Texas / Parmer County

#159 of 254 TX counties · 28 structures

Cell towers in Parmer County, TX

The FCC registry lists 28 constructed antenna structures in Parmer County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 6 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 28
  2. 2Tallest 503 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 247 ft) 286 ft
Structures
28
rank 159 of 254 in TX
Most common type
Tower
57% of structures
Over 200 feet
22
79% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
32% built then

Who owns the towers in Parmer County

21 different registrants own the 28 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.

American Tower6Alltel3BNSF Railway3South Plains Communications2Vertical Bridge2Occidental Petroleum Corpora1Transwestern Pipeline Compan1TEXAS, STATE OF DBA = DEPA1
Constructed structures in Parmer County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 286 feet, 39 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 Bovina at 503 feet, built in 1970. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2000s.

Tower16Guyed tower6Lattice tower5Mast1
Structures in Parmer County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21960s41970s31980s61990s92000s42010s
Structures in Parmer 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
1040299Tower503 ft1970BovinaSouth Plains Communications
1200073Guyed tower499 ft1999FrionaAlltel Corporation
1233220Guyed tower488 ft2005RheaVertical Bridge Towers III, LLC
1235557Tower465 ft1991FarwellTOP O' TEXAS EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION, INC.
1248555Tower388 ft2006BovinaAlltel Corporation
1040296Tower370 ft1974FrionaSouth Plains Communications
1051765Tower361 ft1973FrionaHUB GRAIN CO INC
1051424Tower351 ft1989FarwellW T SERVICES INC
1051764Tower348 ft1990FrionaHUB AERIAL SPRAYING INC
1053845Tower343 ft2003HubOccidental Petroleum Corporation
1005307Guyed tower328 ft2014BovinaAmerican Towers, LLC
1049949Tower318 ft1989LazbuddyTEXAS, STATE OF DBA = DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
1213758Guyed tower308 ft2000LazbuddieAmerican Towers, LLC
1053213Tower302 ft1961FrionaPrivate owner (name withheld)
1051763Tower270 ft1963FrionaFRIONA, CITY OF
1225617Lattice tower270 ft2001FrionaAmerican Towers LLC
1225615Tower265 ft2001BovinaGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1048958Tower236 ft1972BlackVertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1051418Guyed tower233 ft1980FrionaBBDA, LLC
1212968Lattice tower220 ft1990FarwellPARMER COUNTY OF
1037077Lattice tower215 ft2016FrionaTranswestern Pipeline Company LLC
1225608Tower215 ft2001FarwallGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1059740Lattice tower198 ft1998FrionaAmerican Towers LLC
1253240Tower195 ft2006FarwellAlltel Corporation
1302635Guyed tower195 ft2017MuleshoeCommTech, LLC
1283130Tower50 ft2012FrionaBNSF Railway Co.
1206470Mast46 ft1999FrionaBNSF Railway Co.
1289294Lattice tower42 ft2005FrionaBNSF Railway Company

If you have a tower lease in Parmer 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: Moore County (29), Falls County (28), Marion County (28), Wheeler County (28), Young County (28).

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.