#4 of 46 SC counties · 172 structures

Cell towers in Lexington County, SC

The FCC registry lists 172 constructed antenna structures in Lexington County, 5% of South Carolina's 3,407. Crown Castle owns 58 of them (34%), 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 112 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 172
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 260 ft) 240 ft

Structures

172

rank 4 of 46 in SC

Most common type

Tower

40% of structures

Over 200 feet

111

65% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

41% built then

Who owns the towers in Lexington County

54 different registrants own the 172 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 Lexington County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 240 feet, 20 feet shorter than the South Carolina median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Lexington at 500 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Lexington 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
1064427	Guyed tower	500 ft	1999	Lexington	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1062031	Tower	499 ft	1987	Gilbert	Midlands Media Group LLC
1046870	Tower	479 ft	1992	Leesville	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1053744	Other or unspecified	453 ft	1999	Columbia	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1053745	Other or unspecified	452 ft	1939	Columbia	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1053743	Other or unspecified	451 ft	1980	Columbia	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1262564	Other or unspecified	410 ft	1992	Columbia	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.
1059164	Tower	407 ft	1990	Lexington	South Carolina Educational TV Commission
1065064	Tower	407 ft	1990	Lexington	SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION
1062677	Tower	405 ft	1995	Lexington	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1044757	Guyed tower	400 ft	1992	Columbia	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1064761	Tower	381 ft	1977	Lexington	LEXINGTON, COUNTY OF
1044137	Tower	340 ft	1999	Gaston	SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY
1044924	Tower	335 ft	1996	Irmo	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1212033	Tower	330 ft	2001	Cayce	Glory Communications, Inc
1059170	Tower	327 ft	1985	Swansea	South Carolina Educational TV Commission
1049208	Guyed tower	325 ft	1998	Lexington	South Carolina Public Service Authority
1047038	Guyed tower	321 ft	2015	Lexington	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1047286	Tower	320 ft	1992	Pelion	PBT TELECOM INC DBA COMPORIUM ROCK HILL TELEPHONE CO INC
1054748	Tower	320 ft	1998	Oak Grove	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1210279	Guyed tower	320 ft	2000	Gilbert	Crown Castle South LLC
1214137	Lattice tower	320 ft	2000	Lexington	Crown Communication LLC
1234360	Lattice tower	320 ft	1995	Lexington	American Towers LLC
1013646	Lattice tower	315 ft	1994	Lexington	American Towers LLC
1240610	Guyed tower	314 ft	2003	Swansea	SBA Towers X, LLC
1062138	Tower	312 ft	1995	Batesburg	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1063376	Tower	312 ft	1994	South Congaree	VB Nimbus, LLC
1210333	Tower	310 ft	2000	Leesville	Crown Castle South LLC
1243788	Tower	310 ft	2005	Leesville	SBA Towers, LLC
1247479	Tower	310 ft	2005	Leesville	Alltel Corporation
1012066	Tower	309 ft	2009	Chapin	Crown Castle South LLC
1045956	Tower	309 ft	1995	Gaston	Crown Castle South LLC
1002722	Tower	308 ft	1995	Swansea	Crown Castle South LLC
1018399	Tower	308 ft	1997	Hilton	Crown Castle South LLC
1046899	Tower	308 ft	1993	Red Bank	GLORY COMMUNICATIONS INC DBA = WFMV FM
1063279	Guyed tower	307 ft	1999	Lexington	SBA Sites, LLC
1246047	Lattice tower	307 ft	2005	Leesville	CCATT LLC
1240375	Lattice tower	306 ft	2004	Leesville	SBA Structures, LLC
1044883	Guyed tower	305 ft	1998	Lexington	SBA Towers, LLC
1244594	Lattice tower	305 ft	2005	Swansea	CCATT LLC
1244610	Lattice tower	305 ft	2005	Pelion	SBA Towers, LLC
1045245	Guyed tower	304 ft	1998	Leesville	SBA Towers, LLC
1210860	Tower	304 ft	2001	Batesburg	Crown Castle South LLC
1242911	Guyed tower	304 ft	2004	Batesburg	SBA Properties, LLC
1049567	Other or unspecified	295 ft	2008	Swansea	American Towers LLC
1047901	Tower	293 ft	1992	Gilbert	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1048316	Guyed tower	288 ft	1999	Gilbert	American Towers LLC
