Cell towers in Nobles County, MN

The FCC registry lists 31 constructed antenna structures in Nobles County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, Alltel, has 7 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 31
2Tallest 485 ft
3Largest owner Alltel
4Median height (state 260 ft) 209 ft

Structures

rank 31 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

35% of structures

Over 200 feet

52% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

45% built then

Who owns the towers in Nobles County

16 different registrants own the 31 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 Nobles County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 209 feet, 51 feet shorter than the Minnesota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Worthington at 485 feet, built in 1982. More than in any other decade, 45% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Nobles 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
1031905	Tower	485 ft	1982	Worthington	SBA Towers II LLC
1019822	Tower	422 ft	2002	Worthington	American Towers LLC
1235509	Guyed tower	388 ft	2002	Worthington	CCTM2 LLC
1244139	Tower	350 ft	2004	Rushmore	Minnesota, State of
1281012	Tower	350 ft	2013	Wothington	Minnesota, State of
1024290	Lattice tower	320 ft	2025	Saint Killian	Great River Energy
1244718	Tower	315 ft	2004	Wilmont	Alltel Corporation
1308315	Guyed tower	310 ft	2018	Worthington	Lismore Cooperative Telephone Company 230 South 3rd Ave. Lismore, MN 56155-0127
1308318	Guyed tower	276 ft	2018	Fulda	Lismore Cooperative Telephone Company
1308644	Guyed tower	272 ft	2018	Reading	Lismore Cooperative Telephone Company
1295727	Lattice tower	262 ft	2010	Reading	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1221580	Tower	259 ft	2001	Adrian	American Towers LLC
1304856	Lattice tower	259 ft	2018	Ellsworth	ALLTEL Corporation
1222512	Guyed tower	255 ft	2002	Rushmore	American Towers LLC
1304404	Lattice tower	254 ft	2018	Brewster	ALLTEL Corporation
1295331	Lattice tower	209 ft	2015	Worthington	Alltel Corporation
1254712	Tower	195 ft	2006	Worthington	Alltel Corporation
1238158	Tower	175 ft	2003	Worthington	Redwood County Telephone Company
1023889	Water tank	161 ft	1995	Worthington	MIDWEST WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DBA = CELLULAR 2000
1252261	Tower	158 ft	2004	Worthington	Alltel Corporation
1244710	Tower	140 ft	1965	Worthington	Nobles, County of
1262591	Pole	140 ft	2007	Adrian	SWWC Service Cooperative
1262622	Pole	140 ft	2007	Brewster	SWWC Service Cooperative
1304044	Monopole	134 ft	2018	Worthington	ALLTEL Corporation
1262595	Pole	130 ft	2007	Ellsworth	SWWC Service Cooperative
1292972	Lattice tower	130 ft	2015	Worthington	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1255010	Tower	113 ft	2006	Worthington	SWWC Service Cooperative
1046592	Monopole	100 ft	2013	Worthington	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1230638	Pole	100 ft	2002	Worthington	Nobles, County of
1224652	Pole	53 ft	1994	Worthington	Great River Energy
1323907	Pole	35 ft	2024	Worthington	Worthington Public Utilities

If you have a tower lease in Nobles 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: Todd County (36), Mower County (34), Freeborn County (33), Roseau County (31), Becker County (30).

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.