Cell towers in Hennepin County, MN

The FCC registry lists 185 constructed antenna structures in Hennepin County, 6% of Minnesota's 2,993 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 49 registrants; the largest, Verizon, has 52 (28%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 47 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 185
2Tallest 886 ft
3Largest owner Verizon
4Median height (state 260 ft) 108 ft

Structures

185

rank 1 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Monopole

38% of structures

Over 200 feet

17% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

28% built then

Who owns the towers in Hennepin County

49 different registrants own the 185 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 Hennepin County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 108 feet, 152 feet shorter than the Minnesota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a other or unspecified near Minneapolis at 886 feet, built in 1975. More than in any other decade, 28% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Hennepin 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
1029018	Other or unspecified	886 ft	1975	Minneapolis	EIGHTH STREET TOWER CORPORATION _ Please contact Broadcast Services, Inc.
1029019	Other or unspecified	886 ft	1975	Minneapolis	EIGHTH STREET TOWER CORPORATION _ Please contact Broadcast Services, Inc.
1243823	On a building	620 ft	2004	Minneapolis	EBC Minneapolis, Inc
1047451	Lattice tower	594 ft	2020	Minneapolis	KSTP-TV, LLC
1216483	On a building	454 ft	2000	Minneapolis	Qwest Corporation
1065149	On a building	423 ft	1972	Minneapolis	HENNEPIN, COUNTY OF
1023053	Tower	420 ft	1976	Golden Valley	HENNEPIN, COUNTY OF
1030807	Tower	420 ft	1998	Medina	HENNEPIN, COUNTY
1047045	Tower	350 ft	1998	Plymouth	HENNEPIN, COUNTY OF
1022757	Tower	320 ft	1988	Golden Valley	CenterPoint Energy - MINNEGASCO INC
1057846	Tower	320 ft	1980	Maple Plain	T J COMMUNICATIONS INC
1210329	Tower	320 ft	1981	Golden Valley	Ameritech St. Louis Paging Corporation
1027973	Lattice tower	314 ft	1974	Minneapolis	American Towers LLC
1035301	Other or unspecified	312 ft	1961	New Hope	American Towers, LLC
1203859	Tower	270 ft	2004	Medina	CCATT LLC
1062572	Lattice tower	268 ft	1998	Maple Plain	American Towers LLC
1024693	Other or unspecified	266 ft	1948	Golden Valley	Salem Communications Holding Corporation, Inc
1050657	Other or unspecified	265 ft	1972	Eden Prarie	JR Broadcasting LLC
1050658	Other or unspecified	265 ft	1972	Edina	JR Broadcasting LLC
1050659	Other or unspecified	265 ft	1972	Eden Prarie	JR Broadcasting LLC
1023048	Lattice tower	263 ft	1986	Rogers	Cellco Partnership
1031885	Tower	248 ft	1995	Minnetrista	WEST CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION CORPORATION
1022741	Tower	240 ft	1984	Loretto	SOO SYSTEM RADIO COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
1030806	Tower	240 ft	1998	Corcoran	HENNEPIN, COUNTY
1242374	On a building	226 ft	2010	Minneapolis	University of Minnesota
1014621	Tower	220 ft	1993	Golden Valley	Minnesota, State of
1279356	Water tank	209 ft	1998	Brooklyn Park	City of Brooklyn Park
1239471	Tower	207 ft	2004	Eden Prairie	Eden Prairie, City of
1276776	Guyed tower	205 ft	2010	Loretto	BNSF Railway Company
1279351	Water tank	205 ft	1987	Shorewood	City of Shorewood
1024694	Other or unspecified	203 ft	1958	Golden Valley	Salem Communications Holding Corporation, Inc
1024695	Other or unspecified	203 ft	1958	Golden Valley	Salem Communications Holding Corporation, Inc
1023052	Tower	200 ft	1983	Bloomington	HENNEPIN, COUNTY OF
1201568	Tower	200 ft	2006	New Hope	CCATT LLC
1209090	Tower	200 ft	2000	Edina	County of Hennepin
1241531	Pole	200 ft	2004	Bloomington	HENNEPIN, COUNTY OF
1277928	Pole	199 ft	2011	Rogers	Hennepin, County of
1301048	Monopole	199 ft	2017	Wayzata	City of Wayzata
1272419	Tower	194 ft	1997	Hamel	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1017183	Water tank	181 ft	1997	Osseo	T-Mobile Central LLC
1024467	Guyed tower	180 ft	2020	Rockford	Contact Wireless, LLC
1057178	Tower	176 ft	1997	Bloomington	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1206126	Pole	175 ft	2000	Edina	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1001711	Tower	171 ft	1998	Brooklyn Park	HENNEPIN, COUNTY OF
1238146	Tower	170 ft	2003	Bloomington	Bloomington, City of
1290249	Pole	169 ft	2001	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1281539	Monopole	168 ft	2002	Minneapolis	CCATT LLC
1224290	Monopole	165 ft	2000	Brooklyn Park	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1326473	Monopole	162 ft	2024	Minnetonka	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1258836	Monopole	154 ft	2007	Corcoran	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1226455	Pole	153 ft	2000	Minneapolis	New Cingular Wireless, Inc.
1017207	Mast	150 ft	1997	Minneapolis	American Towers, LLC
1206120	Pole	150 ft	1997	Delano	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1206121	Pole	150 ft	1997	Hopkins	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1258837	Tower	150 ft	2006	Rogers	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1207366	On a building	148 ft	1999	Robbinsdale	Private owner (name withheld)
