Cell towers in Southampton County, VA

The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Southampton County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 14 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 5 (26%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 19
2Tallest 420 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 199 ft) 259 ft

Structures

rank 59 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Lattice tower

47% of structures

Over 200 feet

84% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

37% built then

Who owns the towers in Southampton County

14 different registrants own the 19 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 Southampton County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 259 feet, 60 feet taller than the Virginia median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Franklin at 420 feet, built in 2007. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Southampton 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
1253884	Tower	420 ft	2007	Franklin	Virginia, Commonwealth of Dept. of State Police
1019714	Tower	415 ft	1992	Courtland	Alltel Corporation
1211407	Tower	309 ft	2000	Courtland	Crown Communication LLC
1016600	Tower	299 ft	1996	Courtland	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1016599	Tower	298 ft	1997	Courtland	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1016602	Tower	298 ft	1991	Franklin	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1017550	Guyed tower	270 ft	1995	Drewryville	American Towers LLC
1064842	Tower	268 ft	1979	Courtland	Private owner (name withheld)
1201721	Lattice tower	265 ft	1999	Drewryville	SBA Towers, LLC
1304112	Lattice tower	259 ft	2018	Franklin	Virginia Electric and Power Company
1246662	Lattice tower	257 ft	2006	Franklin	SBA Towers, LLC
1205518	Lattice tower	256 ft	1999	Capron	SBA Towers, LLC
1231985	Tower	255 ft	2002	Ivor	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1300072	Lattice tower	254 ft	2017	Newsoms	PI Tower Development LLC
1219199	Lattice tower	252 ft	2003	Ivor	American Towers LLC
1240745	Mast	250 ft	2004	Boykins	Cellco Partnership
1301099	Lattice tower	199 ft	2017	Sedley	Apex Towers, LLC
1301624	Lattice tower	199 ft	2017	Branchville	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1253847	Lattice tower	167 ft	2006	Emporia	CCATT LLC

If you have a tower lease in Southampton 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: Roanoke city (20), Amherst County (19), Buchanan County (19), Buckingham County (18), Essex County (18).

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.