#45 of 46 SC counties · 16 structures

Cell towers in McCormick County, SC

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in McCormick County, 0% of South Carolina's 3,407. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, South Carolina Educational TV Commission, has 3 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 430 ft
3Largest owner South Carolina Educational TV Commission
4Median height (state 260 ft) 239 ft

Structures

rank 45 of 46 in SC

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

56% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

44% built then

Who owns the towers in McCormick County

10 different registrants own the 16 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 McCormick County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 239 feet, 21 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 Modoc at 430 feet, built in 1995. More than in any other decade, 44% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in McCormick 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
1047350	Guyed tower	430 ft	1995	Modoc	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1062729	Tower	409 ft	1995	Mccormick	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1242813	Guyed tower	367 ft	2004	Plum Branch	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1267358	Tower	360 ft	2010	Clarks Hill	US Army Corps of Engineers
1049547	Lattice tower	349 ft	2015	Clarkshill	American Towers LLC
1314161	Guyed tower	305 ft	2020	Troy	Diamond Towers V LLC
1325831	Guyed tower	275 ft	2024	Plum Branch	TowerCom IV-B, LLC
1244918	Tower	270 ft	2005	Bradley	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1245498	Tower	208 ft	2005	Mccormick	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1327085	Monopole	199 ft	2025	Mccormick	TowerCom IV-B, LLC
1206531	Tower	157 ft	1999	Mccormick	CSX Transportation
1205365	Tower	128 ft	2000	Mccormick	South Carolina Educational TV Commission
1258320	Pole	124 ft	2007	Mccormick	South Carolina Department of Transportation
1205356	Tower	88 ft	2000	Mccormick	South Carolina Educational TV Commission
1205361	Tower	88 ft	2000	Mccormick	South Carolina Educational TV Commission
1206532	Pole	62 ft	1999	Mccormick	CSX Transportation

If you have a tower lease in McCormick 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: Union County (29), Calhoun County (27), Bamberg County (22), Allendale County (14).

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.