Cell towers in Orange County, TX

The FCC registry lists 79 constructed antenna structures in Orange County, 1% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 43 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 16 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 31 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 79
2Tallest 1143 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 247 ft) 259 ft

Structures

rank 44 of 254 in TX

Most common type

Tower

48% of structures

Over 200 feet

72% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Orange County

43 different registrants own the 79 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 259 feet, 12 feet taller than the Texas median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Vidor at 1143 feet, built in 1969. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Orange 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
1054182	Guyed tower	1143 ft	1969	Vidor	San Antonio Television, LLC
1047437	Lattice tower	1032 ft	2023	Mauriceville	LSB Broadcasting, Inc.
1040514	Tower	1031 ft	1963	Vidor	KFDM Licensee, LLC
1267265	Guyed tower	855 ft	2009	Beaumont	San Antonio Television, LLC
1063073	Tower	652 ft	1980	Vidor	VB Nimbus, LLC
1054480	Tower	640 ft	1984	Vidor	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1012103	Guyed tower	611 ft	1982	Orange	American Towers LLC
1049616	Other or unspecified	595 ft	2011	Vidor	American Towers LLC
1226721	Guyed tower	589 ft	1996	Orange	American Towers LLC
1056930	Tower	530 ft	1974	Vidor	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1048514	Guyed tower	488 ft	2020	Rose City	LAMAR UNIVERSITY
1056929	Tower	454 ft	2002	Orangefield	Private owner (name withheld)
1299632	Lattice tower	450 ft	2017	Vidor	Orange County
1063639	Other or unspecified	400 ft	1976	Bridge City	Entergy Services, LLC
1322833	Lattice tower	340 ft	2022	Orange	City Of Orange Police Department
1060812	Other or unspecified	330 ft	2003	Beaumont	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1060811	Other or unspecified	329 ft	2003	Beaumont	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1060810	Other or unspecified	327 ft	2003	Beaumont	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1060809	Other or unspecified	326 ft	1998	Beaumont	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1049615	Other or unspecified	310 ft	2008	Vidor	American Towers LLC
1039450	Tower	308 ft	2010	Vidor	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1053833	Guyed tower	295 ft	2010	Bridge City	KN Telecommunications Inc.
1326205	Lattice tower	295 ft	2023	Orange	VB BTS V, LLC
1025259	Tower	294 ft	2009	Orange	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1050471	Tower	283 ft	2012	Orange	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1037259	Tower	276 ft	2007	Vidor	FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY
1020506	Tower	273 ft	1991	Orange	Entergy Services, LLC
1210981	Tower	270 ft	2000	Vidor	SBA Structures, LLC
1211320	Tower	270 ft	2000	Mauriceville	SBA Structures, LLC
1234288	Tower	270 ft	2002	Vidor	SBA Structures, LLC
1047095	Tower	267 ft	2001	Vidor	Texas Eastern Communications, LLC
1208426	Tower	265 ft	1976	Orange	ORANGE COUNTY, TEXAS
1213080	Tower	265 ft	2000	Orange	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1214565	Tower	262 ft	2010	Rose City	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1257841	Lattice tower	262 ft	2007	Vidor	GTE Mobilnet of South Texas Limited Partnership
1025540	Tower	260 ft	1997	Vidor	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1027369	Tower	260 ft	1998	Orange	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1300322	Lattice tower	260 ft	2022	Orange	Gulfsouth Tower Holdings Company, LLC
1025545	Tower	259 ft	1998	Orange	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1025649	Tower	259 ft	1994	W Orange	CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP
1214136	Pole	258 ft	2000	Vidor	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1258800	Lattice tower	257 ft	2008	Orange	American Towers LLC
1025543	Tower	255 ft	1997	Orange	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1201589	Tower	255 ft	1999	Reese	SBA Towers, LLC
1213075	Tower	255 ft	2000	Orange	CCTM1 LLC
1023305	Tower	251 ft	1997	Orange	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1030454	Tower	250 ft	2000	Bridge City	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1050292	Tower	250 ft	1990	Mauriceville	Subcarrier Communication Inc
1308451	Lattice tower	239 ft	2019	Orange	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1039456	Tower	234 ft	1999	Bridge City	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1288940	Lattice tower	231 ft	2014	Bridge City	GTE Mobilnet of South Texas Limited Partnership
1055441	Tower	229 ft	1997	Vidor	American Towers, LLC
1020523	Tower	226 ft	1991	Bridge City	Entergy Services, LLC
1307845	Lattice tower	215 ft	2019	Vidor	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1268529	Tower	210 ft	2009	Vidor	GTE Mobilnet of South Texas Limited Partnership
1306095	Lattice tower	210 ft	2018	Orange	Diamond Towers V LLC
1306653	Lattice tower	210 ft	2019	Orange	Uniti Towers LLC
1233680	Lattice tower	199 ft	2000	Vidor	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1235300	Tower	199 ft	2002	Orange	Communication Enhancement, LLC
1275521	Tower	198 ft	2010	Vidor	Telcom Properties
1055442	Lattice tower	196 ft	1997	Orange	American Towers LLC
1285778	Lattice tower	193 ft	2009	Bridge City	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1039446	Tower	191 ft	1993	Orange	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1318338	Lattice tower	191 ft	2020	Vidor	Skyway Towers, LLC
1239961	Tower	186 ft	2003	West Orange	Cellco Partnership
1055447	Tower	180 ft	2001	Orange	American Towers, LLC
1019400	Lattice tower	175 ft	1997	Orange	CCTM1 LLC
1019399	Monopole	174 ft	1997	Orange	CCTM1 LLC
1254636	Monopole	170 ft	2007	Orange	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1298094	Pole	161 ft	2016	Orange	GTE Mobilnet of South Texas Limited Partnership
1275243	Monopole	160 ft	2010	Orange	American Towers LLC
1213077	Other or unspecified	155 ft	2000	Bridge City	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1254804	Tower	155 ft	2006	Orange	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1319985	Monopole	155 ft	2022	Orange	RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1331888	Monopole	155 ft	2025	West Orange	ChevronPhillips Chemical Company LP
1323059	Lattice tower	104 ft	2023	Bridge City	The Dow Chemical Company
1277894	Tower	95 ft	2011	Orange	Private owner (name withheld)
1302792	Pole	50 ft	2018	Vidor	The Kansas City Southern Railway Company
1248433	Mast	33 ft	2005	Orange	Orange, County of

If you have a tower lease in Orange 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: Johnson County (80), Randall County (80), Kaufman County (79), Walker County (77), Van Zandt County (76).

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.