Cell towers in Scott County, VA

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Scott County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. Crown Castle owns 5 of them (31%), 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 16
2Tallest 310 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 199 ft) 262 ft

Structures

rank 70 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Tower

44% of structures

Over 200 feet

81% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

63% built then

Who owns the towers in Scott County

10 different registrants own the 16 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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 Scott County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 262 feet, 63 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 Hilton at 310 feet, built in 2001. Most 63% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Scott 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
1224391	Lattice tower	310 ft	2001	Hilton	SBA Towers, LLC
1236055	Tower	310 ft	2002	Weber City	Alltel Corporation
1240776	Lattice tower	308 ft	2004	Duffield	SBA Towers II LLC
1040990	Lattice tower	290 ft	1998	Gate City	SBA Towers, LLC
1246021	Mast	289 ft	2005	Duffield	CCATT LLC
1245617	Tower	283 ft	2005	Duffield	CCATT LLC
1245613	Mast	281 ft	2005	Fraleyton	CCATT LLC
1235479	Tower	265 ft	2002	Gate City	Crown Communication LLC
1063273	Tower	260 ft	2009	Gate City	Crown Communication LLC
1243963	Tower	260 ft	2005	Duffield	Alltel Corporation
1223318	Lattice tower	251 ft	2001	Hiltons	SBA Towers, LLC
1327602	Lattice tower	249 ft	2024	Duffield	TowerCom VI-B, LLC
1056784	Tower	227 ft	1988	Duffield	DUFFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY
1316068	Monopole	199 ft	2020	Gate City	VB BTS III, LLC
1316460	Lattice tower	198 ft	2020	Nickelsville	Private owner (name withheld)
1014561	Tower	148 ft	1958	Gate City	TRI CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION DBA = WGAT RADIO

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