Cell towers in Orange County, VA

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Orange County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 4 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 416 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 199 ft) 228 ft

Structures

rank 68 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Tower

38% of structures

Over 200 feet

50% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Orange County

13 different registrants own the 16 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 Orange County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 228 feet, 29 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 Locust Grove at 416 feet, built in 1993. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Orange 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
1016469	Tower	416 ft	1993	Locust Grove	CCATT LLC
1016468	Tower	410 ft	1994	Orange	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1026298	Lattice tower	385 ft	2009	Rapidan	American Towers LLC
1044357	Guyed tower	353 ft	2012	Unionville	Transcontinetal Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC
1018317	Tower	343 ft	1977	Orange	Piedmont Communications, Inc
1016921	Lattice tower	306 ft	1969	Unionville	American Towers LLC
1016785	Tower	298 ft	1995	Orange	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1253995	Lattice tower	256 ft	2006	Orange	SBA Towers III LLC
1260165	Tower	199 ft	2007	Gordonsville	Xcell Towers II, LLC
1286931	Guyed tower	184 ft	1994	Gordonsville	American Towers LLC
1317380	Monopole	154 ft	2020	Orange	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1289525	Guyed tower	152 ft	1994	Orange	American Towers LLC
1294062	Guyed tower	141 ft	2014	Gordonsville	VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
1018289	Tower	73 ft	1996	Staunton	iHeartMedia Entertainment, Inc.
1287611	Lattice tower	45 ft	2013	Gordonsville	Town of Gordonsville
1309931	Lattice tower	45 ft	2020	Orange	Orange, County of

If you have a tower lease in Orange 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: Gloucester County (17), King George County (17), Wise County (17), Petersburg city (16), Scott County (16).

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.