Cell towers in Richmond County, VA

The FCC registry lists 10 constructed antenna structures in Richmond County, 0% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 8 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 2 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 10
2Tallest 422 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 199 ft) 317 ft

Structures

rank 100 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Tower

40% of structures

Over 200 feet

90% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in Richmond County

8 different registrants own the 10 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 County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 317 feet, 118 feet taller than the Virginia median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Warsaw at 422 feet, built in 1979. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Richmond 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
1012164	Guyed tower	422 ft	1979	Warsaw	SBA Properties, LLC
1017003	Guyed tower	390 ft	1992	Wellford	Real Media Inc
1017002	Tower	344 ft	1970	Tappahannock	RAPPAHANNOCK COMMUNICATIONS INC DBA = WRAR AM
1243404	Lattice tower	320 ft	2005	Warsaw	Northern Neck Electric Cooperative, Inc.
1247713	Tower	320 ft	2005	Warsaw	Virginia, Commonwealth of Department of State Police
1016474	Tower	314 ft	1994	Haynesville	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1017530	Tower	313 ft	1993	Warsaw	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1024816	Lattice tower	306 ft	1993	Farnham	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1016852	Guyed tower	284 ft	1975	Warsaw	Real Media Inc
1259399	Lattice tower	200 ft	2014	Warsaw	SBA Towers X, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Richmond 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: Warren County (11), Floyd County (10), King and Queen County (10), Waynesboro city (10).

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.