1224674	Lattice tower	147 ft	1999	Minneapolis	American Towers LLC
1057180	Monopole	145 ft	1997	Crystal	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1253289	Monopole	145 ft	2005	Maple Grove	SBA Towers II LLC
1017186	Water tank	142 ft	1996	Brooklyn Park	T-Mobile Central LLC
1057184	Monopole	142 ft	1997	Crystal	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1206124	Pole	142 ft	1997	Edina	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1017185	Water tank	140 ft	1997	Robbinsdale	T-Mobile Central LLC
1272207	Tower	137 ft	2006	Brooklyn Park	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1300139	Lattice tower	137 ft	1980	Maple Grove	Qwest Corporation
1267800	Monopole	135 ft	2009	Edina	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1238692	Lattice tower	134 ft	1992	Minneapolis	American Towers LLC
1026275	Tower	131 ft	1992	Bloomington	Cellco Partnership
1064017	Lattice tower	131 ft	1997	New Hope	American Towers LLC
1235787	Monopole	131 ft	2000	Minneapolis	American Towers LLC
1323727	Monopole	130 ft	2024	Minneapolis	APC Towers, LLC
1262157	Pole	127 ft	2009	Robbinsdale	Cellco Partnership
1023522	Pole	126 ft	1995	Minneapolis	CCATT LLC
1328707	On a building	126 ft	2024	Brooklyn Park	APC Towers, LLC
1246133	Monopole	125 ft	2004	Brooklyn Park	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1285997	Pole	125 ft	2013	New Hope	Cellco Partnership
1254447	Monopole	124 ft	2007	Deephaven	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1267798	Monopole	124 ft	2008	Maple Grove	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1277024	Pole	124 ft	2010	Brooklyn Park	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1278708	Tower	124 ft	2011	Brooklyn Park	Cellco Partnership
1277605	Pole	122 ft	2011	Richfield	City of Richfield Public Safety Department
1057175	Tower	120 ft	1997	Minneapolis	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1274050	Monopole	116 ft	2010	New Hope	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1277637	Monopole	114 ft	2011	St. Louis Park	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1022989	Tower	113 ft	1988	Crystal	Cellco Partnership
1263903	Monopole	112 ft	2008	Brooklyn Center	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1005096	Monopole	111 ft	1966	Richfield	American Towers LLC
1225417	Monopole	110 ft	2002	Minneapolis	American Towers LLC
1247903	Tower	110 ft	2004	Minneapolis	SBA Towers II LLC
1247906	Monopole	110 ft	2004	Minneapolis	SBA Towers II LLC
1288505	Monopole	110 ft	2021	Bloomington	CCATT LLC
1292177	Lattice tower	109 ft	1991	Maple Grove	American Towers LLC
1004585	Pole	108 ft	1997	Bloomington	STC Five LLC
1286252	Pole	108 ft	2013	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1216200	Tower	106 ft	2001	Eden Pairie	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1255472	Monopole	106 ft	2007	Robbinsdale	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1263995	Monopole	106 ft	2007	Plymouth	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1038464	Monopole	105 ft	1998	Golden Valley	STC Five LLC
1275250	Tower	105 ft	2010	Brooklyn Park	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1280235	Pole	105 ft	2006	Minneapolis	CCATT LLC
1265491	Monopole	104 ft	2008	Champlin	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1280271	Pole	104 ft	2000	Minnetonka	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1008896	Pole	103 ft	1997	Minneapolis	Sprint Spectrum LLC
1201647	Pole	103 ft	1999	St. Louis Park	STC Five LLC
1279300	Pole	103 ft	2010	Saint Paul	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1206112	Monopole	101 ft	1997	Richfield	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1216201	Tower	100 ft	2000	Minneapolis	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1271863	Pole	100 ft	2010	Eden Prairie	American Towers LLC
1275261	Tower	100 ft	2010	Lauderdale	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1286324	Pole	98 ft	2013	Champlin	Cellco Partnership
1272527	Pole	95 ft	2009	Brooklyn Park	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1254450	Monopole	91 ft	2006	Maple Grove	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1023181	Tower	90 ft	1990	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1223613	Tower	90 ft	2001	Eden Prairie	STC Five LLC
1217662	Pole	89 ft	1994	Crystal	Crystal, City of
1017267	Monopole	88 ft	1998	Eden Prairie	STC Five LLC
1064016	Monopole	87 ft	1997	Minneapolis	American Towers LLC
1297710	Monopole	87 ft	2009	Maple Grove	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1204767	Pole	86 ft	1999	New Hope	Cellco Partnership
1296125	Monopole	86 ft	2015	Eden Prairie	American Towers LLC
1234859	Tower	85 ft	2004	Eden Prairie	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1265264	Monopole	84 ft	2008	Plymouth	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1292458	Monopole	84 ft	2014	Richfield	Cellco Partnership
1226071	Monopole	83 ft	2001	New Hope	STC Five LLC
