Cell towers in Carver County, MN

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Carver County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, T-Mobile, has 4 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 488 ft
3Largest owner T-Mobile
4Median height (state 260 ft) 199 ft

Structures

rank 72 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

47% of structures

Over 200 feet

41% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

41% built then

Who owns the towers in Carver County

10 different registrants own the 17 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 199 feet, 61 feet shorter than the Minnesota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Cologne at 488 feet, built in 1989. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Carver 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
1026274	Guyed tower	488 ft	1989	Cologne	Cellco Partnership
1061757	Tower	320 ft	2000	Mayer	Hollywood Township
1225419	Lattice tower	315 ft	2008	Norwood	American Towers LLC
1024545	Lattice tower	310 ft	1986	Chaska	American Towers LLC
1024928	Tower	290 ft	1993	Young America	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1062598	Tower	276 ft	1999	Norwood	Minnesota, State of
1212287	Tower	260 ft	2000	Cologne	STC Five LLC
1008897	Tower	200 ft	1997	Chaska	STC Five LLC
1022876	Tower	199 ft	1988	Chanhassen	Private owner (name withheld)
1225739	Pole	198 ft	2002	Watertown	STC Five LLC
1279855	Tower	198 ft	1972	Chaska	Steel Peak, LLC
1206119	Pole	185 ft	1997	Cologne	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1206123	Pole	185 ft	1997	Watertown	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1206118	Pole	179 ft	1997	Carver	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1258404	Monopole	153 ft	2007	Chanhassen	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1022991	Tower	118 ft	1990	Chanhassen	Cellco Partnership
1303390	Monopole	114 ft	2018	Chaska	ALLTEL Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Carver 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 Minnesota with similar tower counts: Cottonwood County (18), Watonwan County (18), Wilkin County (18), Dodge County (16), Grant 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.