#28 of 46 SC counties · 51 structures

Cell towers in Darlington County, SC

The FCC registry lists 51 constructed antenna structures in Darlington County, 1% of South Carolina's 3,407. Ownership is spread across 29 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 11 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 22 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 51
2Tallest 809 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 260 ft) 259 ft

Structures

rank 28 of 46 in SC

Most common type

Tower

41% of structures

Over 200 feet

71% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

29% built then

Who owns the towers in Darlington County

29 different registrants own the 51 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 Darlington County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 259 feet, close to the South Carolina median of 260 feet. The tallest is a tower near Florence at 809 feet, built in 2005. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Darlington 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
1059180	Tower	809 ft	2005	Florence	South Carolina Educational TV Commission
1045268	Tower	500 ft	1978	Florence	SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF DBA = SC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1045348	Tower	500 ft	1997	Darlington	Alltel Corporation
1045344	Guyed tower	424 ft	1996	Darlington	American Towers LLC
1201848	Other or unspecified	406 ft	1994	Darlington	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1007975	Guyed tower	402 ft	1997	Hartsville	American Towers LLC
1004678	Guyed tower	401 ft	1997	Hartsville	American Towers LLC
1287919	Lattice tower	400 ft	2003	Darlington	Pee Dee Electric Cooperative, Inc.
1063965	Tower	380 ft	2000	Hartsville	SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY DBA = SANTEE COOPER
1012907	Guyed tower	370 ft	1997	Mechanicsville	Alltel Corporation
1041355	Guyed tower	345 ft	1993	Darlington	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1049554	Tower	332 ft	1962	Hartsville	TVT III, LLC
1044725	Tower	330 ft	2010	Hartsville	Duke Energy Business Services, LLC
1046326	Other or unspecified	316 ft	2000	Hartsville	Carolina Gas Transmission, LLC
1031711	Tower	315 ft	2010	Hartsville	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1031712	Tower	315 ft	2010	Hartsville	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1038658	Lattice tower	315 ft	2010	Hartsville	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1045968	Guyed tower	310 ft	1995	Lamar	Crown Castle South LLC
1045967	Tower	307 ft	1995	Darlington	Crown Castle South LLC
1031713	Tower	305 ft	1997	Hartsville	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1032338	Tower	305 ft	1997	Hartsville	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1049215	Tower	300 ft	2000	Darlington	SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY
1331393	Lattice tower	294 ft	2026	Darlington	Southern Towers BTS II LP
1045969	Lattice tower	286 ft	1996	Darlington	Crown Castle South LLC
1293395	Lattice tower	260 ft	2017	Hartsville	Alltel Corporation
1214778	Lattice tower	259 ft	2003	Hartsville	American Towers LLC
1318802	Lattice tower	259 ft	2024	Society Hill	Diamond Towers V LLC
1062754	Guyed tower	258 ft	1999	Lamar	American Towers LLC
1228649	Lattice tower	258 ft	2003	Timmonsville	American Towers LLC
1281358	Lattice tower	258 ft	2013	Hartsville	American Towers LLC
1282176	Lattice tower	255 ft	2013	Hartsville	American Towers LLC
1285355	Lattice tower	255 ft	2013	Lamar	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1288958	Lattice tower	255 ft	2014	Lamar	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1057284	Tower	244 ft	1991	Hartsville	K2 Towers III, LLC
1214777	Tower	219 ft	2000	Darlington	American Towers LLC
1044907	Guyed tower	216 ft	2003	Society Hill	BELLSOUTH TELECOMUNICATIONS, INC.
1288815	Lattice tower	200 ft	2014	Darlington	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1245844	Tower	199 ft	2005	Darlington	VBT SUB 2 LLC
1258384	Tower	199 ft	2013	Lamar	PEGASUS TOWER COMPANY, LLC
1293367	Monopole	199 ft	2017	Darlington	Alltel Corporation
1311028	Monopole	199 ft	2019	Darlington	American Towers LLC
1327919	Monopole	199 ft	2024	Hartsville	Beacon Towers
1048135	Tower	197 ft	1980	Darlington	Private owner (name withheld)
1249164	Tower	194 ft	2005	Darlington	VB RUN, LLC
1287492	Lattice tower	194 ft	2013	Hartsville	Sandhill Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
1283249	Tower	184 ft	1983	Hartsville	Darlington County Central Communications Center
1212304	Tower	180 ft	2000	Darliington	Darlington County Central Communications Center
1055180	Tower	170 ft	1998	Timmonsville	TRITON PCS LICENSE COMPANY INC DBA = TRITON PCS
1290148	Monopole	130 ft	2014	Darlington	American Towers LLC
1253746	Monopole	126 ft	2006	Society Hill	CCATT LLC
1252716	Pole	90 ft	2006	Darlington	Private owner (name withheld)

If you have a tower lease in Darlington 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: Georgetown County (55), Jasper County (55), Clarendon County (54), Oconee County (47), Chester County (46).

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.