Cell towers in Socorro, New Mexico
The FCC register lists 5 antenna structures in and around Socorro. That is the 51st highest count of any place in New Mexico.
Overview
Socorro, NM has 5 registered structures, the tallest standing 105 m (345 ft) above ground.
Counted against 8,261 residents, that is 60.5 per 100,000 — worth reading alongside area density, since structures cluster along roads and ridgelines rather than where people sleep.
Heights are uneven: the median is 57 m (188 ft) but the tallest is 105 m (345 ft), roughly 1.8 times that — usually the signature of a broadcast mast among shorter mobile sites.
Lattice towers (1) and guyed masts (1) 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 2014.
Structure types
| Tower | 3 | 60% |
| Lattice tower | 1 | 20% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 20% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 2 | 40% |
| New Mexico, State Of Government | 1 | 20% |
| Global Tower, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC Tower company | 1 | 20% |
| T-mobile West LLC Carrier | 1 | 20% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 m (345 ft) | Tower | 1957 | American Towers LLC | 110842 |
| 94 m (308 ft) | Guyed tower | 1998 | American Towers LLC | 618205 |
| 57 m (188 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Global Tower, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC | 2631463 |
| 28 m (91 ft) | Tower | 2003 | T-mobile West LLC | 2638646 |
| 14 m (47 ft) | Tower | 1993 | New Mexico, State Of | 622820 |
When they were registered
| 1950s | 1 | 20% |
| 1990s | 2 | 40% |
| 2000s | 1 | 20% |
| 2010s | 1 | 20% |
Nearby places
- Magdalena 5
- Belen 12
- Mountainair 10
- Los Lunas 14
- Truth or Consequences 5
About this data
Source is the FCC Antenna Structure Registration file of 2026-08-23. What it records is structures, not the radios mounted on them: the register cannot tell you which carrier operates from a given site.
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.