South Carolina / Chester County

#30 of 46 SC counties · 46 structures

Cell towers in Chester County, SC

The FCC registry lists 46 constructed antenna structures in Chester County, 1% of South Carolina's 3,407. Ownership is spread across 29 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 12 (26%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 21 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 46
  2. 2Tallest 520 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 260 ft) 288 ft
Structures
46
rank 30 of 46 in SC
Most common type
Tower
52% of structures
Over 200 feet
41
89% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
48% built then

Who owns the towers in Chester County

29 different registrants own the 46 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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.

Crown Castle12American Tower6SBA Communications3Duke Energy Business Service2AT&T2STC Two LLC2SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVIC1SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF DB1
Constructed structures in Chester County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 288 feet, 28 feet taller than the South Carolina median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Richburg at 520 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 48% were built in the 1990s.

Tower24Guyed tower9Lattice tower9Monopole3Mast1
Structures in Chester County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11980s221990s102000s62010s72020s
Structures in Chester 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1044136Tower520 ft1998RichburgSOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY
1049484Tower499 ft2003LowrysAUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC,
1228110Tower499 ft2002RichburgPrivate owner (name withheld)
1048484Guyed tower453 ft1997RichburgAmerican Towers LLC
1059155Tower415 ft1990ChesterSouth Carolina Educational TV Commission
1065082Tower415 ft1990ChesterSOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION
1003857Guyed tower413 ft1991RichburgAmerican Towers LLC
1027820Guyed tower413 ft1997EdgemoorAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1003858Guyed tower412 ft1991ChesterAmerican Towers LLC
1220942Tower370 ft2001ChesterSouth Carolina Public Service Authority
1263781Lattice tower355 ft2008Great FallsAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1045266Tower348 ft2011ChesterSOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF DBA = SC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1048359Tower330 ft1995ChesterCrown Atlantic Company, LLC
1310304Guyed tower324 ft2019ChesterWisdom LLC
1045950Tower317 ft1996ChesterCrown Castle South LLC
1326783Lattice tower315 ft2024Great FallsDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1315452Lattice tower310 ft2021ChesterDiamond Towers V LLC
1045946Guyed tower308 ft1995RichburgCrown Castle South LLC
1045949Guyed tower307 ft1996Great FallsCrown Castle South LLC
1239575Tower305 ft2003ChesterSBA Towers X, LLC
1263675Lattice tower305 ft2008ChesterSBA Towers II LLC
1049546Tower303 ft1981ChesterChester Telephone Company
1055241Lattice tower291 ft1998LandsfordCCATT LLC
1230938Lattice tower285 ft2002ChesterAmerican Towers LLC
1228495Tower283 ft2008CharlotteSTC Two LLC
1064830Tower280 ft1999ChesterCHESTER TELEPHONE COMPANY
1324766Guyed tower279 ft2023Fort LawnTowerCom IV-B, LLC
1332752Guyed tower279 ft2026ChesterDiamond Tower V LLC
1001520Tower275 ft2010ChesterDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1042262Tower270 ft1999EdgemoorPinnacle Towers LLC
1043163Tower270 ft1999RichburgPinnacle Towers LLC
1043164Tower270 ft1999RichburgPinnacle Towers LLC
1043165Tower270 ft1999BlackstockPinnacle Towers LLC
1205784Lattice tower260 ft1999Fort LawnAmerican Towers LLC
1225562Tower260 ft2010RichburgSTC Two LLC
1302592Monopole260 ft2017ChesterTowercom IV, LLC
1205787Tower259 ft1999CatawbaAmerican Towers LLC
1323694Lattice tower259 ft2023ChesterThe Towers, LLC
1239018Tower237 ft2004EdgemooreSBA Towers II LLC
1312860Lattice tower224 ft2019ChesterCounty of Chester
1008167Tower203 ft1996Fort LawnCrown Castle South LLC
1222772Tower199 ft1997Great FallsPinnacle Towers LLC
1222773Tower199 ft1997LandoPinnacle Towers LLC
1312913Monopole199 ft2020ChesterTowerCom IV, LLC
1322449Monopole199 ft2022ChesterSouthern Towers BTS, LP
1259258Mast50 ft2007ChesterSouth Carolina Dept of Commerce

If you have a tower lease in Chester 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 South Carolina with similar tower counts: Clarendon County (54), Darlington County (51), Oconee County (47), Lancaster County (46), Marion County (41).

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.