1294607	Guyed tower	287 ft	2017	Gaston	Augusta Radio Fellowship Institute, Inc
1266061	Tower	285 ft	2009	West Columbia	Alltel Corporation
1268545	Lattice tower	285 ft	2009	Lexington	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1247435	Tower	283 ft	2005	Leesville	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1207029	Lattice tower	282 ft	1999	Lexington	SBA Towers, LLC
1247434	Lattice tower	282 ft	2005	Swansea	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1242521	Mast	281 ft	2004	Gaston	CCATT LLC
1213902	Lattice tower	276 ft	2000	Lexington	Crown Communication LLC
1269952	Lattice tower	275 ft	2012	Lexington	Alltel Corporation
1047898	Tower	270 ft	1995	Gaston	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1046174	Tower	265 ft	1989	Gilbert	MID CAROLINA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
1248537	Pole	265 ft	2005	Pelion	Alltel Corporation
1018398	Tower	261 ft	1997	Little Mountain	Crown Castle South LLC
1059160	Tower	261 ft	1984	Irmo	South Carolina Educational TV Commission
1065087	Tower	261 ft	1987	Irmo	SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION
1055904	Tower	260 ft	1994	Chapin	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1061320	Tower	260 ft	1996	Swansea	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1028626	Tower	260 ft	1962	Lexington	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1032239	Lattice tower	260 ft	1997	Lexington	American Towers, LLC
1225447	Tower	260 ft	2005	Gilbert	American Towers LLC
1240715	Tower	260 ft	2003	Lexington	CCATT LLC
1240952	Mast	260 ft	2003	Leesville	CCATT LLC
1289758	Lattice tower	260 ft	2013	Gaston	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1064209	Lattice tower	257 ft	1999	Leesville	American Towers LLC
1200513	Lattice tower	257 ft	2003	Leesville	American Towers LLC
1047905	Tower	256 ft	1993	Irmo	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1212125	Tower	255 ft	2000	Gaston	Crown Communication LLC
1244622	Mast	255 ft	2005	Gaston	CCATT LLC
1249862	Mast	255 ft	2006	Gilbert	CCATT LLC
1263688	Lattice tower	255 ft	2008	Cayce	SBA Towers X, LLC
1048064	Guyed tower	254 ft	2000	Lexington	American Towers LLC
1245926	Mast	254 ft	2005	Pelion	SBA Towers, LLC
1048310	Lattice tower	248 ft	1993	Sandy Run	American Towers LLC
1054668	Tower	246 ft	1970	Lexington	A.A. R.C. INC. DBA = WLGO-AM, LEXINGTON,SC, AARC, INC.
1316572	Lattice tower	245 ft	2022	Lexington	Diamond Towers V LLC
1028162	Tower	242 ft	1997	Lexington	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1063046	Lattice tower	242 ft	1995	West Columbia	Alltel Corporation
1047039	Tower	241 ft	1993	Gaston	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1212780	Tower	240 ft	2000	Pine Ridge	Crown Communication LLC
1296566	Lattice tower	240 ft	2015	Gaston	American Towers LLC
1216819	Tower	239 ft	2005	Lexington	American Towers LLC
1222780	Lattice tower	239 ft	2001	Gaston	American Towers LLC
1062190	Lattice tower	231 ft	1998	West Columbia	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1001567	Lattice tower	231 ft	1996	Columbia	Crown Castle South LLC
1048313	Lattice tower	230 ft	1994	Leesville	American Towers LLC
1046109	Other or unspecified	228 ft	1980	West Columbia	VB Nimbus, LLC
1046110	Other or unspecified	228 ft	1998	West Columbia	VB Nimbus, LLC
1046111	Other or unspecified	228 ft	1998	West Columbia	VB Nimbus, LLC
1046112	Other or unspecified	228 ft	1980	West Columbia	VB Nimbus, LLC
1045952	Tower	226 ft	1996	Cayce	Crown Castle South LLC
1054679	Tower	225 ft	1998	Gaston	SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY
1058909	Guyed tower	225 ft	2001	Gaston	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.
1064871	Lattice tower	223 ft	1998	Chapin	American Towers LLC
1048318	Tower	222 ft	1997	Lexington	Alltel Corporation
1048314	Tower	215 ft	2004	Columbia	South Carolina Public Service Authority
1222949	Tower	215 ft	2004	Chapin	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1048059	Lattice tower	213 ft	1995	Chapin	American Towers LLC
1045966	Lattice tower	212 ft	1996	Columbia	Crown Castle South LLC
1057598	Tower	211 ft	1995	Lexington	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1047626	Guyed tower	211 ft	2003	Lexington	American Towers LLC
1028231	Tower	210 ft	1962	Leesville	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1240400	Pole	210 ft	2003	Gilbert	CCATT LLC
1048051	Lattice tower	206 ft	1994	Cayce	American Towers LLC
