Cell towers in Northumberland County, VA

The FCC registry lists 11 constructed antenna structures in Northumberland County, 0% of Virginia's 2,952. Crown Castle owns 4 of them (36%), 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 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 11
2Tallest 315 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 199 ft) 258 ft

Structures

rank 95 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Tower

45% of structures

Over 200 feet

91% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

55% built then

Who owns the towers in Northumberland County

7 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 Northumberland County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 258 feet, 59 feet taller than the Virginia median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Fairport at 315 feet, built in 1996. Most 55% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Northumberland 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
1042999	Tower	315 ft	1996	Fairport	VIRGINIA, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION
1024353	Tower	314 ft	1995	Heathesville	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1261563	Tower	300 ft	2008	Heathsville	Cellco Partnership
1018226	Tower	297 ft	1971	Heathsville	CENTRAL VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP
1248575	Lattice tower	280 ft	2005	Burgess	SBA Towers II LLC
1289135	Lattice tower	258 ft	2014	Lottsburg	Cellco Partnership
1249573	Mast	234 ft	2005	Heathsville	SBA Towers II LLC
1249586	Lattice tower	234 ft	2005	Lottsburg	CCATT LLC
1249557	Mast	233 ft	2006	Lottsburg	CCATT LLC
1251568	Tower	233 ft	2006	Heathsville	CCATT LLC
1327558	Monopole	195 ft	2026	Heathsville	Arcola Towers 1, LP

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