Virginia / Washington County
#19 of 132 VA counties · 38 structures
Cell towers in Washington County, VA
The FCC registry lists 38 constructed antenna structures in Washington County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 7 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 16 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 38
- 2Tallest 357 ft
- 3Largest owner SBA Communications
- 4Median height (state 199 ft) 199 ft
Who owns the towers in Washington County
20 different registrants own the 38 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 199 feet, close to the Virginia median of 199 feet. The tallest is a structure near Abingdon at 357 feet, built in 1956. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1018939 | Other or unspecified | 357 ft | 1956 | Abingdon | Alltel Corporation |
| 1209027 | Tower | 313 ft | 2006 | Meadowview | American Towers LLC |
| 1063711 | Lattice tower | 290 ft | 1999 | Glade Spring | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1063712 | Tower | 290 ft | 1999 | Meadowview | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1018316 | Guyed tower | 285 ft | 2020 | Bristol | RGH Communications, Inc. |
| 1204354 | Tower | 275 ft | 1999 | Glade Springs | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1204355 | Tower | 275 ft | 1999 | Meadowview | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1221368 | Tower | 260 ft | 2001 | Abingdon | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1222892 | Tower | 260 ft | 2001 | Bristol | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1222929 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2001 | Damascus | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1240636 | Tower | 254 ft | 2004 | Abingdon | Alltel Corporation |
| 1240638 | Tower | 254 ft | 2005 | Bristol | Alltel Corporation |
| 1238834 | Tower | 250 ft | 2003 | Meadowview | Alltel Corporation |
| 1037101 | Lattice tower | 246 ft | 1987 | Abingdon | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1016650 | Tower | 220 ft | 1970 | Abingdon | VERTICAL BRIDGE TOWERS V, LLC |
| 1058022 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 1999 | Bristol | American Towers LLC |
| 1240346 | Mast | 199 ft | 2004 | Abingdon | Alltel Corporation |
| 1246606 | Pole | 199 ft | 2005 | Abingdon | Alltel Corporation |
| 1306910 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2020 | Abingdon | TowerCo 2013 LLC |
| 1313600 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2020 | Damascus | Uniti Towers LLC |
| 1323852 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2023 | Abingdon | Southern Towers BTS, LP |
| 1030690 | Tower | 197 ft | 1999 | Abingdon | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1204379 | Tower | 195 ft | 1999 | Abingdon | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1330664 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 2026 | Abington | Washington County |
| 1038404 | Lattice tower | 193 ft | 1994 | Bristol | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1273189 | Tower | 190 ft | 2010 | Holston | Virginia Department of State Police |
| 1305188 | Monopole | 159 ft | 2020 | Abingdon | American Towers LLC |
| 1289524 | Guyed tower | 154 ft | 1991 | Glade Spring | American Towers LLC |
| 1315718 | Monopole | 142 ft | 2020 | Abingdon | TowerNorth Development, LLC |
| 1284002 | Tower | 126 ft | 2013 | Abingdon | Town of Abingdon |
| 1298280 | Monopole | 124 ft | 2016 | Bristol | TowerNorth Development, LLC |
| 1212309 | Tower | 122 ft | 2001 | Abingdon | Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed |
| 1226289 | Lattice tower | 113 ft | 2001 | Abingdon | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1305123 | Lattice tower | 110 ft | 2018 | Abingdon | Norfolk Southern Railway Company |
| 1301358 | Lattice tower | 98 ft | 2017 | Abingdon | Washington County Sheriffs Office |
| 1237862 | Pole | 79 ft | 1984 | Abingdon | Norfolk Southern Railway Company |
| 1298458 | Monopole | 63 ft | 2017 | Abingdon | Norfolk Southern Railway Company |
| 1238458 | Tower | 57 ft | 2003 | Abingdon | Virginia Department of Forestry |
If you have a tower lease in Washington 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: Pittsylvania County (43), Stafford County (42), York County (42), Halifax County (37), Nottoway County (37).
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.