Cell towers in Rural Retreat, Virginia
The FCC register lists 8 antenna structures in and around Rural Retreat. That is the 93rd highest count of any place in Virginia.
Overview
8 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Rural Retreat, VA.
Counted against 1,521 residents, that is 526 per 100,000 — worth reading alongside area density, since structures cluster along roads and ridgelines rather than where people sleep.
Median height here is 67 m (220 ft), compared with 61 m (199 ft) across Virginia as a whole.
The mix here is 4 lattice towers, 1 monopole — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.
The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1981.
Structure types
| Lattice tower | 4 | 50% |
| Tower | 3 | 38% |
| Monopole | 1 | 13% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. Tower company | 2 | 25% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 2 | 25% |
| Three Rivers Media Incorporated Broadcaster | 1 | 13% |
| Norfolk Southern Railway Company Railroad | 1 | 13% |
| Crown Communication LLC Tower company | 1 | 13% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 m (299 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2690486 |
| 90 m (296 ft) | Tower | 1981 | Three Rivers Media Incorporated | 617074 |
| 88 m (288 ft) | Lattice tower | 2005 | American Towers LLC | 2605972 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Alltel Corporation | 2638958 |
| 55 m (181 ft) | Lattice tower | 1998 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 617950 |
| 47 m (155 ft) | Lattice tower | 2005 | American Towers LLC | 2626366 |
| 45 m (146 ft) | Tower | 2000 | Crown Communication LLC | 2614363 |
| 19 m (63 ft) | Monopole | 2017 | Norfolk Southern Railway Company | 2697725 |
When they were registered
| 1980s | 1 | 13% |
| 1990s | 1 | 13% |
| 2000s | 4 | 50% |
| 2010s | 2 | 25% |
Nearby places
- Wytheville 18
- Marion 10
- Tazewell 6
- Independence 6
- Bluefield 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.