Cell towers in Gloucester County, VA

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Gloucester County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, York County, has 5 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 8 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 504 ft
3Largest owner York County
4Median height (state 199 ft) 310 ft

Structures

rank 65 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Tower

65% of structures

Over 200 feet

76% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

53% built then

Who owns the towers in Gloucester County

10 different registrants own the 17 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 Gloucester County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 310 feet, 111 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 Hayes at 504 feet, built in 1997. Most 53% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Gloucester 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
1026429	Guyed tower	504 ft	1997	Hayes	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1002233	Tower	348 ft	1997	Gloucester	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1017562	Guyed tower	320 ft	1995	Gloucester	American Towers LLC
1260377	Tower	320 ft	2009	Hayes	York County
1260378	Tower	320 ft	2009	Gloucester	York County
1260379	Tower	320 ft	2009	Saluda	York County
1260380	Tower	320 ft	2009	Gloucester	York County
1023133	Lattice tower	316 ft	1997	Gloucester	Alltel Corporation
1212296	Tower	310 ft	2001	Glouester	SBA Towers, LLC
1016653	Tower	309 ft	1998	Gloucester	WXGM INC
1006907	Tower	298 ft	1995	Tidemill	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1017473	Tower	240 ft	1995	Gloucester	American Towers LLC
1229788	Monopole	206 ft	1999	Gloucester	STC Two LLC
1225954	Monopole	200 ft	2009	Glouscester	American Towers LLC
1045542	Tower	199 ft	1998	Gloucester	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1260382	Tower	199 ft	2009	Gloucester	York County
1313184	Monopole	199 ft	2021	Gloucester	Cellco Partnership

If you have a tower lease in Gloucester 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: Surry County (18), Arlington County (17), Botetourt County (17), King George County (17), Wise 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.