Cell towers in Hays County, TX

The FCC registry lists 72 constructed antenna structures in Hays County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 29 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 14 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 32 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 72
2Tallest 493 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 247 ft) 256 ft

Structures

rank 52 of 254 in TX

Most common type

Tower

43% of structures

Over 200 feet

64% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

44% built then

Who owns the towers in Hays County

29 different registrants own the 72 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 Hays County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 256 feet, close to the Texas median of 247 feet. The tallest is a tower near Hays County at 493 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 44% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Hays 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
1025718	Tower	493 ft	1997	Hays County	VISTA TELECOM LTD
1001971	Guyed tower	484 ft	1997	Buda	American Towers LLC
1047146	Guyed tower	480 ft	1997	Austin	American Towers LLC
1039468	Tower	420 ft	1994	Wimberley	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1223955	Guyed tower	420 ft	2001	Driftwood	American Towers LLC
1049038	Tower	397 ft	1997	San Marcos	Crown Communication LLC
1047369	Guyed tower	396 ft	1998	Driftwood	Cellco Partnership
1218246	Mast	392 ft	2000	Henly	Cellco Partnership
1203934	Tower	368 ft	1992	Dripping Springs	CCATT LLC
1234395	Tower	362 ft	2007	Cedar Valley	Lower Colorado River Authority
1035203	Guyed tower	354 ft	1993	San Marcos	Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed
1237681	Tower	348 ft	2003	Dripping Springs	AUSTIN, CITY OF
1247139	Lattice tower	324 ft	2005	Dripping Springs	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1324682	Lattice tower	310 ft	2023	Wimberley	VB BTS V, LLC
1224158	Lattice tower	309 ft	2001	Kyle	American Towers, LLC
1043210	Guyed tower	308 ft	1997	San Marcos	Cellco Partnership
1231710	Lattice tower	308 ft	2002	Kyle	Cellco Partnership
1209821	Guyed tower	306 ft	1989	Kyle	American Towers LLC
1200059	Guyed tower	306 ft	1999	Buda	CCTM1 LLC
1002767	Guyed tower	305 ft	1996	Dripping Springs	American Towers LLC
1230571	Tower	305 ft	2001	San Marcos	Cellco Partnership
1241718	Tower	305 ft	2004	Buda	Cellco Partnership
1043223	Tower	300 ft	1997	Wimberly	Cellco Partnership
1039797	Guyed tower	270 ft	2000	Dripping Springs	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1214089	Tower	270 ft	2000	San Marcos	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1054882	Tower	266 ft	1987	Wimberley	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1324818	Lattice tower	265 ft	2023	Dripping Springs	Cellco Partnership
1038646	Guyed tower	264 ft	2016	Kyle	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1205377	Lattice tower	263 ft	1999	San Marcos	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1228464	Lattice tower	261 ft	2002	Kyle	STC Five LLC
1208517	Tower	260 ft	2000	Dripping Springs	STC Five LLC
1245230	Tower	260 ft	2003	Dripping Springs	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1209569	Tower	259 ft	2000	Driftwood	American Towers, LLC
1226766	Guyed tower	259 ft	2001	Dripping Springs	American Towers LLC
1002949	Tower	258 ft	2003	Kyle	STC Five LLC
1209527	Lattice tower	256 ft	1999	Wimberley	American Towers, LLC
1246149	Mast	256 ft	2005	Wimberly	CCATT LLC
1294331	Lattice tower	256 ft	2015	San Marcos	SBA Towers X, LLC
1210862	Tower	255 ft	2000	Wimberly	STC Five LLC
1256262	Tower	255 ft	2007	Uhland	Cellco Partnership
1049076	Tower	253 ft	1997	Kyle	Crown Communication LLC
1306683	Lattice tower	250 ft	2020	Wimberley	Cellco Partnership
1308059	Lattice tower	228 ft	2019	Dripping Springs	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1243344	Lattice tower	225 ft	2004	Dripping Springs	CCATT LLC
1322857	Guyed tower	223 ft	2024	Kyle	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1050451	Tower	220 ft	2012	Kyle	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1000250	Other or unspecified	200 ft	1996	Manchaca	American Towers, LLC
1209458	Tower	200 ft	1996	Kyle	Enterprise Products Operating, LLC
1244880	Tower	199 ft	2005	San Marcos	CellTex Site Services, Ltd.
1252364	Tower	199 ft	2006	Kyle	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1256344	Monopole	199 ft	2013	Buda	Everlink Towers LLC
1048207	Other or unspecified	198 ft	1994	Dripping Springs	American Towers LLC
1254057	Tower	198 ft	2006	San Marcos	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1231432	Tower	197 ft	2001	Buda	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1267938	Tower	195 ft	2007	Dripping Springs	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1268598	Tower	195 ft	2008	Dripping Springs-Wim	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1307684	Lattice tower	195 ft	2019	Kyle	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1315003	Lattice tower	194 ft	2020	San Marcos	Lower Colorado River Authority
1237835	Tower	190 ft	2002	Buda	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1029535	Mast	189 ft	1998	San Marcos	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1222433	Lattice tower	186 ft	1952	Wimberley	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1325608	Lattice tower	180 ft	2013	San Marcos	Skyway Towers, LLC
1065443	Pole	179 ft	1999	San Marcos	CCATT LLC
1258886	Tower	160 ft	2006	Hays	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1004656	Pole	158 ft	1996	San Marcos	CCATT LLC
1327659	Monopole	155 ft	2024	Wimberley	PI Tower Development LLC
1255501	Mast	154 ft	2006	San Marcos	CCATT LLC
1062880	Tower	150 ft	1998	Centex	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1268593	Pole	150 ft	2007	Kyle-Buda	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1205479	Lattice tower	120 ft	1978	San Marcos	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1250672	Tower	95 ft	2006	San Marcos	Hays County
1209913	Tower	82 ft	1987	San Marcos	Lower Colorado River Authority

If you have a tower lease in Hays 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: Anderson County (73), Polk County (73), Angelina County (72), Comal County (71), Val Verde County (71).

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.