Cell towers in Northampton County, VA

The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Northampton County, 0% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 9 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 2 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 12
2Tallest 741 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 199 ft) 292 ft

Structures

rank 87 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Tower

67% of structures

Over 200 feet

75% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

42% built then

Who owns the towers in Northampton County

9 different registrants own the 12 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 Northampton County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 292 feet, 93 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 Cape Charles at 741 feet, built in 1995. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Northampton 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
1035317	Guyed tower	741 ft	1995	Cape Charles	CTI Towers, Inc.
1214082	Tower	499 ft	2000	Townsend	Roanoke-Vinton Radio, Inc.
1223114	Tower	325 ft	2001	Exmore	jackman Properties, LLC
1016473	Tower	322 ft	1994	Eastville	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1254483	Guyed tower	320 ft	2006	Eastville	Virginia, Commonwealth of Dept. of State Police
1024280	Tower	306 ft	1994	Oyster	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1016164	Tower	279 ft	1964	Silver Beach	SBA Towers, LLC
1059674	Tower	265 ft	1998	Cheriton	A & N Electric Cooperative
1205484	Lattice tower	265 ft	2000	Birdsnest	SBA Towers, LLC
1036647	Tower	200 ft	2000	Exmore	A & N Electric Cooperative
1016606	Tower	198 ft	1995	Birdsnest	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1282217	Monopole	198 ft	2012	Cape Charles	CTI Towers Assets, II, LLC c/o Symphony Towers Infrastructure

If you have a tower lease in Northampton 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: Amelia County (12), Charles City County (12), Greene County (12), Rockbridge County (12), Russell County (12).

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.