Cell towers in Isle of Wight County, VA

The FCC registry lists 35 constructed antenna structures in Isle of Wight County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 19 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 6 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 14 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 35
2Tallest 1003 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 199 ft) 275 ft

Structures

rank 22 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Tower

29% of structures

Over 200 feet

77% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

29% built then

Who owns the towers in Isle of Wight County

19 different registrants own the 35 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 Isle of Wight County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 275 feet, 76 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 Windsor at 1003 feet, built in 2002. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 1990s.

Structures in Isle of Wight County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Isle of Wight 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
1028287	Guyed tower	1003 ft	2002	Windsor	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1017442	Tower	502 ft	1975	Smithfield	WKGM INC
1302007	Lattice tower	420 ft	2018	Smithfield	Isle of Wight, County of
1303246	Lattice tower	420 ft	2018	Windsor	Isle of Wight, County of
1223937	Guyed tower	412 ft	2008	Isle Of Wight	American Towers LLC
1017446	Guyed tower	349 ft	2012	Smithfield	Alltel Corporation
1029351	Tower	320 ft	1962	Windsor	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1302114	Lattice tower	320 ft	2018	Carrsville	Isle of Wight, County of
1303247	Lattice tower	320 ft	2018	Carrolton	Isle of Wight, County of
1017443	Other or unspecified	309 ft	1988	Rushmere	WKGM INC
1212922	Guyed tower	308 ft	2006	Windsor	American Towers LLC
1016784	Tower	305 ft	1991	Zuni	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1262826	Tower	299 ft	2006	Carrollton	US Coast Guard Navigation Center
1025862	Guyed tower	284 ft	1989	Carrollton	SBA Structures, LLC
1035315	Other or unspecified	280 ft	1992	Smithfield	SINCLAIR TELECABLE, INC.
1035312	Other or unspecified	279 ft	1992	Smithfield	SINCLAIR TELECABLE, INC.
1035314	Other or unspecified	276 ft	1992	Smithfield	SINCLAIR TELECABLE, INC.
1035311	Other or unspecified	275 ft	1992	Smithfield	SINCLAIR TELECABLE, INC.
1035313	Other or unspecified	275 ft	1992	Smithfield	SINCLAIR TELECABLE, INC.
1035316	Other or unspecified	274 ft	1992	Smithfield	SINCLAIR TELECABLE, INC.
1204512	Tower	270 ft	1989	Windsor	Community Electric Cooperative
1061123	Lattice tower	261 ft	1996	Windsor	SBA Towers X, LLC
1219686	Lattice tower	260 ft	2006	Isle Of Wight County	American Towers LLC
1065703	Tower	252 ft	2010	Smithfield	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1023980	Lattice tower	244 ft	1960	Smithfield	American Towers LLC
1044346	Tower	223 ft	1977	Smithfield	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1310738	Lattice tower	204 ft	2020	Smithfield	County of Isle of Wight
1239322	Tower	199 ft	2003	Smithfield	ATG Investments, LLP
1016781	Tower	198 ft	1991	Smithfield	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1288343	Monopole	198 ft	2001	Smithfield	American Towers LLC
1211410	Lattice tower	161 ft	2000	Franklin	Crown Communication LLC
1211417	Tower	143 ft	2000	Carrsville	Crown Communication LLC
1303248	Lattice tower	130 ft	2018	Windsor	Isle of Wight, County of
1209467	Pole	65 ft	1981	Franklin	CROSSROADS FUEL SERVICE INC
1207184	Pole	45 ft	1999	Franklin	CSX Transportation

If you have a tower lease in Isle of Wight 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: Washington County (38), Halifax County (37), Nottoway County (37), Louisa County (34), Dinwiddie County (33).

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.