# Cell Towers in Washington, DC

## Summary

- **Location**: Washington, District of Columbia 20012
- **Total Towers**: 391
- **Population**: 17,526
- **Area**: 0.82 square miles
- **Tower Density**: 11.9 towers per square mile
- **County**: District of Columbia

## Coordinates

- **Latitude**: 38.970285
- **Longitude**: -77.024408

## Top Licensees by Tower Count

1. **BACKLINK V, LLC**: 13 towers

2. **NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC, INC.**: 12 towers

3. **Clearwire Spectrum Holdings III LLC**: 12 towers

4. **FiberTower Network Services, Corp., Debtor-in-Possession**: 7 towers

5. **District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department/Office of Unified Communications**: 4 towers


## Major Carriers

- **Clearwire Spectrum Holdings III LLC**: 12 towers

- **Clearwire Spectrum Holdings II, LLC**: 4 towers

- **T-MOBILE LICENSE LLC**: 3 towers

- **AT&T CORP.**: 3 towers

- **Sprint Spectrum L.P.**: 2 towers

## Related Links

- [View the interactive map](https://www.celltowermaps.com/cell-towers/near/city-state/washington/dc): Human-readable map for this location.
- [State directory](https://www.celltowermaps.com/cell-towers/directory/district-of-columbia/index.md): Text-first list of locations in District of Columbia.
- [United States directory](https://www.celltowermaps.com/cell-towers/directory/index.md): Browse all states.

## Data Source

Tower data is sourced from U.S. Federal Communications Commission licensing records. See [llms.txt](https://www.celltowermaps.com/llms.txt) for methodology and access guidance.