South Carolina / Marion County

#32 of 46 SC counties · 41 structures

Cell towers in Marion County, SC

The FCC registry lists 41 constructed antenna structures in Marion County, 1% of South Carolina's 3,407. American Tower owns 13 of them (32%), 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 20 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 41
  2. 2Tallest 1533 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 260 ft) 308 ft
Structures
41
rank 32 of 46 in SC
Most common type
Tower
41% of structures
Over 200 feet
34
83% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
29% built then

Who owns the towers in Marion County

24 different registrants own the 41 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.

American Tower13Crown Castle5South Carolina Educational T3Duke Energy Business Service2SBA Communications2Subcarrier Communications In1Springfield Independent Tele1SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVIC1
Constructed structures in Marion County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 308 feet, 48 feet taller than the South Carolina median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Mullins at 1533 feet, built in 2016. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 1990s.

Tower17Guyed tower9Lattice tower9Pole2Monopole2Mast2
Structures in Marion County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s31980s121990s122000s92010s42020s
Structures in Marion 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
1013613Guyed tower1533 ft2016MullinsSpringfield Independent Television Co., Inc.
1050984Tower512 ft1998MarionVB Nimbus, LLC
1045466Guyed tower440 ft1993MullinsAmerican Towers LLC
1001125Guyed tower424 ft1996NicholsAmerican Towers LLC
1045543Tower413 ft1997RainsVANGUARD CELLULAR SYSTEMS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC. DBA = CELLULAR ONE
1237346Tower402 ft1999RainsAmerican Towers LLC
1295866Guyed tower400 ft2016MullinsMarion County
1045467Guyed tower340 ft1996MarionAmerican Towers LLC
1310193Guyed tower335 ft2020MarionOptima Towers VI LLC
1045880Tower320 ft1986MullinsGREATER HIGHWAY CHURCH OF CHRIST ASSOCIATION INC DBA = RADIO STATION WJAY
1215989Tower320 ft2000MullinsCrown Communication LLC
1322717Lattice tower319 ft2022MullinsSouthern Towers BTS, LP
1044904Tower318 ft1962MarionSubcarrier Communications Inc
1059169Tower317 ft1985JohnsvilleSouth Carolina Educational TV Commission
1240711Mast312 ft2003LattaCCATT LLC
1062684Tower310 ft2000MarionSouth Carolina Educational TV Commission
1230508Monopole310 ft2001SellersCrown Castle South LLC
1250127Tower310 ft2005GreshamAlltel Corporation
1307060Lattice tower310 ft2018MarionUniti Towers LLC
1315251Lattice tower310 ft2021MarionDiamond Towers V LLC
1047913Tower308 ft1998CentenarySBA Towers, LLC
1253712Tower305 ft2006Brittons NeckCCATT LLC
1049489Guyed tower304 ft1998MarionSBA Towers, LLC
1324388Guyed tower304 ft2023MarionStetler Infrastructure, LLC
1057309Tower300 ft1998FriendshipCoastcom, Inc
1044728Tower278 ft2010MarionDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1064645Lattice tower270 ft2000GreshamAmerican Towers LLC
1062337Lattice tower260 ft2004MarionAmerican Towers LLC
1266968Guyed tower259 ft2009CentenaryAmerican Towers LLC
1290343Monopole258 ft2014GreshamAmerican Towers LLC
1290731Lattice tower258 ft2014MullinsAmerican Towers LLC
1200481Lattice tower256 ft1999MarionAmerican Towers LLC
1279108Lattice tower255 ft2013GreshamAmerican Towers LLC
1044119Tower205 ft2000MarionSOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY
1227043Tower193 ft1999MullinsAmerican Towers LLC
1231416Tower192 ft2001MarionPinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1290475Lattice tower184 ft2014MarionAmerican Towers LLC
1277473Pole120 ft2011MullinsDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1204310Tower108 ft1987MarionSouth Carolina Educational TV Commission
1218899Pole67 ft1991MarionDominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.
1259245Mast50 ft2007MullinsSouth Carolina Dept of Commerce

If you have a tower lease in Marion 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: Oconee County (47), Chester County (46), Lancaster County (46), Lee County (39), Hampton County (38).

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.