Cell towers in Suffolk city, VA

The FCC registry lists 53 constructed antenna structures in Suffolk city, 2% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 25 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 11 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 27 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 53
2Tallest 1259 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 199 ft) 200 ft

Structures

rank 10 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Tower

32% of structures

Over 200 feet

49% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Suffolk city

25 different registrants own the 53 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 Suffolk city by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 200 feet, close to the Virginia median of 199 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Suffolk-23435 at 1259 feet, built in 2006. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Suffolk 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
1057874	Guyed tower	1259 ft	2006	Suffolk-23435	American Towers LLC
1043102	Guyed tower	1225 ft	2025	Suffolk	WVEC Television, LLC
1043705	Guyed tower	1029 ft	1954	Suffolk	K2 Towers III, LLC
1018104	Tower	1027 ft	1957	Suffolk	WAVY BROADCASTING INC
1018292	Guyed tower	1022 ft	1997	Suffolk	American Towers LLC
1027474	Guyed tower	635 ft	2010	Suffolk	American Towers LLC
1018106	Tower	499 ft	1995	Suffolk	WAVY BROADCASTING INC
1214336	Tower	498 ft	1999	Suffolk	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1009245	Tower	463 ft	1997	Buckhorn	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1214335	Guyed tower	455 ft	1999	Suffolk	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1017325	Tower	425 ft	1989	Suffolk	SUFFOLK, CITY OF
1012342	Tower	407 ft	1986	Suffolk	USA TOWER INC
1018764	Guyed tower	347 ft	1995	Suffolk	American Towers LLC
1290225	Lattice tower	324 ft	2014	Suffolk	CITY OF SUFFOLK EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
1290331	Lattice tower	323 ft	2014	Suffolk	CITY OF SUFFOLK EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
1292946	Lattice tower	323 ft	2014	Suffolk	CITY OF SUFFOLK EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
1243335	Guyed tower	317 ft	2004	Suffolk	SBA Towers II LLC
1056916	Guyed tower	307 ft	2006	Suffolk	American Towers LLC
1214337	Tower	306 ft	1999	Suffolk	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1009243	Tower	299 ft	1993	Suffolk	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1254488	Tower	270 ft	2006	Suffolk	Virginia, Commonwealth of Dept. of State Police
1025514	Lattice tower	258 ft	2005	Suffolk	American Towers LLC
1024612	Lattice tower	235 ft	1997	Suffolk	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1207688	Monopole	230 ft	2000	Suffolk	Crown Communication LLC
1017327	Tower	222 ft	1989	Suffolk	SUFFOLK, CITY OF
1214430	Tower	218 ft	2000	Suffolk	Crown Communication LLC
1017533	Tower	200 ft	1996	Suffolk	American Towers LLC
1256781	Monopole	200 ft	2007	Suffolk	SBA Towers II LLC
1009246	Tower	199 ft	1989	Suffolk	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1234168	Monopole	199 ft	2002	Suffolk	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1260291	Tower	199 ft	2008	Suffolk	K2 Towers III, LLC
1264794	Monopole	199 ft	2008	Suffolk	Crown Communication LLC
1266108	Monopole	199 ft	2010	Suffolk	American Towers LLC
1297214	Monopole	199 ft	2015	Suffolk	SBA Towers V, LLC
1331737	Monopole	199 ft	2026	Suffolk	Milestone Towers
1016138	Pole	198 ft	1992	Suffolk	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1269104	Monopole	189 ft	2013	Suffolk	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1032661	Monopole	184 ft	2005	Suffolk	American Towers LLC
1260386	Other or unspecified	180 ft	2008	Suffolk	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1266173	Pole	170 ft	2010	Suffolk	Virginia Electric and Power Company
1294881	Monopole	169 ft	2015	Suffolk	SBA Towers X, LLC
1044448	Monopole	168 ft	1998	Suffolk	STC Two LLC
1016961	Pole	167 ft	1993	Suffolk	Virginia Electric and Power Company
1210842	Tower	162 ft	2000	Suffolk	Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
1042476	Pole	161 ft	1998	Suffolk	STC Two LLC
1063063	Monopole	156 ft	1996	Suffolk	American Towers LLC
1234167	Monopole	155 ft	2002	Suffolk	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1014704	Tower	150 ft	1997	Portsmouth	Commonwealth of VA
1017534	Mast	147 ft	1995	Suffolk	American Towers LLC
1256046	Guyed tower	133 ft	2007	Suffolk	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1255763	Monopole	115 ft	2006	Suffolk	SBA Towers, LLC
1297378	Lattice tower	105 ft	2011	Suffolk	Spectrum Southeast, LLC
1283307	Tower	98 ft	2012	Suffolk	Exelis Inc

If you have a tower lease in Suffolk 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: Chesapeake city (77), Hanover County (67), Loudoun County (53), Hampton city (48), Campbell County (46).

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.