Cell towers in Nueces County, TX

The FCC registry lists 164 constructed antenna structures in Nueces County, 1% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 59 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 20 (12%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 43 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 164
2Tallest 1000 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 247 ft) 156 ft

Structures

164

rank 12 of 254 in TX

Most common type

Tower

39% of structures

Over 200 feet

34% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Nueces County

59 different registrants own the 164 structures. 13 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.

Constructed structures in Nueces County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 156 feet, 91 feet shorter than the Texas median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Robstown at 1000 feet, built in 2014. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Nueces 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
1291541	Guyed tower	1000 ft	2014	Robstown	South Texas Public Broadcasting System Inc
1047055	Tower	997 ft	1972	Corpus Christi	SOUTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM INC DBA = KEDT TV FM
1057273	Tower	997 ft	2001	Petronila	KTVK, Inc.
1218044	Guyed tower	988 ft	2000	Robstown	SBA Towers II LLC
1211245	Guyed tower	987 ft	2000	Robstown	American Towers LLC
1051017	Tower	982 ft	1956	Robstown	KZTV K SIX TELEVISION INC
1051768	Guyed tower	976 ft	1982	Robstown	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1053367	Guyed tower	850 ft	1997	Petronilla	Malkan Interactive Communications, L.L.C.
1048834	Tower	541 ft	1996	Driscoll	GUERRA COMMUNICATIONS
1048267	Tower	500 ft	1980	Robstown	LOVE RABE ASSOCIATES INC
1053965	Tower	500 ft	1980	Nueces County	Private owner (name withheld)
1055980	Tower	499 ft	1992	Robstown	American Towers LLC
1062814	Tower	499 ft	1981	Aqua Dulce	Cotton Broadcasting KMIQ
1052412	Guyed tower	498 ft	1998	Robstown	Crown Communication LLC
1216852	Tower	497 ft	2000	Robstown	Crown Communication LLC
1050352	Guyed tower	457 ft	1995	Corpus Christi	American Towers LLC
1211244	Guyed tower	451 ft	2000	Corpus Christi	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1054130	On a building	436 ft	1998	Corpus Christi	Private owner (name withheld)
1247914	Guyed tower	431 ft	2005	Corpus Christi	American Towers LLC
1328684	Lattice tower	369 ft	2024	Corpus Christi	Texas, State of, Texas Dept. of Transportation
1255186	Lattice tower	353 ft	2006	Robstwon	Cellco Partnership
1052217	Tower	349 ft	2001	Corpus Christi	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1045101	Tower	330 ft	1978	Corpus Christi	Boomerang Corporation
1051895	Other or unspecified	329 ft	1972	Corpus Christi	SIX HUNDRED BUILDING LTD
1046344	Tower	320 ft	1986	Banquette	COASTAL STATES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
1321281	Guyed tower	320 ft	2021	Bishop	Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
1049962	Tower	318 ft	1996	Calallen	Texas, State of
1055208	Tower	318 ft	1998	Corpus Christi	C C CRANE & RIGGING INC
1251898	Tower	318 ft	2006	Mcnorton	Enterprise Products Operating, LLC
1051586	Lattice tower	311 ft	2008	Corpus Christi	American Towers LLC
1046306	Tower	310 ft	1998	Bishop	Cellco Partnership
1050119	Other or unspecified	306 ft	1990	Robstown	Private owner (name withheld)
1050120	Other or unspecified	306 ft	1961	Robstown	Private owner (name withheld)
1052213	Tower	303 ft	1989	Petronila	Private owner (name withheld)
1022551	Other or unspecified	302 ft	1982	Robstown	American Towers, LLC
1060464	Tower	299 ft	1999	Corpus Christi	Crown Communication LLC
1300153	On a building	295 ft	2016	Corpus Christi	TEJAS BROADCASTING LTD., LLP
1051896	Other or unspecified	289 ft	1994	Corpus Christi	SIX HUNDRED BUILDING LTD
1050122	Tower	288 ft	1988	Corpus Christi	Private owner (name withheld)
1206645	Tower	282 ft	1997	Driscoll	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1053363	Other or unspecified	280 ft	1998	Corpus Christi	Malkan Interactive Communications, L.L.C.
1211983	Tower	280 ft	1999	Petronila	American Towers LLC
1314105	Guyed tower	270 ft	2019	Palo Alto	HOUSTON PIPE LINE COMPANY
1260832	Lattice tower	265 ft	2008	Robstown	Alltel Corporation
1233237	Lattice tower	255 ft	2001	Driscoll	American Towers, LLC
1051332	Tower	240 ft	2005	Corpus Christi	Texas, State of, Texas Dept. of Transportation
