Cell towers in Halifax County, VA

The FCC registry lists 37 constructed antenna structures in Halifax County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. SBA Communications owns 11 of them (30%), 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 15 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 37
2Tallest 521 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 199 ft) 254 ft

Structures

rank 20 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Lattice tower

32% of structures

Over 200 feet

65% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

43% built then

Who owns the towers in Halifax County

21 different registrants own the 37 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 Halifax County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 254 feet, 55 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 South Boston at 521 feet, built in 1990. More than in any other decade, 43% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Halifax 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
1018170	Guyed tower	521 ft	1990	South Boston	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1252360	Lattice tower	335 ft	2006	South Boston	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1254490	Tower	320 ft	2006	Halifax	Virginia, Commonwealth of Dept. of State Police
1221462	Guyed tower	310 ft	2001	Scottsburg	SBA Towers, LLC
1241941	Tower	310 ft	2004	South Boston	Alltel Corporation
1016916	Lattice tower	306 ft	2009	Cody	American Towers LLC
1047842	Guyed tower	306 ft	1992	South Boston	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1047843	Tower	302 ft	1993	Halifax County	JLC PROPERTIES INC
1025682	Guyed tower	300 ft	2003	Alton	American Towers LLC
1257454	Tower	285 ft	2008	South Boston	Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative
1016986	Lattice tower	280 ft	1993	Clover	Virginia Electric and Power Company
1206556	Other or unspecified	260 ft	2000	South Boston	Virginia Electric and Power Company
1220059	Lattice tower	260 ft	2001	Alton	SBA Properties, LLC
1241832	Tower	260 ft	2004	Virgilina	Alltel Corporation
1241833	Tower	260 ft	2004	Nathalie	Alltel Corporation
1241935	Tower	260 ft	2004	Halifax	Alltel Corporation
1024074	Lattice tower	255 ft	1997	Milton	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1276878	Lattice tower	255 ft	2011	Nathalie	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1276877	Lattice tower	254 ft	2011	Halifax	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1276879	Lattice tower	253 ft	2011	Nathalie	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1279557	Lattice tower	253 ft	2011	Nathalie	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1016922	Lattice tower	225 ft	1996	South Boston	American Towers LLC
1018225	Tower	225 ft	1972	Halifax	CENTRAL VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP
1017675	Tower	208 ft	1976	South Boston	Comcast of Connecticut/Georgia/Massachusetts/New Hampshire/New York/North Carolina/Virginia/Vermont, LLC
1231349	Tower	200 ft	1999	South Boston	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1274429	Lattice tower	200 ft	2010	South Boston	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1243144	Mast	199 ft	2004	South Boston	Motorplex, Inc.
1309513	Monopole	199 ft	2020	Vernon Hill	Beacon Towers - VA, LLC.
1319899	Monopole	199 ft	2021	South Boston	Southern Towers BTS, LP
1328968	Monopole	199 ft	2025	Alton	Arcola Towers 1, LP
1331400	Monopole	199 ft	2026	Virgilina	Arcola Towers 1, LP
1245707	Tower	195 ft	1997	Clover	Alltel Corporation
1250691	Tower	190 ft	2006	Halifax	Alltel Corporation
1268667	Monopole	184 ft	2009	South Boston	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1293265	Monopole	140 ft	2014	Halifax	SBA Towers II LLC
1238358	Monopole	115 ft	2003	South Boston	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1287847	Lattice tower	40 ft	2013	South Boston	County of Halifax

If you have a tower lease in Halifax 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: Stafford County (42), York County (42), Washington County (38), Nottoway County (37), Isle of Wight County (35).

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.