Cell towers in Powhatan County, VA

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Powhatan County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. SBA Communications owns 6 of them (30%), 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 9 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 20
2Tallest 405 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 199 ft) 265 ft

Structures

rank 55 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Lattice tower

60% of structures

Over 200 feet

75% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

25% built then

Who owns the towers in Powhatan County

15 different registrants own the 20 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. 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 Powhatan County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 265 feet, 66 feet taller than the Virginia median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a lattice tower near Powhatan at 405 feet, built in 2020. More than in any other decade, 25% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Powhatan 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
1312709	Lattice tower	405 ft	2020	Powhatan	Powhatan, County of
1314059	Lattice tower	405 ft	2020	Powhatan	Powhatan, County of
1044373	Guyed tower	393 ft	1976	Clayville	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1203564	Lattice tower	312 ft	1999	Powhatan	SBA Towers, LLC
1018677	Other or unspecified	308 ft	1984	Ballsville	SVTC Series 2, LLC
1023702	Lattice tower	306 ft	1963	Powhatan	American Towers LLC
1017863	Tower	285 ft	1996	Powhatan	VIRGINIA, COMMONWEALTH OF
1062632	Lattice tower	280 ft	2021	Powhatan	Powhatan County of
1202358	Lattice tower	272 ft	1999	Powhatan	SBA Towers, LLC
1055659	Lattice tower	265 ft	2011	Powhatan	Private owner (name withheld)
1290375	Lattice tower	265 ft	2015	Powhatan	Private owner (name withheld)
1059214	Tower	261 ft	1999	Midlothian	STC Two LLC
1011481	Lattice tower	225 ft	1988	Powhatan	SOUTHSIDE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
1244053	Lattice tower	225 ft	2005	Smith'S Crossroads	SBA Towers III LLC
1015409	Lattice tower	206 ft	2002	Powhatan	American Towers LLC
1260524	Tower	200 ft	2009	Powhatan	SBA Towers II LLC
1279704	Monopole	200 ft	2012	Powhatan	Octagon Towers, LLC
1244389	Monopole	199 ft	2005	Powhatan	SBA Towers III LLC
1304196	Lattice tower	199 ft	2019	Powhatan	Apex Towers, LLC
1281737	Monopole	144 ft	2014	Powhatan	SBA Towers X, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Powhatan 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: Alleghany County (20), Danville city (20), Fauquier County (20), Roanoke city (20), Amherst County (19).

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.