1050315	On a building	234 ft	1988	Corpus Christi	Private owner (name withheld)
1319405	Lattice tower	225 ft	2022	Corpus Christi	Private owner (name withheld)
1050123	Other or unspecified	222 ft	1980	Corpus Christi	Private owner (name withheld)
1201165	Tower	220 ft	2005	Robstown	Equistar Chemicals, LP
1045028	Lattice tower	211 ft	2007	Corpus Christi	American Towers LLC
1053364	Other or unspecified	207 ft	1970	Corpus Christi	Malkan Interactive Communications, L.L.C.
1053365	Other or unspecified	207 ft	1970	Corpus Christi	Malkan Interactive Communications, L.L.C.
1053366	Other or unspecified	207 ft	1970	Corpus Christi	Malkan Interactive Communications, L.L.C.
1220378	Tower	207 ft	2000	Bishop	American Towers LLC
1202095	Other or unspecified	201 ft	1988	Corpus Christi	Private owner (name withheld)
1287582	Lattice tower	200 ft	1999	Corpus Christi	Cellco Partnership
1254725	Tower	199 ft	1998	Robstown	Heartland Tower Inc.
1308357	Lattice tower	199 ft	2019	Robstown	Tillman Infrastructure LLC
1331686	Lattice tower	199 ft	2026	Robstown	The Towers, LLC
1219191	Tower	195 ft	1998	Corpus Christi	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1064800	Tower	192 ft	1999	Bishop	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1333347	Guyed tower	185 ft	2026	Corpus Christi	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1213332	Tower	182 ft	2001	Corpus Christi	City of Corpus Christi Police Communications
1016245	Tower	180 ft	1998	Corpus Christi	Octagon Towers, LLC
1214449	Tower	180 ft	2000	Corpus Christi	KTVK, Inc.
1249420	Tower	180 ft	2005	Corpus Christi	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1303885	Lattice tower	180 ft	2018	Corpus Christi	Plains Pipeline, L.P.
1243352	Tower	177 ft	2005	Port Aransas	Port of Corpus Christi Authority
1210616	Tower	176 ft	1992	Corpus Christi	Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
1047323	Tower	175 ft	2003	Port Aransas	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1250410	Tower	170 ft	2006	Port Aransas	Texas, State of, Texas Dept. of Transportation
1216160	Tower	164 ft	1991	Driscoll	SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
1039778	Monopole	162 ft	1998	Corpus Christi	TVT I, LLC
1039779	Monopole	160 ft	1998	Port Aransas	Octagon Towers, LLC
1230378	Tower	160 ft	2001	Corpus Christi	American Towers LLC
1292928	Lattice tower	160 ft	2014	Robstown	The Kansas City Southern Railway Company
1047937	Tower	159 ft	1991	Corpus Christi	American Towers LLC
1235554	Monopole	159 ft	2002	Robstown	American Towers LLC
1261824	Pole	159 ft	2006	Corpus Christi	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1242576	Tower	158 ft	2004	Robstown	STC Five LLC
1000777	Pole	156 ft	1993	Corpus Christi	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1048213	Guyed tower	156 ft	1998	Corpus Christi	Cellco Partnership
1300558	Lattice tower	155 ft	2017	Bishop	Texas, State of, Texas Dept. of Transportation
1309903	Lattice tower	155 ft	2019	Bishop	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1307787	Monopole	154 ft	2019	Driscoll	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1047936	Tower	152 ft	1994	Corpus Christi	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1280787	Lattice tower	151 ft	1995	Robstown	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1265401	Tower	150 ft	2009	Robstown	Texas, State of, Texas Dept. of Transportation
1043997	Monopole	147 ft	1998	Robstown	Cellco Partnership
1260478	Monopole	147 ft	2006	Corpus Christi	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1047943	Mast	144 ft	1994	Corpus Christi	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1273289	Tower	140 ft	2010	Corpus Christi	Tower Development Corporation
1201261	Lattice tower	139 ft	1999	Corpus Christi	Crown Communication LLC
1281422	Monopole	138 ft	1999	Corpus Christi	American Towers LLC
1321918	Monopole	138 ft	2023	Corpus Christi	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1048846	Pole	135 ft	1998	Corpus Christi	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1237238	Pole	132 ft	2003	Robstown	CCATT LLC
1277037	Monopole	132 ft	2010	Corpus Christi	American Towers LLC
1234555	Tower	130 ft	2003	Corpus Christi	STC Five LLC
1259897	Tower	130 ft	2008	Robstown	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1314664	Monopole	130 ft	2021	Corpus Christi	Branch Towers III, LLC
1328912	Monopole	130 ft	2025	Corpus Christi	Branch Towers VI, LLC
