Antenna structures in Galveston County, Texas
At a glance
Galveston County, Texas has 130 FCC-registered antenna structures, 81 of them marked constructed. That is the 31st-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 0.63% of the state's 20,684. The tallest constructed structure in the county is registration 1254220 near Hitchcock at 612 m (2,008 ft).
Dataset updated . Refreshed from the FCC ASR weekly bulk database.
How does Galveston County compare with the rest of Texas?
With 130 registrations, Galveston County ranks 31st of 254 counties in Texas; Harris County leads the state with 1,435. The average registered overall height here is 77 m, roughly in line with the Texas average of 76 m. The tallest standing structure, at 612 m, is about 7.9 times the county average.
What kinds of structures are registered in Galveston County?
The most common filed structure type in Galveston County is tower (code TOWER), with 56 registrations (43.1%). It is followed by monopole (21) and lattice tower (16). In all, 14 different FCC structure-type codes appear in the county.
By registration status: 81 constructed, 15 dismantled, 14 granted (not yet constructed), 13 canceled and 7 terminated. Only constructed registrations describe structures the registry treats as standing; canceled, dismantled and terminated records stay listed as history.
Who owns the towers in Galveston County?
American Towers LLC holds the most registrations in Galveston County, with 17 of the 130. The next largest are Crown Castle GT Company, LLC (12), CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC (7) and BNSF Railway Co. (5). 49 owners with two or more registrations nationwide hold structures in the county.
Which places in Galveston County have registered structures?
Registrations in Galveston County list 27 different city or place names. The most frequent are Galveston (36), Dickinson (14), League City (14), Hitchcock (9) and Texas City (9).
Every registration
All 130 structures in Galveston County, tallest first
| # | Structure | Height | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hitchcock · 1254220 | 612 m | Guyed tower | Constructed |
| 2 | Hitchcock · 1047753 | 419 m | Tower (type not specified) | Dismantled |
| 3 | Friendswood · 1054120 | 366 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
| 4 | Texas City · 1001973 | 178 m | Guyed tower | Constructed |
| 5 | Friendswood · 1052126 | 175 m | Guyed tower | Constructed |
| 6 | Galveston · 1049433 | 169 m | Tower (type not specified) | Dismantled |
| 7 | Port Bolivar · 1049437 | 169 m | Tower (type not specified) | Dismantled |
| 8 | High Island · 1046353 | 158 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 9 | Hitchcock · 1048524 | 156 m | Unspecified structure | Dismantled |
| 10 | Hitchcock · 1008014 | 156 m | Guyed tower | Constructed |
| 11 | Alvin · 1050826 | 155 m | Guyed tower | Constructed |
| 12 | Santa Fe · 1053826 | 155 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 13 | Arcadia · 1232868 | 152 m | Tower (type not specified) | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 14 | Hitchcock · 1049152 | 152 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 15 | San Leon · 1049354 | 151 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 16 | High Island · 1020514 | 142 m | Unspecified structure | Dismantled |
| 17 | Dickinison · 1288975 | 128 m | Lattice tower | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 18 | Dickinson · 1241443 | 128 m | Tower (type not specified) | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 19 | Galveston · 1058280 | 127 m | Guyed tower | Constructed |
| 20 | High Island · 1261634 | 121 m | Guyed tower | Constructed |
| 21 | San Leon · 1294431 | 110 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 22 | Galveston · 1288976 | 108 m | Lattice tower | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 23 | Hitchcock · 1291636 | 105 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 24 | Port Bolivar · 1207355 | 104 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 25 | Galveston · 1049434 | 101 m | Unspecified structure | Constructed |
| 26 | Texas City · 1234835 | 101 m | Antenna tower array (tower 1 of 4) | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 27 | Galveston · 1022855 | 98 m | Guyed tower | Constructed |
| 28 | High Island · 1213356 | 98 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 29 | Crystal Beach · 1216895 | 95 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 30 | Galveston · 1047619 | 93 m | Guyed tower | Constructed |
| 31 | Galveston · 1047505 | 91 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 32 | Sante Fe · 1038552 | 85 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 33 | Humble · 1231988 | 82 m | Tower (type not specified) | Canceled |
| 34 | La Marque · 1050017 | 81 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 35 | League City · 1050019 | 81 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 36 | Algoa · 1214202 | 79 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 37 | Gilchrist · 1229339 | 79 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 38 | Alvin · 1304337 | 77 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 39 | Dickinson · 1029857 | 73 m | Tower (type not specified) | Dismantled |
| 40 | Texas City · 1022118 | 73 m | Unspecified structure | Dismantled |
| 41 | League City · 1049795 | 72 m | Tower (type not specified) | Dismantled |
| 42 | Galveston · 1059491 | 72 m | Building | Constructed |
| 43 | Galveston · 1062361 | 72 m | Building | Constructed |
| 44 | Santa Fe · 1253205 | 72 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 45 | Santa Fe · 1309440 | 72 m | Lattice tower | Canceled |
| 46 | Galveston · 1051178 | 70 m | Tower (type not specified) | Dismantled |
| 47 | Galveston · 1052528 | 68 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 48 | Texas City · 1052835 | 67 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 49 | Bacliff · 1047513 | 67 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 50 | Galveston · 1203087 | 63 m | Tower (type not specified) | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 51 | Galveston · 1236220 | 63 m | Antenna tower array (tower 2 of 4) | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 52 | Dickinson · 1049912 | 62 m | Mast | Terminated |
| 53 | League City · 1049704 | 61 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 54 | Galveston · 1049981 | 61 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 55 | Galveston · 1053825 | 61 m | Building | Dismantled |
| 56 | Dickinson · 1203161 | 61 m | Tower (type not specified) | Dismantled |
| 57 | Seabrook · 1208712 | 61 m | Tower (type not specified) | Canceled |
