Cell towers in Artesia, New Mexico
The FCC register lists 23 antenna structures in and around Artesia. That is the 10th highest count of any place in New Mexico.
Overview
Artesia, NM has 23 registered structures, the tallest standing 321 m (1,054 ft) above ground.
Per head that is 180.6 structures for every 100,000 people; per unit of area it is 2.02 per square mile.
Heights are uneven: the median is 67 m (220 ft) but the tallest is 321 m (1,054 ft), roughly 4.8 times that — usually the signature of a broadcast mast among shorter mobile sites.
Lattice towers (5) and guyed masts (3) between them make up much of the register here — both are older, taller designs than the monopoles that dominate newer urban sites.
The most recent registration on file here dates from 2022.
Structure types
| Tower | 13 | 57% |
| Lattice tower | 5 | 22% |
| Guyed tower | 3 | 13% |
| Pole | 1 | 4% |
| Pipe | 1 | 4% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 8 | 35% |
| City of Artesia, Municipal Airport Government | 2 | 9% |
| Navajo Refining Company Other | 1 | 4% |
| Pecos Valley Broadcasting Company Dba = Ksvp AM Broadcaster | 1 | 4% |
| Pecos Valley Broadcasting Company Broadcaster | 1 | 4% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321 m (1,054 ft) | Tower | 1965 | Pecos Valley Broadcasting Company | 613421 |
| 152 m (500 ft) | Guyed tower | 1998 | American Towers LLC | 614804 |
| 148 m (486 ft) | Tower | 2008 | Eddy County Oem | 2658639 |
| 140 m (460 ft) | Tower | 2009 | American Towers LLC | 617907 |
| 140 m (459 ft) | Tower | 1998 | American Towers LLC | 2675333 |
| 106 m (348 ft) | Guyed tower | 2015 | Tv6 Holdings LLC | 2693410 |
| 98 m (320 ft) | Guyed tower | 2020 | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 2711930 |
| 94 m (307 ft) | Lattice tower | 1981 | American Towers LLC | 108772 |
| 91 m (299 ft) | Lattice tower | 1960 | Ctl | 97706 |
| 75 m (245 ft) | Tower | 1947 | Pecos Valley Broadcasting Company Dba = Ksvp AM | 111853 |
| 70 m (230 ft) | Tower | 2000 | Navajo Refining Company | 2602941 |
| 67 m (220 ft) | Lattice tower | 2004 | Xcel Energy Services INC. | 2640434 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Tower | 2007 | American Towers LLC | 2657125 |
| 60 m (196 ft) | Tower | 1997 | American Towers LLC | 2677257 |
| 59 m (195 ft) | Lattice tower | 2007 | American Towers LLC | 2651853 |
| 58 m (191 ft) | Tower | 2011 | Kn Telecommunications INC. | 97567 |
| 58 m (190 ft) | Tower | 1995 | American Towers LLC | 620876 |
| 55 m (180 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Pvt Networks, INC. | 2645645 |
| 55 m (179 ft) | Lattice tower | 2022 | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC | 2718212 |
| 32 m (105 ft) | Tower | 1999 | Penasco Valley Telephone Cooperative INC | 2612090 |
| 17 m (55 ft) | Pole | 1991 | City of Artesia, Municipal Airport | 2603666 |
| 11 m (37 ft) | Tower | 1990 | State of New Mexico Aviation Division | 2603468 |
| 9.1 m (30 ft) | Pipe | 1986 | City of Artesia, Municipal Airport | 2603763 |
When they were registered
| 1940s | 1 | 4% |
| 1960s | 2 | 9% |
| 1980s | 2 | 9% |
| 1990s | 7 | 30% |
| 2000s | 7 | 30% |
| 2010s | 2 | 9% |
| 2020s | 2 | 9% |
Nearby places
- Hagerman 5
- Dexter 7
- Loco Hills 15
- Carlsbad 33
- Roswell 55
About this data
All figures on this page are aggregated from the federal antenna structure register of 2026-08-23, not from carrier coverage data. The two answer different questions.
The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 feet or near airports. Many small cells, rooftop antennas and short towers are not registered and will not appear here.
"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.