1050500	Tower	203 ft	1981	Gilbert	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1027827	Tower	200 ft	2000	Swansea	American Towers LLC
1258380	Lattice tower	200 ft	2007	Gilbert	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1264674	Lattice tower	200 ft	2008	Lexington	SBA Towers III LLC
1272301	Monopole	200 ft	2010	Columbia	SBA Towers X, LLC
1054689	Lattice tower	199 ft	1998	Lexington	American Towers, LLC
1242650	Pole	199 ft	2004	Pelion	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1269763	Monopole	199 ft	2004	Gaston	SBA Towers VIII, LLC
1297193	Monopole	199 ft	2015	West Columbia	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1325835	Monopole	199 ft	2023	Chapin	Tarpon Towers III, LLC
1048065	Tower	198 ft	1994	Edmund	American Towers LLC
1296940	Monopole	196 ft	2016	Cayce	SBA Towers X, LLC
1326008	Monopole	196 ft	2005	West Columbia	CCATT LLC
1061772	Tower	195 ft	1998	Lexington	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1010107	Pole	195 ft	1996	Cayce	Crown Castle South LLC
1315854	Monopole	194 ft	2022	Lexington	The Towers, LLC
1241981	Guyed tower	193 ft	2004	Lexington	CCATT LLC
1326617	Monopole	191 ft	2005	Lexington	CCATT LLC
1010110	Pole	190 ft	1995	West Columbia	Crown Castle South LLC
1295332	Monopole	189 ft	2016	Lexington	Cellco Partnership
1333432	Monopole	187 ft	2009	Lexington	American Towers LLC
1258442	Lattice tower	186 ft	2007	West Columbia	SBA Infrastructure, LLC
1240637	Monopole	185 ft	2004	Lexington	CCATT LLC
1027826	Lattice tower	183 ft	1996	Gilbert	American Towers LLC
1301402	Guyed tower	180 ft	2014	Lexington	Broomfield Broadcasting of Lexington, Inc.
1291233	Monopole	170 ft	2014	Cayce	American Towers LLC
1010106	Pole	169 ft	1996	Lexington	Crown Castle South LLC
1228692	Tower	168 ft	2002	Pine Ridge	Tower Space Inc
1228805	Tower	164 ft	1999	West Columbia	American Towers, LLC
1297210	Monopole	164 ft	2016	Lexington	Cellco Partnership
1048358	Tower	163 ft	1993	West Columbia	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1045964	Tower	160 ft	1996	Lexington	Crown Castle South LLC
1264388	Monopole	160 ft	2010	West Columbia	American Towers LLC
1251660	Monopole	155 ft	2006	West Columbia	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1253443	Tower	155 ft	2006	West Columbia	American Towers LLC
1297152	Monopole	155 ft	2015	Irmo	American Towers LLC
1269113	Monopole	154 ft	2009	Springdale	American Towers LLC
1294612	Monopole	152 ft	2014	West Columbia	American Towers LLC
1047897	Tower	150 ft	1996	Lexington	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1062633	Tower	150 ft	1995	West Columbia	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1064294	Lattice tower	145 ft	1994	Cayce	BELLSOUTH TELECOMUNICATIONS, INC.
1054288	Tower	144 ft	1995	West Columbia	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1201461	Tower	140 ft	1999	Irmo	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1237372	Monopole	140 ft	2003	West Columbia	American Towers LLC
1244595	Pole	140 ft	2005	Swansea	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1244596	Pole	140 ft	2004	Gaston	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1262468	Pole	140 ft	2006	Swansea	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1294800	Monopole	135 ft	2018	Cayce	Cellco Partnership
1298337	Monopole	133 ft	2016	West Columbia	Cellco Partnership
1010114	Tower	129 ft	1996	Columbia	Crown Castle South LLC
1262469	Pole	120 ft	2006	Gaston	Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
1307725	Water tank	117 ft	2018	West Columbia	Spectrum Southeast, LLC
1302862	Monopole	116 ft	2018	West Columbia	Cellco Partnership
1010109	Monopole	110 ft	2015	Springdale	Crown Castle South LLC
1205901	Tower	108 ft	1997	Columbia	South Carolina Public Service Authority
1210747	Tower	89 ft	2000	Lexington	Crown Communication LLC
1234273	Tower	89 ft	2002	West Columbia	Crown Communication LLC
1246136	Tower	86 ft	1995	Cayce	Cumulus Radio, LLC
1204814	Tower	80 ft	2000	Columbia	South Carolina Educational TV Commission
1065302	Pole	66 ft	1997	Swansea	CSX Transportation
1297994	Monopole	63 ft	2016	Lexington	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1315882	Pole	41 ft	2022	West Columbia	Cellco Partnership

If you have a tower lease in Lexington 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: Greenville County (203), Richland County (197), Horry County (191), Charleston County (169), Spartanburg County (156).

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.