| 58 | Texas City · 1258002 | 61 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 59 | Hitchcock · 1259363 | 61 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 60 | League City · 1245890 | 61 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 61 | Dickinson · 1224023 | 60 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 62 | Friendswood · 1230231 | 58 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 63 | Houston · 1209584 | 58 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 64 | Santa Fe · 1333130 | 58 m | Monopole | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 65 | Dickinson · 1327547 | 58 m | Lattice tower | Canceled |
| 66 | Kemah · 1049058 | 57 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 67 | League City · 1200866 | 57 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
| 68 | Friendswood · 1049920 | 56 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 69 | Alvin · 1260479 | 56 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 70 | Alta Loma · 1002806 | 56 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 71 | Bacliff · 1018484 | 56 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 72 | League City · 1204087 | 55 m | Tower (type not specified) | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 73 | Galveston · 1221180 | 55 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 74 | Lamarque · 1303531 | 55 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 75 | Santa Fe · 1283076 | 55 m | Mast | Canceled |
| 76 | Friendswood · 1259789 | 55 m | Lattice tower | Constructed |
| 77 | Baycliff · 1025494 | 53 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 78 | Hitchcock · 1268055 | 52 m | Pole | Constructed |
| 79 | Texas City · 1275141 | 50 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 80 | Texas City · 1275182 | 50 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 81 | Dickinson · 1278286 | 50 m | Tower (type not specified) | Canceled |
| 82 | Dickinson · 1289851 | 50 m | Monopole | Canceled |
| 83 | Texas City · 1294177 | 50 m | Monopole | Canceled |
| 84 | Texas City · 1297999 | 50 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 85 | Galveston · 1054143 | 50 m | Tower (type not specified) | Dismantled |
| 86 | Galveston · 1235991 | 50 m | Antenna tower array (tower 3 of 4) | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 87 | Galveston · 1235992 | 50 m | Antenna tower array (tower 4 of 4) | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 88 | Santa Fe · 1318126 | 49 m | Monopole | Terminated |
| 89 | Santa Fe · 1325612 | 49 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 90 | Galveston · 1320417 | 47 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 91 | League · 1333800 | 47 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 92 | Galveston · 1258798 | 47 m | Tower (type not specified) | Canceled |
| 93 | Dickinson · 1208906 | 46 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 94 | Dickinson · 1201816 | 46 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 95 | San Leon · 1258850 | 46 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 96 | League City · 1058277 | 45 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 97 | League City · 1053739 | 43 m | Pole | Dismantled |
| 98 | Kemah · 1307551 | 43 m | Monopole | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 99 | Dickinson · 1216203 | 41 m | Pole | Constructed |
| 100 | San Leon · 1291991 | 41 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 101 | Galveston · 1301597 | 41 m | Building | Constructed |
| 102 | Galveston · 1312751 | 40 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 103 | Galveston · 1048616 | 39 m | Building with tower | Dismantled |
| 104 | Dickinson · 1049914 | 39 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 105 | Kemah · 1064910 | 39 m | Tower (type not specified) | Dismantled |
| 106 | Galveston · 1246736 | 38 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 107 | Friendswood · 1271714 | 38 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 108 | League City · 1269403 | 38 m | Pole | Constructed |
| 109 | Galveston · 1218934 | 37 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 110 | League City · 1044872 | 37 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
| 111 | La Marque · 1258847 | 37 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 112 | League City · 1263974 | 37 m | Pole | Constructed |
| 113 | Galveston · 1311133 | 37 m | Lattice tower | Canceled |
| 114 | Dickinson · 1278284 | 35 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 115 | Dickinson · 1329340 | 35 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 116 | Hitchcock · 1050025 | 34 m | Pole | Constructed |
| 117 | Galveston · 1048274 | 32 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 118 | Crystal Beach · 1055761 | 32 m | Pole | Constructed |
| 119 | Galveston · 1272927 | 32 m | Building with antenna | Constructed |
| 120 | Galveston · 1044777 | 31 m | Pole | Canceled |
| 121 | Galveston · 1292657 | 31 m | Monopole | Constructed |
| 122 | League City · 1238304 | 24 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 123 | Galveston · 1289399 | 21 m | Lattice tower | Canceled |
| 124 | League City · 1237746 | 18 m | Tower (type not specified) | Constructed |
| 125 | La Marque · 1304268 | 18 m | Building | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 126 | Galveston · 1289788 | 17 m | Oil rig | Constructed |
| 127 | Galveston · 1049119 | 16 m | Pole | Terminated |
| 128 | League City · 1308489 | 16 m | Monopole | Canceled |
| 129 | Galveston · 1329572 | 15 m | Pole | Granted (not yet constructed) |
| 130 | Galveston · 1049174 | 11 m | Tower (type not specified) | Terminated |
Frequently asked questions
How many cell towers are in Galveston County, TX?
The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database lists 130 registered antenna structures in Galveston County, Texas, 81 of them constructed. Registration is generally required only for structures taller than about 60 m or near airports, so shorter cell sites may not appear.
What is the tallest tower in Galveston County?
The tallest constructed registered structure in Galveston County is registration 1254220, a guyed tower near Hitchcock at 612 m (2,008 ft) overall height.
Who owns the most towers in Galveston County?
American Towers LLC holds the most registrations in Galveston County (17), followed by Crown Castle GT Company, LLC (12).
What kind of towers are in Galveston County?
Tower (type not specified) is the most common filed type (56 of 130 registrations), then monopole (21).
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About this data
Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) database, as published October 13, 2026 — TowerCensus refreshes it weekly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: TowerCensus, “Antenna structures in Galveston County, Texas”, https://towercensus.com/towers/texas/county/galveston-county (data as of October 13, 2026).