1293684	Monopole	128 ft	2016	Corpus Christi	Alltel Corporation
1325394	Monopole	128 ft	2019	Corpus Christi	American Towers LLC
1234589	Monopole	127 ft	2000	Corpus Christi	American Towers LLC
1241819	Pole	127 ft	2010	Corpus Christi	Tower Development Corporation
1050413	Tower	125 ft	1994	Corpus Christi	CCATT LLC
1274019	Monopole	125 ft	1999	Corpus Christi	Crown Communication LLC
1308786	Monopole	125 ft	2019	Corpus Christi	American Towers LLC
1252880	Lattice tower	121 ft	1998	Corpus Christi	STC Five LLC
1047933	Pole	120 ft	1996	Port Aransas	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1309231	Monopole	120 ft	2020	Port Aransas	VB BTS III, LLC
1207612	Tower	118 ft	1986	Corpus Christi	Texas, State of
1057932	Pole	115 ft	2002	Corpus Christi	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1056882	Tower	114 ft	1998	Corpus Christi	Cellco Partnership
1211512	Tower	111 ft	1998	Corpus Christi	STC Five LLC
1012043	Pole	110 ft	1996	Corpus Christi	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1012045	Tower	110 ft	1997	Corpus Christi	Octagon Towers, LLC
1013392	Pole	110 ft	1997	Corpus Christi	CCATT LLC
1048035	Tower	110 ft	1996	Corpus Christi	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1211387	Monopole	110 ft	1999	Corpus Christi	STC Five LLC
1282286	Pole	110 ft	1997	Corpus Christi	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1233673	Monopole	108 ft	2002	Corpus Christi	CCATT LLC
1211358	Monopole	107 ft	1999	Corpus Christi	STC Five LLC
1270747	Pole	105 ft	1998	Corpus Christi	CCATT LLC
1050067	Tower	104 ft	1984	Corpus Christi	Private owner (name withheld)
1051241	Pole	104 ft	1996	Cabaniss	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1223902	Monopole	104 ft	2001	Corpus Christi	STC Five LLC
1243349	Tower	103 ft	2005	Corpus Christi	Port of Corpus Christi Authority
1046304	Tower	100 ft	1998	Corpus Christi	Cellco Partnership
1206691	Tower	100 ft	2000	Corpus Christi	STC Five LLC
1241429	Tower	100 ft	2003	Corpus Christi	STC Five LLC
1293170	Lattice tower	100 ft	2014	Agua Dulce	The Kansas City Southern Railway Company
1051334	Tower	98 ft	1990	Corpus Christi	Texas, State of, Texas Dept. of Transportation
1279299	Tower	98 ft	1999	Corpus Christi	World Radio Network, Inc.
1285084	Monopole	96 ft	2012	Corpus Christi	STC Five LLC
1331514	Monopole	95 ft	2026	Corpus Christi	The Towers, LLC
1237092	Monopole	94 ft	2012	Corpus Christi	CCATT LLC
1273353	Monopole	94 ft	2010	Corpus Christi	American Towers LLC
1213764	Tower	93 ft	2000	Corpus Christi	STC Five LLC
1269351	Tower	92 ft	2005	Corpus Christi	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1305419	Monopole	91 ft	2018	Corpus Christi	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1321295	Monopole	91 ft	2022	Corpus Christi	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1295546	Monopole	90 ft	2016	Corpus Christi	Cellco Partnership
1228353	Pole	86 ft	2001	Corpus Christi	CCATT LLC
1237570	Tower	85 ft	2003	Corpus Christi	CCATT LLC
1242029	Pole	85 ft	2004	Corpus Christi	Cellco Partnership
1266575	Tower	85 ft	2009	Corpus Christi	Cellco Partnership
1314506	Other or unspecified	85 ft	2020	Corpus Christi	Cellco Partnership
1235309	Pole	84 ft	2002	Corpus Christi	Communication Enhancement, LLC
1308005	Monopole	81 ft	2019	Robstown	South Texas Electric Cooperative Inc
1293218	Monopole	79 ft	2015	Corpus Christi	Cellco Partnership
1255341	Pole	60 ft	2006	Corpus Christi	Cellco Partnership
1303096	Pole	55 ft	2003	Corpus Christi	Private owner (name withheld)
1065588	Tower	50 ft	1972	Port Aransas	Private owner (name withheld)
1302791	Pole	50 ft	2018	Robstown	The Kansas City Southern Railway Company
1213184	Tower	44 ft	2000	Corpus Christi	STC Five LLC
1318777	Monopole	34 ft	2021	Corpus Christi	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1238002	Mast	33 ft	2003	Robstown	NUECES, COUNTY OF
1239615	Tower	33 ft	2004	Port Aransas	Port Aransas-Mustang Beach Airport
1318214	Monopole	33 ft	2020	Corpus Christi	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1319336	Monopole	33 ft	2021	Corpus Christi	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1319416	Monopole	33 ft	2021	Corpus Christi	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC

If you have a tower lease in Nueces 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: Brazoria County (199), Fort Bend County (174), Denton County (167), Collin County (159), Smith County (154).

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.