Kansas / Dickinson County

#19 of 105 KS counties · 35 structures

Cell towers in Dickinson County, KS

The FCC registry lists 35 constructed antenna structures in Dickinson County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 22 registrants; the largest, Alltel, has 4 (11%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 35
  2. 2Tallest 509 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Alltel
  4. 4Median height (state 293 ft) 230 ft
Structures
35
rank 19 of 105 in KS
Most common type
Tower
37% of structures
Over 200 feet
20
57% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
31% built then

Who owns the towers in Dickinson County

22 different registrants own the 35 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Alltel4Array Digital Infrastructure4American Tower4Private owners2CTI Towers Assets II, LLC2VB-S1 Assets, LLC2Nex-Tech Wireless, LLC2Kansas Department of Transpo1
Constructed structures in Dickinson County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 230 feet, 63 feet shorter than the Kansas median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Abilene at 509 feet, built in 1985. More than in any other decade, 31% were built in the 1990s.

Tower13Guyed tower9Lattice tower6Monopole4Other or unspecified2Mast1
Structures in Dickinson County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21960s21980s111990s52000s102010s52020s
Structures in Dickinson County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1040391Tower509 ft1985AbileneVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1028169Tower500 ft1997HeringtonGreat Plains Christian Radio, Inc.
1024001Guyed tower496 ft1996AbileneARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1044214Other or unspecified495 ft1998DillonKansas Department of Transportation
1000214Tower431 ft1996AbileneAlltel Corporation
1033505Other or unspecified404 ft2015AbileneCTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1285888Lattice tower366 ft2012HeringtonAlltel Corporation
1063759Guyed tower353 ft1999AbileneAmerican Towers LLC
1065221Guyed tower337 ft1999AbileneAmerican Towers LLC
1285491Guyed tower310 ft2012AcmeARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1328720Guyed tower309 ft2024HopeThe Towers, LLC
1032923Tower299 ft1965HeringtonPrivate owner (name withheld)
1037058Tower299 ft1992ManchesterPinnacle Towers LLC
1285037Lattice tower290 ft2012HopeSBA Towers IV, LLC
1046536Guyed tower280 ft2013HeringtonUNION PACIFIC RAILROAD RAILROAD
1243495Lattice tower252 ft2004ChapmanARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1032786Tower240 ft1987TalmageAmerican Towers LLC
1266046Tower230 ft2009HeringtonAlltel Corporation
1265973Tower215 ft2009EnterpriseAlltel Corporation
1032181Guyed tower214 ft1990ChapmanAmerican Towers LLC
1029367Tower200 ft1996AbileneWESTERN RESOURCES INC
1050750Tower200 ft1992EnterprisePrivate owner (name withheld)
1314003Lattice tower198 ft2016HopeNex-Tech Wireless
1287407Guyed tower182 ft2013AbileneNex-Tech Wireless, LLC
1063010Tower180 ft1998ChapmanCTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1040392Guyed tower163 ft1962AbileneVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1307171Monopole155 ft2020AbilenePI Tower Development LLC
1324434Monopole152 ft2026SolomonTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1307875Lattice tower151 ft2020AbilenePI Tower Development LLC c.o LendLease Americas Inc.
1311702Monopole137 ft2019AbileneNex-Tech Wireless, LLC
1294977Lattice tower120 ft2011AbileneBNSF Railway Co.
1226417Tower119 ft2002EnterpriseCity of Enterprise
1314164Monopole105 ft2021AbileneARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1256596Tower70 ft2007AbileneUNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #435
1273983Mast30 ft2010AbileneAbilene Municipal Airport

If you have a tower lease in Dickinson County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in Kansas with similar tower counts: Ellsworth County (40), Leavenworth County (37), Lyon County (36), Douglas County (34), Labette County (34).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.