Cell towers in Surry County, VA

The FCC registry lists 18 constructed antenna structures in Surry County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, Stu-Comm, Inc., has 4 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 8 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 18
2Tallest 415 ft
3Largest owner Stu-Comm, Inc.
4Median height (state 199 ft) 298 ft

Structures

rank 62 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Lattice tower

28% of structures

Over 200 feet

89% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

44% built then

Who owns the towers in Surry County

11 different registrants own the 18 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 Surry County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 298 feet, 99 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 South Hampton at 415 feet, built in 2003. More than in any other decade, 44% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Surry 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
1047457	Tower	415 ft	2003	South Hampton	TVT III, LLC
1017506	Lattice tower	370 ft	2003	Spring Grove	American Towers LLC
1299183	Guyed tower	350 ft	2016	Surry	Surry County
1023457	Tower	340 ft	1996	Wakefield	VAST PROPERTIES LLC
1016919	Tower	317 ft	1960	Surry	American Towers LLC
1044345	Guyed tower	303 ft	1977	Surry	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1063038	Other or unspecified	298 ft	1996	Claremont	Stu-Comm, Inc.
1063039	Other or unspecified	298 ft	1996	Claremont	Stu-Comm, Inc.
1063040	Other or unspecified	298 ft	1996	Claremont	Stu-Comm, Inc.
1063041	Other or unspecified	298 ft	1996	Claremont	Stu-Comm, Inc.
1015403	Lattice tower	275 ft	2006	Elberon	American Towers LLC
1215038	Tower	275 ft	2001	Surry	SBA Steel, LLC.
1205935	Lattice tower	265 ft	1999	Surry	SBA Properties, LLC
1247227	Tower	260 ft	2005	Spring Grove	Cellco Partnership
1208878	Lattice tower	258 ft	2000	Spring Grove	SBA Towers, LLC
1251226	Lattice tower	251 ft	2006	Dendron	SBA Towers, LLC
1293383	Monopole	199 ft	2011	Surry	Virginia Electric and Power Company
1261989	Other or unspecified	195 ft	2008	Surry	Virginia Electric and Power Company

If you have a tower lease in Surry 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: Southampton County (19), Buckingham County (18), Essex County (18), Arlington County (17), Botetourt County (17).

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.