Cell towers in Socorro County, NM

The FCC registry lists 18 constructed antenna structures in Socorro County, 2% of New Mexico's 1,180. American Tower owns 11 of them (61%), 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 12 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 18
2Tallest 367 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 195 ft) 262 ft

Structures

rank 22 of 33 in NM

Most common type

Tower

44% of structures

Over 200 feet

61% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

44% built then

Who owns the towers in Socorro County

9 different registrants own the 18 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 Socorro County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 262 feet, 67 feet taller than the New Mexico median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Bosque at 367 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 44% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Socorro 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
1055979	Guyed tower	367 ft	1998	Bosque	American Towers LLC
1060400	Guyed tower	366 ft	1999	Bosque	American Towers LLC
1056237	Guyed tower	365 ft	1998	Magdalena	American Towers LLC
1056238	Guyed tower	364 ft	1998	Lemitar	American Towers LLC
1002625	Tower	350 ft	1965	Bingham	KOB-TV, LLC
1005476	Tower	345 ft	1957	Socorro	American Towers LLC
1005474	Lattice tower	331 ft	2014	Magdalena	American Towers LLC
1018129	Tower	317 ft	1994	San Antonio	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1057813	Guyed tower	308 ft	1998	Socorro	American Towers LLC
1005340	Tower	215 ft	1988	Bingham	ENMR TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE
1017130	Tower	210 ft	1994	Ft. Craig	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1005472	Tower	191 ft	1971	Magdalena	American Towers LLC
1233377	Lattice tower	188 ft	2014	Socorro	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1006594	Lattice tower	155 ft	1983	Magdalena	American Towers LLC
1326283	Monopole	155 ft	2024	Magdalena	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1267164	Pole	135 ft	2009	Veguita	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1239902	Tower	91 ft	2003	Socorro	T-Mobile West LLC
1063113	Tower	47 ft	1993	Socorro	NEW MEXICO, STATE OF

If you have a tower lease in Socorro 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: San Miguel County (22), Roosevelt County (20), Union County (19), Colfax County (17), Hidalgo County (17).

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.