Cell towers in Alleghany County, VA

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Alleghany County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. SBA Communications owns 8 of them (40%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 15 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 20
2Tallest 403 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 199 ft) 239 ft

Structures

rank 52 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Tower

35% of structures

Over 200 feet

60% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

75% built then

Who owns the towers in Alleghany County

8 different registrants own the 20 structures. 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 Alleghany County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 239 feet, 40 feet taller than the Virginia median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Covington at 403 feet, built in 2001. Most 75% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Alleghany 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
1225673	Guyed tower	403 ft	2001	Covington	SBA Towers II LLC
1227849	Guyed tower	355 ft	2002	Covington	SBA Towers II LLC
1259970	Tower	304 ft	2008	Covington	Crown Communication LLC
1227994	Guyed tower	303 ft	2001	Low Moor	SBA Towers II LLC
1259163	Monopole	256 ft	2007	Covington	SBA Towers II LLC
1261313	Lattice tower	256 ft	2008	Clifton Forge	SBA Towers II LLC
1239929	Lattice tower	255 ft	2003	Clifton Forge	SBA Towers II LLC
1249098	Tower	254 ft	2006	Clifton Forge	K2 Towers III, LLC
1251468	Tower	254 ft	2006	Covington	K2 Towers III, LLC
1264048	Lattice tower	254 ft	2008	Covington	K2 Towers III, LLC
1042655	Tower	224 ft	1973	Clifton Forge	IMPACT BROADCASTING INC DBA = WXCF AM FM
1260653	Tower	207 ft	2007	Covington	Crown Communication LLC
1260418	Lattice tower	199 ft	2007	Low Moor	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1266555	Tower	199 ft	2009	Covington	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1268842	Tower	199 ft	2010	Covington	Virginia Department of State Police
1302035	Lattice tower	199 ft	2008	Covington	American Towers LLC
1307373	Monopole	199 ft	2018	Covington	American Towers LLC
1016611	Lattice tower	198 ft	1993	Clifton Forge	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1266329	Monopole	153 ft	2008	Covington	American Towers LLC
1008500	Pole	115 ft	1995	Covington	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Alleghany 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 Virginia with similar tower counts: Franklin County (21), Henry County (21), King William County (21), Danville city (20), Fauquier County (20).

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.