1017188	Tower	80 ft	1997	Richfield	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1202879	Pole	80 ft	1999	Eden Prairie	Cellco Partnership
1258412	Monopole	80 ft	2007	Brooklyn Park	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1278340	Pole	80 ft	2000	Saint Louis Park	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1249881	Monopole	78 ft	2006	Hopkins	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1254444	Monopole	75 ft	2006	Bloomington	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1257582	Tower	75 ft	2007	Bloomington	T-Mobile Central LLC
1277812	Tower	75 ft	2011	Eden Prairie	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1278924	Pole	75 ft	2011	Brooklyn Park	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1327774	Pole	74 ft	2024	Eden Prairie	Cellco Partnership
1208959	Pole	70 ft	2000	Richfield	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1259376	Tower	70 ft	2007	Eden Prairie	T-Mobile Central LLC
1275258	Tower	70 ft	2010	Plymouth	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1275725	Tower	65 ft	2010	Bloomington	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1291769	Pole	62 ft	2014	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1297022	Monopole	62 ft	2002	Minneapolis	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1254445	Tower	60 ft	2007	Eden Prairie	T-Mobile Central LLC
1023120	Tower	58 ft	1991	Minneapolis	U S WEST NEWVECTOR GROUP INC DBA = AIRTOUCH CELLULAR
1283606	Monopole	56 ft	2012	Minneapolis	American Towers LLC
1287442	Pole	50 ft	2014	Eden Prairie	Cellco Partnership
1296624	Monopole	47 ft	2016	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1234892	Tower	43 ft	2002	Minneapolis	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1303405	On a building	39 ft	2019	St Louis Park	Park Public Radio, Inc.
1316510	Monopole	36 ft	2021	Minnetonka	Cellco Partnership
1320749	Pole	36 ft	2022	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1328179	Pole	36 ft	2025	Bloomington	City of Bloomington
1328180	Pole	36 ft	2025	Bloomington	City of Bloomington
1328181	Pole	36 ft	2025	Bloomington	City of Bloomington
1319650	Pole	35 ft	2021	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1316511	Monopole	33 ft	2021	Minnetonka	Cellco Partnership
1316624	Monopole	33 ft	2020	Richfield	Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC
1319321	Monopole	31 ft	2022	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1319498	Monopole	31 ft	2022	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1319802	Other or unspecified	31 ft	2021	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1320103	Pole	31 ft	2022	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1320794	Monopole	31 ft	2022	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1320796	Monopole	31 ft	2022	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1316541	Monopole	30 ft	2020	Minneapolis	Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC
1316543	Monopole	30 ft	2020	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1316545	Monopole	30 ft	2020	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1316546	Monopole	30 ft	2020	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1316548	Monopole	30 ft	2020	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1316549	Monopole	30 ft	2020	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1316622	Monopole	30 ft	2020	Richfield	Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC
1316623	Monopole	30 ft	2020	Richfield	Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC
1316644	Monopole	30 ft	2021	Bloomington	Cellco Partnership
1316713	Monopole	30 ft	2020	Richfield	Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC
1316767	Monopole	30 ft	2021	Bloomington	Cellco Partnership
1316768	Monopole	30 ft	2021	Bloomington	Cellco Partnership
1316978	Monopole	30 ft	2021	Richfield	Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC
1316995	Monopole	30 ft	2021	Minnetonka	Cellco Partnership
1319320	Monopole	30 ft	2022	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1319499	Monopole	30 ft	2022	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1319553	Pole	30 ft	2021	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1319576	Monopole	30 ft	2022	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1319644	Monopole	30 ft	2021	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1319645	Monopole	30 ft	2021	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership
1319646	Monopole	30 ft	2021	Minneapolis	Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC
1319647	Monopole	30 ft	2021	Minneapolis	Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC
1319648	Monopole	30 ft	2021	Minneapolis	Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC
1319725	Monopole	30 ft	2022	Minneapolis	Cellco Partnership

If you have a tower lease in Hennepin 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: St. Louis County (179), Ramsey County (104), Otter Tail County (88), Stearns County (77).

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.