Cell towers in Rock County, MN

The FCC registry lists 15 constructed antenna structures in Rock County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 9 registrants; the largest, Alltel, has 3 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 15
2Tallest 509 ft
3Largest owner Alltel
4Median height (state 260 ft) 271 ft

Structures

rank 77 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Guyed tower

33% of structures

Over 200 feet

80% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Rock County

9 different registrants own the 15 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 Rock County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 271 feet, 11 feet taller than the Minnesota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Hardwick at 509 feet, built in 2004. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Rock 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
1065457	Guyed tower	509 ft	2004	Hardwick	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1023798	Guyed tower	490 ft	1990	Luverne	Alltel Corporation
1270688	Tower	350 ft	2010	St. Paul	Minnesota, State of
1286219	Lattice tower	350 ft	2013	Beaver Creek	Minnesota, State of
1024931	Guyed tower	312 ft	1993	Luverne	SBA Structures, LLC
1220652	Guyed tower	306 ft	2001	Magnolia	American Towers LLC
1219341	Guyed tower	305 ft	2001	Beaver Creek	American Towers LLC
1060976	Other or unspecified	271 ft	1970	Luverne	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1060977	Other or unspecified	270 ft	1970	Luverne	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1305115	Lattice tower	259 ft	2018	Magnolia	ALLTEL Corporation
1278508	Tower	252 ft	2012	Hardwick	Minnesota, State of
1306833	Lattice tower	233 ft	2018	Luverne	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1060798	Tower	195 ft	1999	Luverne	Alltel Corporation
1262604	Pole	130 ft	2007	Luverne	SWWC Service Cooperative
1243726	Tower	37 ft	2005	Luverne	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Rock 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: Grant County (16), Nicollet County (16), Le Sueur County (15), Stevens County (14), Lac qui Parle County (13).

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.