Cell towers in Union County, NM

The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Union County, 2% of New Mexico's 1,180. American Tower owns 7 of them (37%), 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 19
2Tallest 503 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 195 ft) 304 ft

Structures

rank 21 of 33 in NM

Most common type

Tower

47% of structures

Over 200 feet

53% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Union County

12 different registrants own the 19 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. 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 Union County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 304 feet, 109 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 Clayton at 503 feet, built in 2000. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Union 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
1057773	Guyed tower	503 ft	2000	Clayton	Cellco Partnership
1049717	Tower	400 ft	1998	Clayton	Baja Broadband Operating Co., LLC
1046335	Tower	399 ft	1966	Clayton	Private owner (name withheld)
1007635	Tower	383 ft	1962	Clayton	JOHNSON COUNTY BROADCASTERS INC DBA = KLMX RADIO STATION
1203834	Guyed tower	356 ft	1999	Clayton	Cellco Partnership
1060332	Guyed tower	350 ft	2014	Amistad	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1264449	Tower	310 ft	2008	Texline	American Towers LLC
1264451	Guyed tower	310 ft	2008	Grenville	American Towers LLC
1278631	Tower	310 ft	2011	Clayton	Octagon Towers LLC
1264453	Guyed tower	304 ft	2008	Gladstone	American Towers LLC
1268564	Tower	199 ft	2012	Greenville	American Towers LLC
1325260	Lattice tower	199 ft	2024	Amistad	TowerCom XI-B, LLC
1059651	Lattice tower	195 ft	1999	Clayton	American Towers LLC
1203579	Lattice tower	160 ft	1991	Clovis	American Towers, LLC.
1057774	Pole	115 ft	1999	Raton	Cellco Partnership
1205756	Tower	100 ft	2000	Des Moines	NEW MEXICO, STATE OF
1267497	Tower	60 ft	2009	Clayton	Public Service Company of Ndew Mexico
1003878	Pole	49 ft	1996	Clayton	C&C Communication of NM
1282644	Tower	45 ft	2012	Clayton	Private owner (name withheld)

If you have a tower lease in Union 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: Rio Arriba County (23), San Miguel County (22), Roosevelt County (20), Socorro County (18), Colfax 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.