Virginia / Charles City County
#85 of 132 VA counties · 12 structures
Cell towers in Charles City County, VA
The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Charles City County, 0% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 3 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 12
- 2Tallest 420 ft
- 3Largest owner SBA Communications
- 4Median height (state 199 ft) 268 ft
Who owns the towers in Charles City County
10 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 268 feet, 69 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 Roaches Corner at 420 feet, built in 2009. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1016973 | Guyed tower | 420 ft | 2009 | Roaches Corner | Virginia Electric and Power Company |
| 1031908 | Guyed tower | 358 ft | 1999 | Charles City | Vertical Bridge Towers III, LLC |
| 1203044 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 1999 | Charles City | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1004158 | Tower | 299 ft | 1997 | Williamsburg | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1016974 | Guyed tower | 280 ft | 1991 | Roaches Corner | Virginia Electric and Power Company |
| 1027466 | Tower | 270 ft | 1984 | Charles City | HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC DBA = WHRO |
| 1044344 | Tower | 266 ft | 1977 | Charles City | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1017160 | Tower | 263 ft | 1994 | Charles City | American Towers LLC |
| 1216502 | Lattice tower | 258 ft | 2000 | Charles City | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1023982 | Tower | 231 ft | 1994 | Charles City | AT&T Corp |
| 1256100 | Monopole | 200 ft | 2007 | Richmond | SBA Towers X, LLC |
| 1309323 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2019 | Charles City | Milestone Towers |
If you have a tower lease in Charles City 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: Bland County (13), Grayson County (13), Amelia County (12), Greene County (12), Northampton 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.