Cell towers in Richmond city, VA

The FCC registry lists 25 constructed antenna structures in Richmond city, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, RICHMOND, CITY OF, has 5 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 25
2Tallest 851 ft
3Largest owner RICHMOND, CITY OF
4Median height (state 199 ft) 228 ft

Structures

rank 40 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Lattice tower

32% of structures

Over 200 feet

56% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

28% built then

Who owns the towers in Richmond city

17 different registrants own the 25 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 Richmond city 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 lattice tower near Richmond at 851 feet, built in 1948. More than in any other decade, 28% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Richmond 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
1017215	Lattice tower	851 ft	1948	Richmond	Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
1015246	Tower	792 ft	1956	Richmond	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1025772	Other or unspecified	499 ft	1998	Richmond	GEE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
1040159	On a building	484 ft	1971	Richmond	RICHMOND, CITY OF
1040160	Tower	415 ft	1999	Richmond	RICHMOND, CITY OF
1015404	Lattice tower	367 ft	2003	Richmond	American Towers LLC
1302375	Lattice tower	358 ft	2020	Richmond	RICHMOND, CITY OF
1302374	Lattice tower	333 ft	2020	Richmond	RICHMOND, CITY OF
1302376	Lattice tower	308 ft	2021	Richmond	RICHMOND, CITY OF
1016284	Tower	305 ft	1997	Richmond	Cellco Partnership
1017153	Tower	254 ft	1995	Richmond	Alltel Corporation
1301493	Monopole	233 ft	2017	Richmond	Cellco Partnership
1017158	Lattice tower	228 ft	2003	Richmond	Alltel Corporation
1298215	On a building	210 ft	2022	Richmond	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1310170	Lattice tower	195 ft	2021	Richmond	PI Tower Development, LLC
1061932	Tower	185 ft	1991	Richmond	TVT III, LLC
1061474	Mast	156 ft	2000	Richmond	American Towers LLC
1269967	Monopole	156 ft	2006	Richmond	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1304718	Lattice tower	155 ft	2018	Richmond	PI Tower Development, LLC c/o LendLease Americas LLC
1305714	Monopole	155 ft	2019	Richmond	PI Tower Development LLC
1016963	Pole	144 ft	1981	Richmond	Virginia Electric and Power Company
1016173	Tower	138 ft	1991	Richmond	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1252357	Monopole	130 ft	2007	Richmond	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1308446	Monopole	125 ft	2019	Richmond	SectorSite Tower Assets, LLC, dba SectorSite, LLC
1013498	Pole	115 ft	1997	Richmond	Cellco Partnership

If you have a tower lease in Richmond 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: Bedford County (27), Culpeper County (25), New Kent County (25), Roanoke County (25), Carroll County (24).

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.