Cell towers in Sussex County, VA

The FCC registry lists 23 constructed antenna structures in Sussex County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 6 (26%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 11 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 23
2Tallest 420 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 199 ft) 265 ft

Structures

rank 48 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Tower

57% of structures

Over 200 feet

74% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

52% built then

Who owns the towers in Sussex County

15 different registrants own the 23 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 Sussex County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 265 feet, 66 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 Waverly at 420 feet, built in 2005. Most 52% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Sussex 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
1247714	Tower	420 ft	2005	Waverly	Virginia, Commonwealth of Department of State Police
1230655	Tower	325 ft	2002	Waverly	Prince George Electric Cooperative Inc
1017560	Tower	320 ft	1995	Waverly	Alltel Corporation
1230790	Tower	320 ft	1994	Sussex	SUSSEX COUNTY OF
1017545	Tower	315 ft	1995	Stony Creek	Alltel Corporation
1302046	Lattice tower	310 ft	2017	Sussex	Sussex, County of
1016604	Guyed tower	306 ft	1992	Jarratt	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1016782	Lattice tower	298 ft	1991	Wakefield	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1016783	Tower	298 ft	1990	Waverly	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1029348	Tower	297 ft	1976	Waverly	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1017504	Guyed tower	266 ft	1994	Jarratt	American Towers LLC
1201710	Lattice tower	265 ft	1999	Stoney Creek	SBA Towers, LLC
1059132	Tower	263 ft	1999	Waverly	STC Two LLC
1059517	Tower	257 ft	1999	Wakefield	STC Two LLC
1201713	Lattice tower	257 ft	1999	Disputanta	SBA Towers, LLC
1207437	Lattice tower	256 ft	1999	Waverly	SBA Properties, LLC
1216879	Tower	253 ft	2005	Jarrett	American Towers LLC
1056085	Tower	197 ft	2004	Stony Creek	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1056082	Tower	195 ft	2004	Stony Creek	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1056084	Tower	195 ft	2004	Jarrett	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1016033	Guyed tower	130 ft	2015	Wakefield	Spectrum Southeast, LLC
1260302	Pole	120 ft	2007	Wakefield	Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC
1297303	Monopole	63 ft	2012	Wakefield	Norfolk Southern Railway Company

If you have a tower lease in Sussex 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: Prince George County (23), Rockingham County (23), Shenandoah County (23), Franklin County (21), Henry County (21).

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.