Cell towers in Hidalgo County, NM

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Hidalgo County, 1% of New Mexico's 1,180. Crown Castle owns 6 of them (35%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 256 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 195 ft) 105 ft

Structures

rank 24 of 33 in NM

Most common type

Lattice tower

41% of structures

Over 200 feet

6% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

47% built then

Who owns the towers in Hidalgo County

13 different registrants own the 17 structures. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in Hidalgo County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 105 feet, 90 feet shorter than the New Mexico median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Lordsburg at 256 feet, built in 2003. More than in any other decade, 47% were built in the 2010s.

Structures in Hidalgo County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Hidalgo County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1238293	Tower	256 ft	2003	Lordsburg	CCATT LLC
1002181	Tower	200 ft	1996	Playas	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1285111	Lattice tower	199 ft	2012	Virden	American Towers LLC
1307534	Lattice tower	199 ft	2019	Rodeo	Gravity Pad Partners, LLC
1307739	Monopole	199 ft	2019	Rodeo	Gravity Pad Partners, LLC
1005154	Lattice tower	198 ft	2010	Lordsburg	CCATT LLC
1312772	Lattice tower	195 ft	2020	Hachita	Sun State Towers, LLC.
1240817	Tower	163 ft	2000	Lordsburg	Crown Communication LLC
1017128	Tower	105 ft	1994	Lordsburg	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1294749	Monopole	94 ft	2017	Lordsburg	New Mexico RSA No. 5 Limited Partnership
1064849	Lattice tower	80 ft	2013	Lookout Hill	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1322144	Lattice tower	80 ft	2022	Lordsburg	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1221096	Tower	76 ft	2000	Lordsburg	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1237661	Lattice tower	65 ft	2004	Lookout Hill	El Paso Natural Gas Company, LLC
1267959	Tower	50 ft	2013	Lordsburg	Nexstar Media Inc.
1278035	Mast	33 ft	2011	Lordsburg	Lordsburg, City of
1233803	Other or unspecified	30 ft	1980	Lordsburg	New Mexico State University

If you have a tower lease in Hidalgo County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in New Mexico with similar tower counts: Union County (19), Socorro County (18), Colfax County (17), Quay County (17), De Baca County (16).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.