Cell towers in Norton County, KS

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Norton County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, Rural Telephone Service Company, Inc., has 3 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 503 ft
3Largest owner Rural Telephone Service Company, Inc.
4Median height (state 293 ft) 355 ft

Structures

rank 75 of 105 in KS

Most common type

Other or unspecified

29% of structures

Over 200 feet

71% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

29% built then

Who owns the towers in Norton County

12 different registrants own the 17 structures. 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.

Constructed structures in Norton County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 355 feet, 62 feet taller than the Kansas median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Lenora at 503 feet, built in 1991. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 1990s.

Structures in Norton County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Norton 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.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1032173	Guyed tower	503 ft	1991	Lenora	American Towers LLC
1032101	Other or unspecified	420 ft	1983	Lenora	Rural Telephone Service Company, Inc.
1033070	Other or unspecified	419 ft	1970	Lenora	Rural Telephone Service Company, Inc.
1308619	Guyed tower	415 ft	2019	Norton	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1032682	Guyed tower	407 ft	1995	Norton	SBA Structures, LLC
1034994	Other or unspecified	380 ft	1991	Norton	Rural Telephone Service Company, Inc.
1215867	Other or unspecified	376 ft	2001	Norton	Kansas Department of Transportation
1034796	Other or unspecified	358 ft	1991	Norton	Nex-Tech, LLC
1032839	Tower	355 ft	1974	Norton	Kansas Department of Transportation
1309774	Lattice tower	350 ft	2021	Norton	Midwest Energy, Inc.
1329746	Guyed tower	300 ft	2025	Edmond	Nex-Tech Wireless
1272078	Tower	260 ft	2009	Lenora	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1268392	Tower	200 ft	2009	Norton	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1035594	Tower	177 ft	1997	Norton	American Towers LLC
1325713	Monopole	174 ft	2024	Norton	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1065564	Tower	125 ft	1973	Norton	NORTON, CITY OF
1233082	Mast	35 ft	2003	Norton	Norton City/County Airport

If you have a tower lease in Norton 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: Ness County (18), Washington County (18), Anderson County (17), Allen County (16), Edwards County (16).

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.