Cell towers in Rice County, MN

The FCC registry lists 26 constructed antenna structures in Rice County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 5 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 26
2Tallest 446 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 260 ft) 204 ft

Structures

rank 44 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

27% of structures

Over 200 feet

50% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Rice County

16 different registrants own the 26 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 Rice County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 204 feet, 56 feet shorter than the Minnesota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Faribault at 446 feet, built in 1990. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Rice 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
1023785	Guyed tower	446 ft	1990	Faribault	Alltel Corporation
1023465	Tower	432 ft	2010	Faribault	CCATT LLC
1023782	Tower	380 ft	1992	Northfield	Alltel Corporation
1022878	Tower	340 ft	1991	Faribault	Minnesota, State of
1027969	Tower	315 ft	1959	Lonsdale	Minnesota, State of
1220016	Guyed tower	305 ft	2002	Dundas	American Towers LLC
1024927	Tower	300 ft	1993	Nerstrand	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1062587	Guyed tower	294 ft	1998	Faribault	American Towers LLC
1024053	Other or unspecified	256 ft	1962	Faribault	Townsquare Media Faribault, LLC
1024054	Other or unspecified	256 ft	1962	Faribault	Townsquare Media Faribault, LLC
1024055	Other or unspecified	256 ft	1962	Faribault	Townsquare Media Faribault, LLC
1024047	Guyed tower	253 ft	1989	Faribault	Townsquare Media Faribault, LLC
1241250	Monopole	208 ft	2003	Faribault	SBA Structures, LLC
1284426	Pole	199 ft	2012	Faribault	SBA Towers X, LLC
1331399	Monopole	199 ft	2025	Faribault	Great Plains Towers, LLC
1258840	Tower	195 ft	2006	Morristown	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1260457	Tower	195 ft	2006	Dennison	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1258026	Monopole	190 ft	2006	Shieldsville	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1250499	Pole	187 ft	2006	Forest Township	Cellco Partnership
1020758	Guyed tower	164 ft	2000	Faribault	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1225394	Pole	159 ft	2001	Faribault	Cellco Partnership
1260592	Monopole	159 ft	2008	Faribault	Cellco Partnership
1227496	Pole	150 ft	2001	Fairbault	Midwest Wireless Holdings L.L.C.
1300928	Monopole	132 ft	2016	Faribault	VB BTS III, LLC
1284396	Pole	98 ft	2012	Faribault	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1314645	Lattice tower	33 ft	2020	Faribault	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Rice 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: Lake County (27), Meeker County (27), Pipestone County (27), Blue Earth County (25), Mille Lacs County (25).

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.