Cell towers in Marfa, Texas
The FCC register lists 5 antenna structures in and around Marfa. That is the 662nd highest count of any place in Texas.
Overview
5 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Marfa, TX.
Area density is 3.08 per square mile — usually the more telling figure for infrastructure that follows terrain, roads and line of sight rather than population.
At a median of 82 m (270 ft), structures here run 9.0% taller than the Texas median of 76 m (248 ft).
Big Bend Telephone CO INC holds more registrations here than any other entity, at 2 of 5.
The oldest structure on file here was registered in 1976, the newest in 2023 — 47 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Tower | 2 | 40% |
| Monopole | 1 | 20% |
| Lattice tower | 1 | 20% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 20% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Big Bend Telephone CO INC Other | 2 | 40% |
| Big Bend Telecom, Ltd Other | 1 | 20% |
| Aep Texas Other | 1 | 20% |
| Union Pacific Railroad Company Railroad | 1 | 20% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 m (346 ft) | Lattice tower | 2020 | Aep Texas | 2711304 |
| 89 m (293 ft) | Tower | 1976 | Big Bend Telephone CO INC | 614740 |
| 82 m (270 ft) | Guyed tower | 2023 | Union Pacific Railroad Company | 624302 |
| 82 m (268 ft) | Tower | 1991 | Big Bend Telephone CO INC | 614738 |
| 45 m (149 ft) | Monopole | 2017 | Big Bend Telecom, Ltd | 2700478 |
When they were registered
| 1970s | 1 | 20% |
| 1990s | 1 | 20% |
| 2010s | 1 | 20% |
| 2020s | 2 | 40% |
Nearby places
- Fort Davis 5
- Alpine 21
- Marathon 8
- Balmorhea 8
- Presidio 8
About this data
Figures are drawn from the FCC's public antenna structure register (2026-08-23). It covers structures that need registering — broadly those over 200 feet or close to an airport — and not the many shorter installations that carry mobile traffic.
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.