#31 of 55 WV counties · 16 structures

Cell towers in Mingo County, WV

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Mingo County, 1% of West Virginia's 1,491. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, Appalachian Power Company, has 3 (19%). None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 427 ft
3Largest owner Appalachian Power Company
4Median height (state 257 ft) 262 ft

Structures

rank 31 of 55 in WV

Most common type

Tower

56% of structures

Over 200 feet

56% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

31% built then

Who owns the towers in Mingo County

11 different registrants own the 16 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 Mingo County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 262 feet, close to the West Virginia median of 257 feet. The tallest is a tower near Williamson at 427 feet, built in 1978. More than in any other decade, 31% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Mingo 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
1035258	Tower	427 ft	1978	Williamson	Mountain Top Media LLC
1326685	Lattice tower	394 ft	2026	Gilbert	Appalachian Power Company
1285792	Lattice tower	360 ft	2013	Delbarton	Alltel Corporation
1244603	Tower	320 ft	2005	Dingess	Appalachian Power Company
1275091	Tower	304 ft	2011	Williamson	West Virginia Emergency Management Division
1032631	Tower	280 ft	1983	Kermit	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1033951	Lattice tower	269 ft	1995	Mountain View	EIP Communications I, LLC
1326514	Lattice tower	265 ft	2024	Dingess	VB BTS V, LLC
1319490	Lattice tower	258 ft	2021	Gilbert	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1032148	Tower	199 ft	1997	Man	Alltel Corporation
1033651	Other or unspecified	190 ft	1989	Delbarton	LLoyd Hoff Holding Corp.
1209519	Tower	180 ft	1995	Delbarton	D & L Towers, Inc.
1203828	Tower	163 ft	2003	Williamson	Appalachian Power Company
1205648	Tower	162 ft	1999	Delbarton	West Virginia Emergency Management Division
1065273	Tower	131 ft	1991	Mountain View	HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS INC
1033657	Other or unspecified	100 ft	1986	Mountain View	LLoyd Hoff Holding Corp.

If you have a tower lease in Mingo 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: Mason County (21), Wyoming County (20), Clay County (17), Wetzel County (16), Barbour County (15).

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.