Cell towers in Dakota County, MN

The FCC registry lists 76 constructed antenna structures in Dakota County, 3% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 34 registrants; the largest, T-Mobile, has 11 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 15 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 76
2Tallest 799 ft
3Largest owner T-Mobile
4Median height (state 260 ft) 144 ft

Structures

rank 6 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

42% of structures

Over 200 feet

28% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

42% built then

Who owns the towers in Dakota County

34 different registrants own the 76 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 Dakota County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 144 feet, 116 feet shorter than the Minnesota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Rosemount at 799 feet, built in 1986. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Dakota 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
1019789	Tower	799 ft	1986	Rosemount	Minnesota Public Radio
1025299	Tower	500 ft	1992	Empire Township	VB Nimbus, LLC
1257723	Tower	440 ft	2008	Northfield	Private owner (name withheld)
1024294	Lattice tower	320 ft	2025	Randolph	Great River Energy
1249071	Tower	320 ft	2006	Rosemount	Minnesota, State of
1042290	Tower	303 ft	1968	Northfield	Northfield Media, Inc.
1037043	Tower	299 ft	1985	Farmington	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1223850	Tower	268 ft	2001	Hastings	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1202616	Tower	265 ft	1999	Hampton	STC Five LLC
1210647	Tower	265 ft	2000	Farmington	STC Five LLC
1063781	Tower	264 ft	1993	Inver Grove Heights	CCATT LLC
1244093	Mast	260 ft	2004	Randolph	Cellco Partnership
1225293	Lattice tower	258 ft	2001	Cannon Falls	American Towers LLC
1039518	Other or unspecified	256 ft	2002	Eagan	Salem Communications Holding Corporation, Inc
1039519	Other or unspecified	256 ft	2002	Eagan	Salem Communications Holding Corporation, Inc
1039520	Other or unspecified	256 ft	2002	Eagan	Salem Communications Holding Corporation, Inc
1039521	Other or unspecified	256 ft	2002	Eagan	Salem Communications Holding Corporation, Inc
1008898	Tower	235 ft	1997	Rosemount	STC Five LLC
1249971	Tower	226 ft	2006	Hastings	K & M BROADCASTING, INC
1025321	Tower	204 ft	1963	Hastings	K & M BROADCASTING INC DBA = KDWA RADIO
1017187	Water tank	202 ft	2000	West Saint Paul	Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul
1216197	Tower	199 ft	2000	Miesville, Mn	CCTM2 LLC
1216198	Tower	199 ft	2000	Eagan	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1220338	Lattice tower	199 ft	2000	Northfield	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1219757	Tower	187 ft	2004	Cannon Falls	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1227738	Monopole	187 ft	2002	Inver Grove Hts.	American Towers LLC
1023109	Monopole	162 ft	1984	Inver Grove Heights	Cellco Partnership
1033513	Monopole	160 ft	1997	Mendota Heights	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1285471	Pole	159 ft	2013	West St. Paul	Cellco Partnership
1301522	Water tank	158 ft	2017	Burnsville	City of Burnsville
1017206	Pole	156 ft	1997	Inver Grove Heights	STC Five LLC
1045368	Tower	156 ft	1998	Inver Grove Heights	Cellco Partnership
1259732	Pole	156 ft	2007	Lakeville	New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
1275102	Mast	154 ft	2010	Eagan	American Towers LLC
1232110	Tower	150 ft	2002	Inver Grove Heights	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1260454	Tower	150 ft	2006	Marshan	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1263433	Monopole	146 ft	1999	Inver Groe Height	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1025214	Tower	144 ft	1974	Apple Valley	Apple Valley, City of
1294172	Lattice tower	144 ft	2015	Lakeville	Cellco Partnership
1056622	Monopole	143 ft	1998	Inver Grove Hts.	Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLC
1206113	Pole	142 ft	1997	Burnsville	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1057176	Tower	140 ft	1998	Saint Paul	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1311117	Monopole	136 ft	2020	Lakeville	Alltel Communications, LLC
1010805	Pole	130 ft	1997	Inver Grove Heights	STC Five LLC
1023525	Monopole	126 ft	1996	Mendota Heights	CCATT LLC
1293581	Monopole	115 ft	2015	Eagan	Cellco Partnership
1052276	Pole	113 ft	2008	West St. Paul	Octagon Towers LLC
1305589	Monopole	109 ft	2018	West Saint Paul	VB BTS III, LLC
1013402	Monopole	108 ft	1997	Inver Grove Heights	STC Five LLC
1284650	Tower	108 ft	2012	Hastings	US Army Corps of Engineers
1220600	Tower	100 ft	2001	Burnsville	T-Mobile Central LLC
1272745	Pole	100 ft	2010	West Saint Paul	American Towers LLC
1301521	Water tank	100 ft	2017	Burnsville	City of Burnsville
1301523	Monopole	100 ft	–	Burnsville	City of Burnsville
1312983	Monopole	100 ft	2022	Eagan	T-Mobile Central LLC
1204407	Monopole	95 ft	1999	Lakeville	STC Five LLC
1023180	Tower	90 ft	1991	Inver Grove Heights	Cellco Partnership
1278111	Pole	90 ft	2011	Egan	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1290266	Monopole	89 ft	2012	Eagan	Octagon Towers, LLC
1301076	Water tank	88 ft	2017	Burnsville	City of Burnsville
1255019	Tower	87 ft	2006	West St. Paul	Cellco Partnership
1268202	Pole	85 ft	2009	Lakeville	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1232989	Monopole	80 ft	2002	Sunfish Lake	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1298326	Monopole	80 ft	2018	Roseport	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1235922	Pole	79 ft	2001	Rosemount	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1235923	Pole	79 ft	2000	Rosemount	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1235973	Pole	79 ft	2000	South St Paul	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1033325	Tower	78 ft	1998	West Inner Grove	STC Five LLC
1289136	Monopole	77 ft	2014	Burnsville	Cellco Partnership
1264384	Tower	75 ft	2009	West St. Paul	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1275248	Tower	75 ft	2010	Burnsville	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1046593	Monopole	65 ft	2013	Inver Grove Heights	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1046594	Tower	60 ft	1998	Saint Paul	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1243714	Tower	52 ft	2004	St. Paul	T-Mobile Central LLC
1244129	Tower	37 ft	2007	South St. Paul	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics
1250871	Tower	30 ft	2006	Minneapolis	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Dakota 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: Ramsey County (104), Otter Tail County (88), Stearns County (77), Itasca County (74), Crow Wing County (68).

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.