#41 of 55 WV counties · 12 structures

Cell towers in Ritchie County, WV

The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Ritchie County, 1% of West Virginia's 1,491. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 12
2Tallest 421 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 257 ft) 306 ft

Structures

rank 41 of 55 in WV

Most common type

Lattice tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

75% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

42% built then

Who owns the towers in Ritchie County

10 different registrants own the 12 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 Ritchie County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 306 feet, 49 feet taller than the West Virginia median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Cairo at 421 feet, built in 1995. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Ritchie 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
1039322	Tower	421 ft	1995	Cairo	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1267332	Tower	360 ft	2010	Pennsboro	West Virginia Emergency Management Division
1039326	Lattice tower	316 ft	2008	Pennsboro	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1034414	Guyed tower	310 ft	1995	Harrisville	American Towers, LLC
1293157	Lattice tower	309 ft	2018	Petroleum	Cellco Partnership
1272815	Lattice tower	308 ft	2010	Pennsboro	American Towers LLC
1280705	Lattice tower	304 ft	2013	Cairo	American Towers LLC
1316025	Lattice tower	260 ft	2021	Harrisville	TAG Towers, LLC
1290963	Lattice tower	258 ft	2018	Ellenboro	Alltel Corporation
1033632	Other or unspecified	190 ft	1991	Pennsboro	LLoyd Hoff Holding Corp.
1322589	Guyed tower	190 ft	2022	Cairo	Lloyd's Electronics Holding Corp.
1055956	Tower	159 ft	1963	Harrisville	ARMSTRONG TELEPHONE COMPANY

If you have a tower lease in Ritchie 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: McDowell County (13), Morgan County (13), Tyler County (13), Gilmer County (11), Hampshire County (11).

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.