Cell towers in Chisago County, MN

The FCC registry lists 21 constructed antenna structures in Chisago County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. American Tower owns 7 of them (33%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 12 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 21
2Tallest 491 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 260 ft) 199 ft

Structures

rank 63 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

57% of structures

Over 200 feet

43% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

52% built then

Who owns the towers in Chisago County

13 different registrants own the 21 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 Chisago 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 tower near Lindstrom at 491 feet, built in 1991. Most 52% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Chisago 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
1028257	Tower	491 ft	1991	Lindstrom	CCATT LLC
1023116	Tower	490 ft	2010	North Branch	Cellco Partnership
1030317	Tower	443 ft	1954	Stacy	American Towers LLC
1244078	Tower	349 ft	2004	North Branch	Minnesota, State of
1063919	Guyed tower	336 ft	2001	North Branch	American Towers LLC
1247244	Tower	322 ft	2005	Harris	Mobile Radio Engineering, Inc.
1037039	Tower	317 ft	1983	North Branch	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1024926	Guyed tower	290 ft	1994	North Branch	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1021983	Tower	280 ft	1991	Stacy	Minnesota, State of
1256654	Guyed tower	200 ft	2008	Harris	American Towers LLC
1217637	Tower	199 ft	2000	North Branch	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1226303	Monopole	198 ft	2001	Rush City	American Towers LLC
1215985	Tower	197 ft	2004	Rush City	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1271120	Monopole	194 ft	2005	Chisago City	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1219901	Lattice tower	192 ft	2000	Rush City	American Towers LLC
1260009	Monopole	190 ft	2006	Chisago City	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1261377	Monopole	189 ft	2000	Lindstrom	American Towers LLC
1278075	Monopole	160 ft	2012	Shafer	American Towers LLC
1272663	Tower	150 ft	2010	Rush City	Minnesota, State of
1224451	Tower	110 ft	1975	Rush City	Great River Energy
1274116	Tower	37 ft	2010	Rush City	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Chisago 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: Renville County (22), Swift County (22), Wadena County (22), Lincoln County (21), Chippewa County (20).

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.