Cell towers in South Carolina

South Carolina has 3,407 constructed antenna structures in the FCC registry — 2% of the national total and number 18 of 51. The most common kind is the tower (39%), the median overall height is 260 feet, and 68% stand taller than 200 feet. The largest owner is Crown Castle, with 730 structures (21%).

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1Constructed structures 3,407
2Median height 260 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Counties with a county page 46

Constructed FCC-registered structures in South Carolina's ten counties with the most, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Who owns South Carolina's towers

The FCC registry names the owner of each structure. In South Carolina the eight largest owner groups hold 2,135 of the 3,407 structures. Where a tower stands on leased land, that owner — or whoever bought the tower from it — is usually the landowner's tenant and the party a lease buyout offer is ultimately about.

Constructed structures in South Carolina by owner group, bars to scale. Families group registrant names carrying the brand; private owners' names are withheld. Source: FCC ASR.

Types and age

More of South Carolina's registered structures went up in the 2000s than in any other decade (35%). A tower's age matters to a landowner because a ground lease runs for a set term plus renewals: the older the tower, the more of that term has been used, and the fewer years of rent are left to value when an offer arrives.

Constructed structures in South Carolina by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR structure types.

Structures in South Carolina by decade built (1950s on), columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR construction dates.

Every county

Counties with fewer than 10 structures have no page of their own; their towers are in the lookup.

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); county names from the U.S. Census Bureau 2024 gazetteer. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.