Cell towers in Chesapeake, Virginia
The FCC register lists 77 antenna structures in and around Chesapeake. That is the 4th highest count of any place in Virginia.
Registered structures
77
Median height
55 m (180 ft)
−9.6% vs state median
Tallest
163 m (535 ft)
Per 100k residents
30.2
population 255,332 (2025)
Structure types
| Tower | 27 | 35% |
| Monopole | 18 | 23% |
| Lattice tower | 11 | 14% |
| Pole | 7 | 9% |
| Guyed tower | 5 | 6% |
| Tower array | 4 | 5% |
| Not specified | 2 | 3% |
| Mast | 2 | 3% |
| Utility pole | 1 | 1% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 10 | 13% |
| Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC Tower company | 8 | 10% |
| Chesapeake, City Of Government | 6 | 8% |
| Chesapeake-portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation Broadcaster | 5 | 6% |
| Commonwealth of Va Other | 4 | 5% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 77| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163 m (535 ft) | Guyed tower | 2008 | Spectrasite Communications, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC. | 614721 |
| 156 m (511 ft) | Guyed tower | 1969 | Vertical Bridge Cc FM, LLC | 121104 |
| 152 m (500 ft) | Lattice tower | 2019 | Chesapeake, City Of | 2618077 |
| 152 m (499 ft) | Lattice tower | 2018 | Chesapeake, City Of | 2619749 |
| 152 m (499 ft) | Lattice tower | 2018 | Chesapeake, City Of | 2621663 |
| 147 m (482 ft) | Guyed tower | 1990 | Sba Towers II LLC | 114464 |
| 144 m (471 ft) | Lattice tower | 2018 | Chesapeake, City Of | 2622790 |
| 141 m (463 ft) | Guyed tower | 1986 | Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC | 98730 |
| 138 m (453 ft) | Tower | 2009 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 2604471 |
| 136 m (445 ft) | Tower | 2005 | Vico Construction | 118948 |
| 130 m (425 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Vb-s1 Assets, LLC | 126962 |
| 128 m (420 ft) | Tower | 1999 | City of Chesapeake | 1098432 |
| 108 m (353 ft) | Tower | 2009 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 599391 |
| 87 m (285 ft) | Lattice tower | 1998 | Virginia Electric and Power Company | 607821 |
| 87 m (285 ft) | Not specified | 1996 | Virginia Electric and Power Company | 120312 |
| 85 m (279 ft) | Guyed tower | 2000 | American Towers LLC | 128400 |
| 82 m (270 ft) | Tower | 1999 | City of Chesapeake | 1098428 |
| 82 m (269 ft) | Lattice tower | 1992 | American Towers LLC | 609907 |
| 82 m (269 ft) | Lattice tower | 2018 | Chesapeake, City Of | 2619804 |
| 76 m (250 ft) | Tower array | 1992 | Chesapeake-portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation | 124403 |
| 76 m (250 ft) | Tower array | 1992 | Chesapeake-portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation | 124404 |
| 76 m (250 ft) | Tower array | 1992 | Chesapeake-portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation | 124405 |
| 76 m (250 ft) | Tower array | 1992 | Chesapeake-portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation | 124406 |
| 75 m (245 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Virginia Department of State Police | 597700 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Monopole | 2008 | American Towers LLC | 2663742 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 1 | 1% |
| 1980s | 3 | 4% |
| 1990s | 27 | 35% |
| 2000s | 31 | 40% |
| 2010s | 8 | 10% |
| 2020s | 7 | 9% |
Nearby places
- Virginia Beach 117
- Norfolk 80
- Richmond 107
About this data
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.