Texas / Upton County

#182 of 254 TX counties · 22 structures

Cell towers in Upton County, TX

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Upton County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 4 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 8 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 22
  2. 2Tallest 563 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 247 ft) 308 ft
Structures
22
rank 182 of 254 in TX
Most common type
Guyed tower
36% of structures
Over 200 feet
15
68% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
32% built then

Who owns the towers in Upton County

17 different registrants own the 22 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 Tower4Alltel4Crown Castle3NAVAJO REFINING CO1La Grange Acquisition, L. P.1C&J Cable, LLC1Upton, County of (TX)1Chevron USA Inc.1
Constructed structures in Upton County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 308 feet, 61 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 Rankin at 563 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2010s.

Guyed tower8Lattice tower8Tower5Monopole1
Structures in Upton County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11980s61990s42000s72010s42020s
Structures in Upton 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
1048149Guyed tower563 ft1997RankinPinnacle Towers LLC
1052403Guyed tower498 ft1998MccameyAmerican Towers LLC
1062796Tower386 ft1986Mc CameyC&J Cable, LLC
1308313Lattice tower346 ft2020MccameyPrivate owner (name withheld)
1054036Tower320 ft1990OdessaNAVAJO REFINING CO
1055661Tower320 ft1998MidkiffAmerican Towers LLC
1220278Guyed tower316 ft1999MccameyAlltel Corporation
1054701Guyed tower310 ft2013Mc CameyLa Grange Acquisition, L. P.
1304989Lattice tower310 ft2018MidkiffALLTEL Corporation
1305884Lattice tower310 ft2020RankinALLTEL Corporation
1297258Guyed tower309 ft2015MccameyOccidental Petroleum Corporation
1295893Guyed tower307 ft2015RankinSBA Towers IX, LLC
1062795Guyed tower295 ft2018RankinAmerican Towers LLC
1005319Guyed tower258 ft1992CraneCCATT LLC
1208918Tower220 ft2000RankinUpton, County of (TX)
1289271Lattice tower199 ft2014MidkiffAlltel Corporation
1266448Lattice tower196 ft2009MccameyAmerican Towers, LLC
1292347Lattice tower195 ft2014CraneChevron USA Inc.
1320599Monopole159 ft2022MccameyTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1320317Lattice tower150 ft2021RankinAMG Technology Investment Group
1313560Lattice tower145 ft2001MccameyFPL Energy Pecos Wind I, LLC
1241687Tower30 ft2004RankinCCATT LLC

If you have a tower lease in Upton 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: Kleberg County (22), Schleicher County (22), Stephens County (22), Clay County (21), Franklin County (21).

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.