Cell towers in Chesterfield County, VA

The FCC registry lists 86 constructed antenna structures in Chesterfield County, 3% of Virginia's 2,952 — one of the three most in the state. American Tower owns 29 of them (34%), 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 44 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 86
2Tallest 1229 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 199 ft) 200 ft

Structures

rank 3 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Tower

37% of structures

Over 200 feet

45% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Chesterfield County

35 different registrants own the 86 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.

Constructed structures in Chesterfield County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 200 feet, close to the Virginia median of 199 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Richmond at 1229 feet, built in 2008. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Chesterfield 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
1018227	Guyed tower	1229 ft	2008	Richmond	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1026425	Tower	1222 ft	1997	Richmond	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1017657	Guyed tower	1008 ft	2003	Midlothian	American Towers LLC
1035535	Guyed tower	965 ft	1978	Richmond	Nexstar Media Inc.
1017637	Tower	745 ft	1993	Richmond	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1260111	Guyed tower	640 ft	2007	Bensley Village	American Towers LLC
1015383	Guyed tower	545 ft	1997	Richmond	American Towers LLC
1206780	Lattice tower	500 ft	2000	Chester	County of Chesterfield
1203750	Tower	493 ft	2000	Screamersville	County of Chesterfield
1206779	Tower	493 ft	2000	Midlothian	County of Chesterfield
1026912	Lattice tower	444 ft	1972	Chester	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1015402	Tower	427 ft	2003	Chesterfield	American Towers LLC
1026433	Guyed tower	423 ft	1997	Richmond	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1017844	Tower	417 ft	1998	Richmond	VIRGINIA, COMMONWEALTH OF
1203747	Lattice tower	413 ft	2000	Chesterfield	County of Chesterfield
1203748	Tower	413 ft	2000	Bon Air	County of Chesterfield
1203749	Lattice tower	413 ft	2000	Midlothian	County of Chesterfield
1206778	Lattice tower	413 ft	2000	Drewrys Bluff	County of Chesterfield
1303378	Lattice tower	408 ft	2021	Chester	County of Chesterfield
1303381	Lattice tower	408 ft	2021	Petersburg	County of Chesterfield
1040997	Other or unspecified	380 ft	1988	Chester	Disruptor Radio LLC
1023458	Tower	323 ft	1965	Matoaca	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1040995	Other or unspecified	308 ft	1988	Chester	Disruptor Radio LLC
1303377	Lattice tower	308 ft	2020	Mosley	County of Chesterfield
1303379	Lattice tower	308 ft	2020	Midlothian	County of Chesterfield
1303380	Lattice tower	308 ft	2021	Moseley	County of Chesterfield
1040996	Other or unspecified	305 ft	1988	Chester	Disruptor Radio LLC
1296592	Lattice tower	305 ft	2015	Chester	Virginia Electric and Power Company
1017152	Tower	295 ft	2000	Richmond	Alltel Corporation
1016285	Tower	291 ft	1996	Richmond	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1023700	Tower	285 ft	1994	Moseley	AT&T Corp
1017155	Tower	264 ft	1996	Midlothian	RCTC WHOLESALE CORPORATION DBA = CELLULAR ONE
1017161	Tower	253 ft	2005	Midlothian	American Towers LLC
1016917	Lattice tower	236 ft	1955	Matoaca	American Towers LLC
1061835	Tower	231 ft	2006	Richmond	American Towers LLC
1266096	Monopole	218 ft	2009	Moseley	American Towers LLC
1304046	Lattice tower	211 ft	2021	Chesterfield	County of Chesterfield
1023354	Tower	210 ft	1976	Midlothian	APAC-VIRGINIA, INC.
1041313	Mast	210 ft	1991	Colonial Heights	Commonwealth of VA
1219485	Monopole	200 ft	2000	Mosley	American Towers LLC
1236679	Tower	200 ft	2011	Chester	American Towers LLC
1268093	Mast	200 ft	2009	Chester	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1268305	Monopole	200 ft	2010	Chesterfield	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1014278	Guyed tower	199 ft	1998	Richmond	American Towers LLC
1056402	Lattice tower	199 ft	1999	Midlothian	STC Two LLC
1053072	Tower	199 ft	2000	Midlothian	STC Two LLC
1056401	Tower	199 ft	1999	Midlothian	STC Two LLC
1212686	Monopole	199 ft	2001	Chester	SBA Towers, LLC
1219454	Tower	199 ft	2003	Petersburg	American Towers LLC
1234071	Monopole	199 ft	2001	Chesterfield	SBA Towers, LLC
1269975	Tower	199 ft	2003	Chesterfield	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1275366	Pole	199 ft	2007	Chester	CCATT LLC
1052881	Tower	198 ft	1998	Chesterfield	STC Two LLC
1257209	Monopole	195 ft	2007	Chester	SBA Towers II LLC
1302141	Pole	195 ft	2010	Midlothian	American Towers LLC
1310500	Lattice tower	195 ft	2021	Chester	PI Tower Development, LLC c/o LendLease Americas Inc
1042831	Lattice tower	192 ft	1998	Richmond	American Towers LLC
1058322	Mast	183 ft	1998	Chesterfield	CHESTERFIELD, COUNTY OF
1235958	Tower	179 ft	1976	Colonial Heights	SBA Properties, LLC
1058038	Tower	165 ft	2010	Colonial Heights	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1302618	Monopole	164 ft	2013	Petersburg	American Towers LLC
1054080	Tower	158 ft	1999	Richmond	STC Two LLC
1302143	Monopole	158 ft	1996	Richmond	American Towers LLC
1302140	Monopole	157 ft	1996	Chesterfield	American Towers LLC
1016380	Monopole	154 ft	1992	Richmond	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1302173	Monopole	154 ft	1996	Midlothian	American Towers LLC
1235035	Tower	153 ft	2002	Richmond	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1266745	Monopole	153 ft	2008	Chester	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1257618	Tower	152 ft	2007	Chesterfield	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1288799	Monopole	152 ft	1996	Petersburg	Private owner (name withheld)
1302014	Monopole	152 ft	1996	Richmond	American Towers LLC
1302146	Monopole	152 ft	1996	Colonial Heights	American Towers LLC
1054324	Monopole	151 ft	2005	Richmond	American Towers LLC
1299677	Monopole	151 ft	2017	Richmond	PI Tower Development, LLC
1061843	Tower	150 ft	1999	Midlothian	VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER COMPANY
1061931	Tower	150 ft	1994	Richmond	American Towers LLC
1061844	Monopole	147 ft	1999	Chesterfield	American Towers LLC
1056746	Tower	141 ft	1999	Chesterfield	SprintCom. Inc.
1053071	Tower	140 ft	1999	Chesterfield	SprintCom. Inc.
1318876	On a building	135 ft	2009	Richmond	American Towers LLC
1294131	Monopole	134 ft	2016	North Chesterfield	Cellco Partnership
1227599	Pole	129 ft	1999	Chesterfield	American Towers LLC
1277701	Monopole	125 ft	2013	Richmond	American Towers LLC
1297376	Monopole	81 ft	2016	Richmond	SBA Towers V, LLC
1275047	Tower	69 ft	2010	Richmond	ITT Corporation
1239088	Tower	66 ft	2003	Chesterfield	Virginia, Commonwealth of

If you have a tower lease in Chesterfield 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: Virginia Beach city (119), Fairfax County (102), Henrico County (86), Prince William County (84), Norfolk city (80).

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.