Texas / Willacy County

#189 of 254 TX counties · 20 structures

Cell towers in Willacy County, TX

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Willacy County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 4 (20%). 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 20
  2. 2Tallest 498 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 247 ft) 306 ft
Structures
20
rank 189 of 254 in TX
Most common type
Tower
50% of structures
Over 200 feet
14
70% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
30% built then

Who owns the towers in Willacy County

15 different registrants own the 20 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 Tower4Verizon2VTX Communications, LLC2WATERWAY COMMUNICATIONS SYST1CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE 1Texas, State of, Texas Dept.1Octagon Towers1Crown Castle1
Constructed structures in Willacy County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 306 feet, 59 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 Raymondville at 498 feet, built in 2002. More than in any other decade, 30% were built in the 2000s.

Tower10Lattice tower6Guyed tower2Pole1Other or unspecified1
Structures in Willacy County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s11980s51990s62000s22010s52020s
Structures in Willacy 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
1233379Tower498 ft2002RaymondvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1324376Guyed tower449 ft2023Port MansfieldAmerican Towers LLC
1038370Tower444 ft1997RaymondvilleCHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY INC DBA = KBIC RM RADIO
1051253Tower417 ft1999San PerlitaAmerican Towers LLC
1029845Tower350 ft1986WillamarWATERWAY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM INC
1309539Lattice tower346 ft2020San PerlitaPrivate owner (name withheld)
1051820Tower335 ft1994LyfordOctagon Towers LLC
1218817Tower317 ft2000RaymondvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1045086Tower310 ft1998RaymondvilleCellco Partnership
1206945Guyed tower307 ft1999RaymondvilleCrown Communication LLC
1230443Lattice tower305 ft2001RaymondvilleCellco Partnership
1327093Lattice tower305 ft2018RaymondvilleVTX Communications, LLC
1276836Other or unspecified300 ft2014RaymondvilleVTX Communications, LLC
1235313Tower299 ft2002LasaraCommunication Enhancement, LLC
1314439Lattice tower200 ft2021LasaraTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1222565Tower196 ft2000LyfordInternational Communications Group, Inc. d/b/a Corban Networks
1333158Lattice tower165 ft2026RaymondvilleHemphill, LLC
1297532Lattice tower163 ft2022RaymondvilleUNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1268591Pole150 ft2007RaymondvilleSBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1051351Tower125 ft1959RaymondvilleTexas, State of, Texas Dept. of Transportation

If you have a tower lease in Willacy 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: Hamilton County (20), Jones County (20), Swisher County (20), Coke County (19), Terry County (19).

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.