Tower Landlord

Texas / Austin County

#85 of 254 TX counties · 52 structures

Cell towers in Austin County, TX

The FCC registry lists 52 constructed antenna structures in Austin County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 24 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 10 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 17 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 52
  2. 2Tallest 695 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 247 ft) 312 ft
Structures
52
rank 85 of 254 in TX
Most common type
Tower
46% of structures
Over 200 feet
44
85% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
37% built then

Who owns the towers in Austin County

24 different registrants own the 52 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.

Crown Castle10Verizon8American Tower7Bustos Media Holdings, LLC3Private owners2CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC2Vertical Bridge2Austin County2
Constructed structures in Austin County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 312 feet, 65 feet taller than the Texas median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Nelsonville at 695 feet, built in 1995. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 2000s.

Tower24Guyed tower15Lattice tower9Other or unspecified3Monopole1
Structures in Austin County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21950s51980s111990s192000s102010s52020s
Structures in Austin 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
1211485Tower695 ft1995NelsonvilleAustin County
1001804Guyed tower500 ft2008SealyAmerican Towers LLC
1055564Guyed tower487 ft2013SealyCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1051635Guyed tower475 ft1997SealyCrown Communication LLC
1050827Guyed tower469 ft1982BellvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1059913Tower459 ft1980SealyPrivate owner (name withheld)
1000179Tower447 ft1996New UlmCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1308494Guyed tower429 ft2019SealyTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1277238Lattice tower404 ft2011SealyAmerican Towers LLC
1254715Tower400 ft2007San FelipeAUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS
1054769Tower390 ft1958Cat SpringsPrivate owner (name withheld)
1214129Tower390 ft2008ShelbyCrown Communication LLC
1227375Guyed tower360 ft2001BellvilleAmerican Towers, LLC
1223178Tower354 ft2001Chapel HillAmerican Towers, LLC
1280926Tower345 ft2013PetersCENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC
1213213Tower338 ft2000BellvilleCrown Communication LLC
1324070Guyed tower335 ft2024BellvilleSCI Partners, LLC
1325417Guyed tower335 ft2024BellvilleSCI Partners, LLC
1217714Guyed tower331 ft2000KenneyCrown Communication LLC
1213437Tower330 ft2010SealyCrown Communication LLC
1217791Guyed tower329 ft2000BellvilleCrown Communication LLC
1215776Guyed tower325 ft2000BellvilleCrown Communication LLC
1053598Guyed tower322 ft1997BellvilleLa Grange Acquisition, L.P.
1323614Lattice tower320 ft2023WallisAustin County
1047887Tower315 ft1988BellvilleSAN BERNARD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
1209019Tower315 ft2000WallisCrown Communication LLC
1309720Guyed tower310 ft2019New UlmBranch Towers III, LLC
1286726Lattice tower306 ft2013SealyVertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1264095Tower300 ft2008BellvilleCellco Partnership
1254714Tower291 ft2007BellvilleAUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS
1288156Lattice tower291 ft2014BellvilleCellco Partnership
1326545Lattice tower290 ft2024New UlmThe Towers, LLC
1283279Lattice tower289 ft2012BellvilleCellco Partnership
1047025Guyed tower283 ft1996ShelbyAmerican Towers LLC
1265286Tower280 ft2008New UlmCellco Partnership
1048893Tower273 ft1997PetersCENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC
1211322Tower273 ft2001PetersLower Colorado River Authority
1048197Guyed tower271 ft1994Cat SpringsAmerican Towers LLC
1265392Tower266 ft2008IndustryCellco Partnership
1235631Tower260 ft2002San FelipaCellco Partnership
1264851Tower260 ft2008BlieblervilleCellco Partnership
1058556Lattice tower256 ft1983IndustryVertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1287006Lattice tower227 ft2013SealyCellco Partnership
1227741Tower203 ft2001BellvilleSTC Two LLC
1051386Tower200 ft1980SealyCable One, Inc.
1256666Monopole199 ft2007BellvilleT-Mobile West Tower LLC
1334717Lattice tower199 ft2026San FelipeSkyway Towers, LLC
1061228Tower198 ft1994BellvilleBNSF Railway Co.
1038558Other or unspecified185 ft1998WallisBustos Media Holdings, LLC
1038559Other or unspecified185 ft1998WallisBustos Media Holdings, LLC
1038560Other or unspecified185 ft1998WallisBustos Media Holdings, LLC
1051318Tower164 ft1959BellvilleTexas, State of, Texas Dept. of Transportation

If you have a tower lease in Austin 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 Texas with similar tower counts: Cooke County (54), San Patricio County (53), Wharton County (53), Chambers County (52), Colorado County (52).

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.