West Virginia / Marion County

#6 of 55 WV counties · 52 structures

Cell towers in Marion County, WV

The FCC registry lists 52 constructed antenna structures in Marion County, 3% of West Virginia's 1,491. Ownership is spread across 24 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 10 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 25 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 52
  2. 2Tallest 395 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 257 ft) 198 ft
Structures
52
rank 6 of 55 in WV
Most common type
Tower
42% of structures
Over 200 feet
21
40% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
33% built then

Who owns the towers in Marion County

24 different registrants own the 52 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.

Crown Castle10SBA Communications9Array Digital Infrastructure8American Tower6Verizon4LLoyd Hoff Holding Corp.2Cequel III Communications II1FANTASIA BROADCASTING INC D1
Constructed structures in Marion County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 198 feet, 59 feet shorter than the West Virginia median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Idamay at 395 feet, built in 1993. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

Tower22Lattice tower14Pole6Guyed tower4Other or unspecified2Monopole2On a building2
Structures in Marion County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s11970s21980s101990s172000s142010s52020s
Structures in Marion 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1208532Tower395 ft1993IdamayMarion County Of
1266373Tower360 ft2009ManningtonWest Virginia Emergency Management Division
1297570Lattice tower357 ft2016CarolinaSBA Towers VI, LLC
1269682Lattice tower315 ft2009FairviewARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1275114Lattice tower315 ft2010WorthingtonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1274292Tower310 ft2010FairviewSBA Towers II LLC
1286893Lattice tower308 ft2013ManningtonCellco Partnership
1036389Guyed tower304 ft1971BarracksvilleLLoyd Hoff Holding Corp.
1272243Tower304 ft2010Grant TownSBA Towers II LLC
1035496Lattice tower300 ft1997ManningtonAmerican Towers LLC
1311253Lattice tower299 ft2020Grant TownTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1228326Tower296 ft2008MononogahSpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1257931Guyed tower289 ft2007RivesvilleSBA Towers VII, LLC
1269971Guyed tower289 ft2009FairmontSBA Towers III LLC
1033297Tower279 ft1939MonogahFANTASIA BROADCASTING INC DBA = WMMN AM
1034483Guyed tower260 ft2011FairmontARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1312523Lattice tower260 ft2020FairmontVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1260912Lattice tower259 ft2008FairmontSBA Towers III LLC
1244661Tower258 ft2004FairmontSBA Towers III LLC
1267483Lattice tower256 ft2009RivesvilleSBA Towers III LLC
1033298Tower216 ft1947FairmontFAIRMONT BROADCASTING CO DBA = WTCS AM
1031388Tower200 ft1954FarmingtonCequel III Communications II LLC dba Suddenlink Communications
1208643Tower199 ft2000FairmontCrown Communication LLC
1208644Tower199 ft2000FairmontCrown Communication LLC
1065653Tower198 ft1999FairmontCrown Communication LLC
1211435Tower198 ft2000BarrackvilleCrown Communication LLC
1212051Tower198 ft2000FarmingtonCrown Communication LLC
1238433Pole195 ft2003FairmontARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1245606Tower195 ft2004WhitehallMountain Gate Commons, LLC
1285981Lattice tower195 ft2013FairmontCrown Communication LLC
1287467Lattice tower195 ft2013FairmontCellco Partnership
1065652Tower155 ft1999FairmontCrown Communication LLC
1287875Lattice tower151 ft2014FairmontCellco Partnership
1033952Tower144 ft1995FairmontMarion County Commission
1271763Tower144 ft2010FairmontSBA Towers IV, LLC
1033653Other or unspecified140 ft1980FairmontLLoyd Hoff Holding Corp.
1065655Tower129 ft1999FairmontCrown Communication LLC
1034109Tower120 ft1997FairmontSELTZER PARTNERS A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1065658Tower120 ft2010FairmontCrown Communication LLC
1326546Monopole105 ft2024FairmontAmerican Towers LLC
1327128Lattice tower104 ft2025FairmontARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1201889Other or unspecified100 ft1985FairmontHope Gas Holdings LLC
1238459Lattice tower88 ft2024FairmontARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1065654Pole85 ft1999FairmontAmerican Towers LLC
1235546Tower83 ft2000FairmontCrown Communication LLC
1065656Pole80 ft1999FairmontAmerican Towers LLC
1286271Pole64 ft2013FairmontCellco Partnership
1274603Pole56 ft2010FairmountAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1208642Monopole55 ft1999FairmontAmerican Towers LLC
1273124Pole49 ft2011FairmontMarion, County of
1250580On a building28 ft2005FairmontARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1251395On a building28 ft2005FairmontARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.

If you have a tower lease in Marion 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 West Virginia with similar tower counts: Monongalia County (70), Cabell County (58), Raleigh County (54), Mercer County (52), Preston County (52).

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.