, Virginia”, https://towercensus.com/towers/virginia/county/fairfax-county (data as of October 13, 2026).