Virginia / Amelia County

#84 of 132 VA counties · 12 structures

Cell towers in Amelia County, VA

The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Amelia County, 0% of Virginia's 2,952. American Tower owns 4 of them (33%), 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 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 12
  2. 2Tallest 315 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 199 ft) 262 ft
Structures
12
rank 84 of 132 in VA
Most common type
Lattice tower
58% of structures
Over 200 feet
10
83% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
33% built then

Who owns the towers in Amelia County

8 different registrants own the 12 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.

American Tower4SBA Communications3Amelia County Emergency Serv2VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE1Verizon1Milestone Tower1
Constructed structures in Amelia County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 262 feet, 63 feet taller than the Virginia median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a lattice tower near Amelia at 315 feet, built in 2017. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

Lattice tower7Tower2Monopole2Guyed tower1
Structures in Amelia County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
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Structures in Amelia 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
1298245Lattice tower315 ft2017AmeliaVIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
1017590Tower311 ft2010AmeliaAmerican Towers, LLC
1309270Lattice tower305 ft2020Amelia Court HouseCellco Partnership
1203566Lattice tower299 ft1999AmeliaSBA Properties, LLC
1015407Guyed tower274 ft2006JettersvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1223376Tower265 ft2003AmeliaAmerican Towers LLC
1244391Lattice tower258 ft2005AmeliaSBA Towers III LLC
1247693Lattice tower256 ft2006AmeliaSBA Towers III LLC
1326693Lattice tower245 ft2024JetersvilleAmelia County Emergency Services
1016911Lattice tower209 ft1968AmeliaAmerican Towers LLC
1329297Monopole155 ft2024Amelia Court HouseAmelia County Emergency Services
1326481Monopole152 ft2025Amelia Court HouseMilestone Tower

If you have a tower lease in Amelia 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: Patrick County (14), Bland County (13), Grayson County (13), Charles City County (12), Greene County (12).

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.