Cell towers in York County, VA

The FCC registry lists 42 constructed antenna structures in York County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 25 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 7 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 15 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 42
2Tallest 499 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 199 ft) 178 ft

Structures

rank 18 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Tower

38% of structures

Over 200 feet

21% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in York County

25 different registrants own the 42 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 York County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 178 feet, 21 feet shorter than the Virginia median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Yorktown at 499 feet, built in 2014. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in York 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
1017920	Guyed tower	499 ft	2014	Yorktown	NEWPORT NEWS, CITY OF
1240857	Tower	410 ft	2004	Yorktown	County of York
1024176	Tower	393 ft	2004	Williamsburg	Alltel Corporation
1035887	Tower	353 ft	1978	Williamsburg	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1064988	Tower	353 ft	1986	Yorktown	YORK COUNTY OF VA
1247154	Tower	335 ft	2005	Williamsburg	Virginia, Commonwealth of
1017529	Tower	334 ft	1999	Newport News	Alltel Corporation
1014562	Tower	268 ft	1997	Williamsburg	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1016959	On a building	235 ft	1980	Yorktown	Virginia Electric and Power Company
1017479	Mast	200 ft	1995	Carver Garden	Alltel Corporation
1259780	Pole	200 ft	2007	Williamsburg	Virginia Department of State Police
1234154	Tower	199 ft	2002	Yorktown	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1252645	Monopole	199 ft	2006	Seaford	American Towers LLC
1277397	Monopole	199 ft	2011	Yorktown	American Towers LLC
1291723	Monopole	199 ft	2014	Williamsburg	Beacon Towers
1318665	Monopole	199 ft	2022	Williamsburg	MILESTONE TOWERS
1005751	Pole	198 ft	1994	Williamsburg	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1002228	Tower	189 ft	1990	Yorktown	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1043033	Monopole	184 ft	2005	Williamsburg	STC Two LLC
1023610	Monopole	182 ft	1997	James City County	Commonwealth of VA
1277523	Tower	180 ft	2011	Yorktown	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1063056	Tower	175 ft	1996	York County	Shenandoah Personal Communications, LLC
1306274	Monopole	175 ft	2019	Williamsburg	PI Tower Development LLC c/o LendLease Americas, Inc
1255817	Mast	172 ft	2007	Williamsburg	Clearview Tower Company II, LLC
1017596	Monopole	170 ft	2004	Yorktown	American Towers LLC
1059565	Tower	170 ft	1999	Yorktown	STC Two LLC
1257181	Pole	170 ft	2007	Tabb	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1204109	Tower	164 ft	1999	Tabb	Nelson Investments, LLC
1005752	Pole	161 ft	1998	Yorktown	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1021774	Pole	160 ft	1997	Newport News	Commonwealth of VA
1294610	Monopole	159 ft	2015	Seaford	SBA Towers X, LLC
1063055	Monopole	158 ft	1996	York County	American Towers LLC
1015750	Pole	155 ft	1997	Williamsburg	Commonwealth of VA
1288240	Monopole	154 ft	2005	Yorktown	American Towers LLC
1241291	Mast	142 ft	2004	Yorktown	Alltel Corporation
1054277	Tower	140 ft	1999	York County	SprintCom. Inc.
1242464	Tower	140 ft	2004	Yorktown	County of York
1255263	Monopole	137 ft	2007	Yorktown	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1276678	Monopole	131 ft	2005	Yorktown	American Towers LLC
1249443	Tower	127 ft	2005	Yorktown	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1327582	Monopole	125 ft	2026	Williamsburg	Boldyn Networks
1063064	Monopole	109 ft	2002	Yorktown	American Towers LLC

If you have a tower lease in York 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: Newport News city (44), Pittsylvania County (43), Stafford County (42), Washington County (38), Halifax 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.