Virginia / James City County
#31 of 132 VA counties · 30 structures
Cell towers in James City County, VA
The FCC registry lists 30 constructed antenna structures in James City County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. American Tower owns 10 of them (33%), 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.
- 1Constructed structures 30
- 2Tallest 508 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 199 ft) 198 ft
Who owns the towers in James City County
18 different registrants own the 30 structures. 2 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 198 feet, close to the Virginia median of 199 feet. The tallest is a tower near Toano at 508 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 47% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200500 | Tower | 508 ft | 1997 | Toano | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1006906 | Tower | 425 ft | 1993 | Toano | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1253271 | Tower | 405 ft | 2007 | Williamsburg | Williamsburg's Radio Station, Inc. |
| 1242460 | Tower | 400 ft | 2004 | Williamsburg | County of York |
| 1242463 | Tower | 400 ft | 2004 | Williamsburg | County of York |
| 1242459 | Tower | 300 ft | 2004 | Williamsburg | County of York |
| 1047864 | Guyed tower | 255 ft | 1995 | Williamsburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1018048 | Lattice tower | 253 ft | 2010 | Williamsburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1023979 | Tower | 243 ft | 1994 | Williamsburg | AT&T Corp |
| 1003913 | Lattice tower | 241 ft | 1996 | Williamsburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1065984 | Tower | 220 ft | 1991 | Williamsburg | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1024607 | Lattice tower | 217 ft | 1997 | Toano | American Towers LLC |
| 1003912 | Tower | 200 ft | 1998 | Williamsburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1062565 | Tower | 200 ft | 1998 | Williamsburg | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1058040 | Tower | 199 ft | 1998 | Williamsburg | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1245253 | Tower | 198 ft | 1999 | Croaker | Commonwealth of VA |
| 1302139 | Monopole | 183 ft | 2002 | Williamsburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1239026 | Lattice tower | 150 ft | 1990 | Williamsburg | Virginia Electric and Power Company |
| 1305042 | Monopole | 142 ft | 2014 | Williamsburg | Clearview Tower Company II, LLC |
| 1294608 | Monopole | 134 ft | 2015 | Williamsburg | SBA Towers X, LLC |
| 1281403 | Tower | 124 ft | 2011 | Williamsburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1063318 | Tower | 123 ft | 2003 | Williamsburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1231709 | Monopole | 121 ft | 2003 | Williamsburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1273620 | Pole | 121 ft | 2011 | Williamsburg | Octagon Towers, LLC |
| 1240633 | Pole | 120 ft | 2003 | Wiliamsburg | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1292225 | Pole | 120 ft | 2015 | Williamsburg | Cellco Partnership |
| 1292250 | Monopole | 120 ft | 2015 | Williamsburg | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1227002 | Tower | 105 ft | 1991 | Williamsburg | James City County (JCSA) |
| 1064905 | Tower | 59 ft | 2001 | Newport News | VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL TERMINALS INC |
| 1029468 | Pole | 50 ft | 1998 | Williamsburg | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
If you have a tower lease in James City 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: Caroline County (31), Frederick County (31), Brunswick County (30), Accomack County (29), Portsmouth city (29).
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.