Cell towers in Petersburg city, VA

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Petersburg city, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 407 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 199 ft) 254 ft

Structures

rank 69 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Tower

63% of structures

Over 200 feet

56% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

44% built then

Who owns the towers in Petersburg city

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 Petersburg city by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 254 feet, 55 feet taller than the Virginia median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a structure near Petersburg at 407 feet, built in 1994. More than in any other decade, 44% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Petersburg city by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Petersburg city 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
1035322	Other or unspecified	407 ft	1994	Petersburg	Radio One Licenses, LLC
1251584	Tower	375 ft	2006	Petersburg	City of Petersburg
1251585	Tower	375 ft	2006	Petersburg	City of Petersburg
1201661	Tower	370 ft	1986	Petersburg	Spok Inc.
1026430	Tower	352 ft	1997	Petersburg	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1016162	Lattice tower	344 ft	2019	Petersburg	Verizon Virginia LLC.
1016129	Tower	298 ft	1998	Petersburg	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1011544	Tower	294 ft	2005	Petersburg	American Towers LLC
1326027	Monopole	215 ft	2022	Petersburg	CitySwitch II, LLC
1024081	Tower	199 ft	1997	Petersburg	TV6-W, LLC
1054078	Monopole	199 ft	2001	Petersburg	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1202230	Tower	199 ft	1994	Petersburg	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1256220	Monopole	199 ft	2007	Petersburg	American Towers LLC
1265859	Tower	199 ft	2008	Petersburg	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1259221	Tower	190 ft	2006	Petersburg	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1308122	Monopole	175 ft	2020	Petersburg	PI Tower Development, LLC co LendLease Americas LLC

If you have a tower lease in Petersburg city

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: King George County (17), Wise County (17), Orange County (16), Scott County (16), Smyth 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.