Cell towers in Wharton County, TX

The FCC registry lists 53 constructed antenna structures in Wharton County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 26 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 10 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 22 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 53
2Tallest 514 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 247 ft) 295 ft

Structures

rank 84 of 254 in TX

Most common type

Tower

49% of structures

Over 200 feet

66% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

49% built then

Who owns the towers in Wharton County

26 different registrants own the 53 structures. 3 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 Wharton County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 295 feet, 48 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 El Campo at 514 feet, built in 1972. More than in any other decade, 49% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Wharton 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
1047892	Tower	514 ft	1972	El Campo	Vallejo Properties
1201987	Guyed tower	499 ft	2009	Pledger	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1208486	Guyed tower	499 ft	1999	Louise	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1244117	Other or unspecified	499 ft	2005	Magnet	KSBJ Educational Foundation
1050557	Guyed tower	491 ft	1991	El Campo	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1050663	Tower	487 ft	1991	Wharton	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1050621	Guyed tower	479 ft	2003	El Campo	American Towers LLC
1003032	Tower	475 ft	1996	New Taiton	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1059914	Tower	460 ft	1994	Wharton	Private owner (name withheld)
1267002	Tower	420 ft	2009	Pierce	Texas, State of
1050492	Guyed tower	419 ft	1979	East Bernard	Xcell Towers II, LLC
1302413	Lattice tower	380 ft	2018	El Campo	Private owner (name withheld)
1281450	Tower	345 ft	2012	Richmond	CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC
1062035	Guyed tower	340 ft	1998	Bernard	American Towers LLC
1231167	Tower	333 ft	2002	Danevang	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1216625	Guyed tower	332 ft	2001	Lane City	Crown Communication LLC
1215456	Tower	331 ft	2000	Lissie	Crown Communication LLC
1050323	Tower	330 ft	1994	El Campo	Private owner (name withheld)
1216324	Guyed tower	327 ft	2000	East Bernard	Crown Communication LLC
1037176	Tower	325 ft	1997	El Campo	HOUSTON PIPE LINE COMPANY
1050914	Guyed tower	319 ft	2006	Boling	Enterprise Products Operating, LLC
1062038	Lattice tower	317 ft	1999	El Campo	American Towers LLC
1220975	Guyed tower	313 ft	2001	El Campo	American Towers LLC
1231377	Guyed tower	313 ft	2002	East Bernard	American Towers LLC
1200532	Lattice tower	303 ft	2025	El Campo	Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
1053836	Tower	295 ft	1961	Hungerford	KN Telecommunications Inc.
1214474	Tower	295 ft	2001	Wharton	CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC
1256914	Tower	280 ft	2007	El Campo	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1273274	Tower	260 ft	2010	Louise	Cellco Partnership
1319157	Guyed tower	260 ft	2021	El Campo	Blue Sky Towers III, LLC
1225729	Tower	259 ft	2001	Lane City	STC Two LLC
1225730	Tower	257 ft	2001	Lane City	STC Two LLC
1062036	Guyed tower	255 ft	1999	Wharton	American Towers LLC
1062037	Guyed tower	234 ft	2008	Louise	American Towers LLC
1255560	Tower	225 ft	2006	Boling	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1053318	Tower	200 ft	1996	Boling	TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE CORP
1058204	Tower	200 ft	1995	Louise	KN Telecommunications Inc.
1209497	Tower	199 ft	1999	Eagle Lake	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1210968	Tower	199 ft	2005	El Campo	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1211824	Tower	199 ft	2004	Wharton	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1327418	Monopole	199 ft	2019	Hungerford	American Towers LLC
1058562	Lattice tower	198 ft	1996	Lane City	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1049294	Tower	196 ft	2008	El Campo	Wharton County Radio, Inc.
1218295	Tower	195 ft	2008	Wharton	American Towers LLC
1263956	Monopole	195 ft	2008	El Campo	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1261056	Tower	190 ft	2002	Boling	Cellco Partnership
1205397	Tower	188 ft	1999	Pierce	STC Two LLC
1263969	Monopole	186 ft	2008	Hungerford	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1247514	Pole	52 ft	2003	Wharton	City of Wharton
1301877	Pole	50 ft	2017	Louise	The Kansas City Southern Railway Company
1302789	Monopole	50 ft	2018	Wharton	The Kansas City Southern Railway Company
1302031	Pole	49 ft	2017	Wharton	The Kansas City Southern Railway Company
1242499	Mast	33 ft	2004	Wharton	Wharton, City of

If you have a tower lease in Wharton 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: Howard County (55), Cooke County (54), San Patricio County (53), Austin County (52), Chambers County (52).

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.