West Virginia / Mercer County

#7 of 55 WV counties · 52 structures

Cell towers in Mercer County, WV

The FCC registry lists 52 constructed antenna structures in Mercer County, 3% of West Virginia's 1,491. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 10 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 28 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 52
  2. 2Tallest 495 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 257 ft) 255 ft
Structures
52
rank 7 of 55 in WV
Most common type
Lattice tower
58% of structures
Over 200 feet
38
73% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
63% built then

Who owns the towers in Mercer County

20 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.

American Tower10Crown Castle9SBA Communications9Array Digital Infrastructure6VB-S1 Assets, LLC3Verizon3West Virginia Emergency Mana3Norfolk Southern2
Constructed structures in Mercer County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 255 feet, close to the West Virginia median of 257 feet. The tallest is a lattice tower near Princeton at 495 feet, built in 2014. Most 63% were built in the 2000s.

Lattice tower30Tower17Monopole2Guyed tower1Other or unspecified1Pole1
Structures in Mercer County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s21980s41990s332000s92010s32020s
Structures in Mercer 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
1282652Lattice tower495 ft2014PrincetonWest Virginia Emergency Management Division
1254843Tower480 ft2007MccomasWest Virginia Emergency Management Division
1312106Lattice tower350 ft2020RockAppalachian Power Company
1034516Lattice tower320 ft2004GardnerARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1230676Lattice tower315 ft2002MchenryARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1273883Lattice tower313 ft2010MatoakaAmerican Towers LLC
1231208Tower309 ft2007PrincetonCrown Communication LLC
1231369Tower309 ft2002BluefieldCrown Communication LLC
1223222Tower308 ft2008PrincetonCrown Communication LLC
1231634Tower308 ft2008Beaver PondCrown Communication LLC
1232874Tower308 ft2008Camp CreekCrown Communication LLC
1233251Tower308 ft2008BluefieldCrown Communication LLC
1222783Tower305 ft2008PrincetonCrown Communication LLC
1254825Lattice tower300 ft2006Flat TopWest Virginia Emergency Management Division
1224595Lattice tower289 ft2001PrincetonAmerican Towers LLC
1224590Lattice tower288 ft2005Flat TopAmerican Towers LLC
1223599Tower270 ft2008PrincetonCrown Communication LLC
1247784Tower270 ft2005BluefieldCellco Partnership
1247783Tower265 ft2007PrincetonCellco Partnership
1249875Tower265 ft2006KelleysvilleCellco Partnership
1228305Lattice tower264 ft2001PrincetonSBA Towers II LLC
1035117Tower261 ft1983BluefieldWest Virginia-Virginia Holding Company, LLC
1296866Lattice tower260 ft2015BramwellTowerCo 2013 LLC
1226604Lattice tower256 ft2001Camp CreekSBA Towers, LLC
1051542Lattice tower255 ft1998PrincetonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1231280Lattice tower255 ft2001BluefieldARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1240440Lattice tower255 ft2003BluefieldSBA Towers IX, LLC
1250730Lattice tower255 ft2005BluewellSBA Towers IX, LLC
1288692Lattice tower255 ft2014PrincetonAmerican Towers LLC
1289074Lattice tower255 ft2014BluefieldAmerican Towers LLC
1243852Lattice tower254 ft2004Flat TopAmerican Towers LLC
1240422Lattice tower252 ft2003BluefieldSBA Towers III LLC
1216821Lattice tower251 ft2005PrincetonAmerican Towers LLC
1224584Lattice tower251 ft2004PrincetonAmerican Towers LLC
1225512Lattice tower251 ft2001PrincetonAmerican Towers LLC
1032859Tower250 ft1998MayberryNorfolk Southern Corporation
1035116Guyed tower205 ft1962BluefieldVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1035118Other or unspecified205 ft1982BluefieldVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1241205Lattice tower199 ft2003PrincetonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1280408Tower199 ft2011RockSBA Towers III LLC
1303423Lattice tower199 ft2017AthensTowerNorth Development, LLC
1255683Lattice tower198 ft2006PrincetonSBA Towers II LLC
1275442Monopole196 ft2011NemoursSBA Towers V, LLC
1007670Lattice tower195 ft1996BluefieldARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1034472Tower195 ft1995PrincetonPinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1246566Lattice tower195 ft2004Brushy CreekAmerican Towers LLC
1264817Tower185 ft2008PrincetonSBA Towers IX, LLC
1321197Lattice tower184 ft2022PrincetonMERCER COUNTY 9-1-1
1315311Monopole115 ft2020BluefieldParaIlel Towers III, LLC
1238438Lattice tower80 ft2003PrincetonGTC Uno, LLC
1243881Pole63 ft2004BluefieldVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1306168Lattice tower20 ft2019BluefieldNorfolk Southern Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Mercer 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: Cabell County (58), Raleigh County (54), Marion County (52), Preston County (52), Wood County (51).

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.