Texas / Dawson County
#166 of 254 TX counties · 26 structures
Cell towers in Dawson County, TX
The FCC registry lists 26 constructed antenna structures in Dawson County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, Alltel, has 3 (12%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.
Who owns the towers in Dawson County
21 different registrants own the 26 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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 288 feet, 41 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 Lamesa at 518 feet, built in 1979. More than in any other decade, 23% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1027999 | Tower | 518 ft | 1979 | Lamesa | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1059364 | Tower | 510 ft | 1998 | La Mesa | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1014004 | Guyed tower | 499 ft | 1997 | Lamesa | Alltel Corporation |
| 1050605 | Tower | 498 ft | 1998 | Key | WesTex Towers |
| 1054494 | Tower | 485 ft | 1982 | Lamesa | J P Jenkins, Inc dba South Plains Communications |
| 1052168 | Tower | 419 ft | 1966 | Punkin Center | POKA LAMBRO TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC |
| 1052167 | Tower | 404 ft | 1989 | Lamesa | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1268627 | Tower | 394 ft | 2009 | Lamesa | South Plains Communications |
| 1053560 | Guyed tower | 315 ft | 1991 | Lamesa | Oncor License Holdings Company, LLC |
| 1321246 | Guyed tower | 315 ft | 2021 | Welch | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| 1232967 | Guyed tower | 305 ft | 2002 | Lamesa | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1287785 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 2014 | Welch | Alltel Corporation |
| 1048230 | Tower | 295 ft | 1987 | Patricia | South Plains Communications |
| 1039816 | Tower | 282 ft | 1947 | La Mesa | KPET INC DBA = KPET RADIO |
| 1240451 | Tower | 280 ft | 2003 | Lamesa | Holsum Bakers Inc dba Caprock Communications |
| 1310537 | Lattice tower | 270 ft | 2020 | Lamesa | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1296937 | Guyed tower | 268 ft | 1969 | Lamesa | Federal Aviation Administration |
| 1257308 | Tower | 250 ft | 2007 | Welch | American Towers LLC |
| 1232954 | Tower | 236 ft | 2002 | Lamesa | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1306942 | Monopole | 170 ft | 2018 | Lamesa | Atmos Energy |
| 1249406 | Tower | 167 ft | 2006 | Lamesa | Alltel Corporation |
| 1020233 | Tower | 150 ft | 1997 | Lamesa | LA PROMESA FOUNDATION |
| 1215831 | Tower | 150 ft | 1993 | Lamesa | DAWSON COUNTY EMS |
| 1276200 | Pole | 140 ft | 2011 | Lamesa | Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC |
| 1276690 | Tower | 106 ft | 2010 | Lamesa | American Towers LLC |
| 1278339 | Tower | 90 ft | 2011 | Lamesa | Poka Lambro Telecommunications |
If you have a tower lease in Dawson 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: McCulloch County (27), Sutton County (27), Zavala County (27), Goliad County (26), Llano County (26).
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.