Cell towers in Mathews County, VA

The FCC registry lists 11 constructed antenna structures in Mathews County, 0% of Virginia's 2,952. SBA Communications owns 5 of them (45%), 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 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 11
2Tallest 504 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 199 ft) 260 ft

Structures

rank 94 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Tower

36% of structures

Over 200 feet

64% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

73% built then

Who owns the towers in Mathews County

8 different registrants own the 11 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 Mathews County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 260 feet, 61 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 Dutton at 504 feet, built in 2014. Most 73% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Mathews 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
1290377	Guyed tower	504 ft	2014	Dutton	SBA GC Towers, LLC
1027467	Tower	423 ft	1983	Mathews	HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC DBA = WHRO
1235025	Tower	420 ft	2003	Mathews	Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications
1254035	Tower	320 ft	2006	Mathews	Virginia, Commonwealth of Dept of State Police
1018224	Tower	298 ft	1971	Cobbs Creek	CENTRAL VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP
1207360	Lattice tower	260 ft	2000	Dutton	STC Two LLC
1235163	Mast	256 ft	2002	Mathews	Cellco Partnership
1212687	Monopole	200 ft	2000	Foster	SBA Towers, LLC
1214110	Monopole	200 ft	2000	Moon	SBA Towers, LLC
1217731	Monopole	200 ft	2000	Blakes	SBA Towers, LLC
1221080	Monopole	200 ft	2000	Port Haywood	SBA Towers, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Mathews 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: Giles County (11), Lancaster County (11), Lee County (11), Northumberland County (11), Page County (11).

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.