Cell towers in Essex County, VA

The FCC registry lists 18 constructed antenna structures in Essex County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 9 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 4 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 18
2Tallest 425 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 199 ft) 264 ft

Structures

rank 61 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Tower

33% of structures

Over 200 feet

56% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

78% built then

Who owns the towers in Essex County

9 different registrants own the 18 structures. 3 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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 Essex County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 264 feet, 65 feet taller than the Virginia median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Dunnsville at 425 feet, built in 1997. Most 78% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Essex 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
1026410	Tower	425 ft	1997	Dunnsville	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1016480	Tower	376 ft	2009	Tappahannock	American Towers LLC
1255020	Lattice tower	358 ft	2006	Caret	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1249843	Lattice tower	307 ft	2005	Center Cross	Cellco Partnership
1020733	Tower	299 ft	1998	Chance	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1066017	Tower	299 ft	1989	Tappahannock	ESSEX, COUNTY OF
1220225	Lattice tower	293 ft	2001	Caret	STC Two LLC
1017050	Lattice tower	289 ft	1992	Tappahannock	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1254556	Lattice tower	272 ft	2006	Champlain	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1248061	Pole	256 ft	2005	Center Cross	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1224827	Monopole	200 ft	2003	Tappahannock	American Towers LLC
1279195	Tower	200 ft	2001	Dunnsville	American Towers LLC
1224596	Tower	159 ft	2003	Tappahannoch	American Towers LLC
1255300	Pole	100 ft	2007	Tappahannock	Private owner (name withheld)
1255491	Pole	95 ft	2007	Tappahannock	Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC
1257496	Pole	95 ft	2007	Tappahannock	Private owner (name withheld)
1255299	Pole	90 ft	2007	Tappahannock	Private owner (name withheld)
1257500	Pole	90 ft	2007	Tappahannock	Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Essex 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: Buchanan County (19), Southampton County (19), Buckingham County (18), Surry County (18), Arlington County (17).

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.