South Carolina / Dorchester County
#16 of 46 SC counties · 71 structures
Cell towers in Dorchester County, SC
The FCC registry lists 71 constructed antenna structures in Dorchester County, 2% of South Carolina's 3,407. Ownership is spread across 28 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 20 (28%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 43 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 71
- 2Tallest 520 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 260 ft) 260 ft
Who owns the towers in Dorchester County
28 different registrants own the 71 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 260 feet, close to the South Carolina median of 260 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Ridgeville at 520 feet, built in 1978. More than in any other decade, 31% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1045620 | Guyed tower | 520 ft | 1978 | Ridgeville | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1045117 | Tower | 500 ft | 1979 | Summerville | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1236739 | Tower | 500 ft | 1975 | St. George | Mediatrix SC, Inc. |
| 1002319 | Guyed tower | 489 ft | 1990 | Summerville | BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC. |
| 1002562 | Other or unspecified | 460 ft | 1996 | Saint George | American Towers LLC |
| 1045729 | Guyed tower | 416 ft | 1994 | Ravenel | American Towers LLC |
| 1038408 | Tower | 413 ft | 1986 | Harleyville | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1049566 | Other or unspecified | 381 ft | 1962 | Summerville | American Towers LLC |
| 1001570 | Tower | 359 ft | 1996 | Summerville | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1002808 | Lattice tower | 352 ft | 1987 | Summerville | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1045499 | Tower | 347 ft | 2001 | St. George | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1057206 | Tower | 343 ft | 1998 | St. George | CHARLESTON-NORTH CHARLESTON MSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| 1201717 | Tower | 340 ft | 2000 | St. George | South Carolina Public Service Authority |
| 1054307 | Tower | 328 ft | 2001 | North Charleston | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1041219 | Tower | 320 ft | 1998 | Ridgeville | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1051457 | Tower | 320 ft | 1998 | Rosinville | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1054857 | Tower | 320 ft | 1998 | St. George | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1054685 | Tower | 319 ft | 2002 | Summerville | Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. |
| 1230503 | Guyed tower | 311 ft | 2002 | Ridgeville | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1200566 | Tower | 310 ft | 2005 | Harleyville | American Towers LLC |
| 1045944 | Tower | 309 ft | 1996 | Harleyville | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1045943 | Guyed tower | 308 ft | 1996 | Ridgeville | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1214080 | Lattice tower | 308 ft | 2000 | Summervillel | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1253686 | Tower | 306 ft | 2006 | Reevesville | CCATT LLC |
| 1025423 | Tower | 304 ft | 1997 | Stallsville | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1044191 | Tower | 301 ft | 1998 | Harleyville | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1064146 | Lattice tower | 290 ft | 1999 | Harleyville | American Towers LLC |
| 1315137 | Lattice tower | 289 ft | 2021 | Saint George | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1045748 | Guyed tower | 288 ft | 1988 | Dorchester | American Towers LLC |
| 1287480 | Lattice tower | 285 ft | 2013 | Dorchester | CHARLESTON-NORTH CHARLESTON MSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| 1044196 | Tower | 270 ft | 1998 | Dorchester County | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1059171 | Tower | 266 ft | 1985 | St. George | South Carolina Educational TV Commission |
| 1012193 | Tower | 265 ft | 1996 | Ridgeville | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1045718 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 1994 | North Charleston | Cellco Partnership |
| 1214235 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2005 | Summerville | American Towers LLC |
| 1224087 | Tower | 260 ft | 1999 | Reevesville | American Towers LLC |
| 1262760 | Other or unspecified | 260 ft | 2008 | Ridgeville | CHARLESTON-NORTH CHARLESTON MSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| 1218287 | Tower | 259 ft | 2005 | Summerville | American Towers LLC |
| 1212721 | Tower | 258 ft | 2005 | Summerville | American Towers LLC |
| 1228315 | Lattice tower | 258 ft | 2003 | Ridgeville | American Towers LLC |
| 1201336 | Lattice tower | 256 ft | 1999 | Harleyville | American Towers LLC |
| 1201344 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2005 | St. George | American Towers LLC |
| 1214780 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2000 | Saint George | American Towers LLC |
| 1244611 | Tower | 255 ft | 2006 | Ridgeville | CCATT LLC |
| 1062755 | Guyed tower | 254 ft | 1999 | St. George | American Towers LLC |
| 1201114 | Lattice tower | 253 ft | 1999 | Ridgeville | American Towers LLC |
| 1320994 | Lattice tower | 248 ft | 2022 | Ridgeville | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1047628 | Other or unspecified | 222 ft | 1984 | Saint George | American Towers LLC |
| 1200519 | Lattice tower | 219 ft | 2005 | Harleyville | American Towers LLC |
| 1021527 | Mast | 212 ft | 1997 | Stallsville | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1047908 | Tower | 210 ft | 2010 | Summerville | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1206262 | Tower | 210 ft | 1984 | Summerville | Dorchester County, SC |
| 1296456 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2015 | Summerville | Skyway Towers, LLC |
| 1306244 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2018 | Summerville | Optima Towers IV, LLC |
| 1324010 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2024 | Summerville | Optima Towers III, LLC |
| 1331309 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2025 | Summerville | LCS Communications LLC |
| 1055291 | Tower | 189 ft | 1998 | North Charleston | American Towers LLC |
| 1325135 | Monopole | 185 ft | 2023 | Ladson | StratCap Wireless Group |
| 1302772 | Monopole | 175 ft | 2018 | Summerville | Optima Towers IV, LLC |
| 1312976 | Monopole | 175 ft | 2020 | Summerville | Stetler Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1233965 | Tower | 170 ft | 2002 | Stallsview | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1294845 | Monopole | 165 ft | 2016 | Norrth Charleston | American Towers LLC |
| 1305343 | Monopole | 165 ft | 2018 | North Charleston | Optima Towers IV, LLC |
| 1305679 | Monopole | 165 ft | 2019 | Summerville | Optima Towers IV, LLC |
| 1295467 | Monopole | 160 ft | 2015 | North Charleston | Skyway Towers, LLC |
| 1252943 | Monopole | 151 ft | 2006 | Summerville | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1220271 | Tower | 150 ft | 2000 | Charleston | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1266006 | Monopole | 150 ft | 2009 | Summerville | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1329207 | Lattice tower | 80 ft | 2023 | Summerville | Dorchester County Government |
| 1206261 | Tower | 50 ft | 1984 | Summerville | Dorchester County, SC |
| 1262441 | Pole | 50 ft | 2008 | Summerville | DORCHESTER, COUNTY OF |
If you have a tower lease in Dorchester 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: York County (89), Laurens County (85), Colleton County (71), Pickens County (66), Beaufort County (65).
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.