Cell towers in Washington County, MN

The FCC registry lists 47 constructed antenna structures in Washington County, 2% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 24 registrants; the largest, Verizon, has 8 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 47
2Tallest 785 ft
3Largest owner Verizon
4Median height (state 260 ft) 185 ft

Structures

rank 14 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Monopole

23% of structures

Over 200 feet

28% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

26% built then

Who owns the towers in Washington County

24 different registrants own the 47 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 Washington County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 185 feet, 75 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 Bayport at 785 feet, built in 1990. More than in any other decade, 26% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Washington 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
1024930	Other or unspecified	785 ft	1990	Bayport	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1024036	Guyed tower	325 ft	1960	Denmark Township	MOBILE RADIO ENGINEERING
1022168	Guyed tower	320 ft	2013	Hastings	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1023287	Other or unspecified	281 ft	1989	Oakdale	UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - ST PAUL
1023286	Other or unspecified	280 ft	1989	Oakdale	UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - ST PAUL
1023289	Other or unspecified	279 ft	1989	Oakdale	UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - ST PAUL
1023288	Other or unspecified	278 ft	1989	Oakdale	UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - ST PAUL
1025271	Guyed tower	248 ft	1988	Maplewood	Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis
1025275	Guyed tower	246 ft	1988	Maplewood	Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis
1025272	Guyed tower	244 ft	1988	Maplewood	Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis
1025273	Guyed tower	244 ft	1988	Maplewood	Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis
1025274	Guyed tower	244 ft	1988	Maplewood	Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis
1234390	Guyed tower	207 ft	1999	Cottage Grove	American Towers LLC
1061819	Tower	200 ft	1993	Cottage Grove	MINNESOTA PIPELINE CO
1009660	Lattice tower	199 ft	2018	Oakdale	Minnesota, State of
1023523	Pole	199 ft	1996	Forest Lake	CCATT LLC
1214959	Tower	199 ft	2002	Stillwater	American Towers LLC
1232984	Tower	199 ft	2002	Stillwater	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1266206	Pole	199 ft	2008	Newport	WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF
1239383	Water tank	196 ft	2008	Forest Lake	FOREST LAKE, CITY OF
1320154	Guyed tower	196 ft	1998	Newport	American Towers LLC
1272418	Lattice tower	194 ft	2001	Forest Lake	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1324640	Monopole	190 ft	2025	Marine On St. Croix	Vinco, Inc.
1280229	Pole	185 ft	2006	Landfall	CCATT LLC
1204526	Tower	180 ft	2001	Newport	Sprint Spectrum LLC
1300630	Lattice tower	170 ft	2017	Cottage Grove	South Washington County Schools ISD 833
1320592	Monopole	169 ft	2023	Afton	Cellco Partnership
1023182	Tower	167 ft	2005	Baytown	Cellco Partnership
1332237	Monopole	160 ft	2024	Stillwater	Washington County Sheriff's Office
1280341	Pole	157 ft	2005	Newport	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1231680	Pole	155 ft	1993	St. Paul Park	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1272246	Monopole	153 ft	2004	Saint Paul	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1295351	Monopole	139 ft	2016	Forest Lake	Cellco Partnership
1306605	Monopole	134 ft	2019	Lake Elmo	Cellco Partnership
1286068	Monopole	133 ft	1997	St Paul Park	STC Five LLC
1291646	Monopole	128 ft	2015	Lake Elmo	Cellco Partnership
1050679	Tower	123 ft	1998	Cottage Grove	City of Cottage Grove
1004586	Pole	109 ft	1997	Baytown	STC Five LLC
1300105	Monopole	77 ft	2016	Woodbury	Cellco Partnership
1265492	Pole	75 ft	2008	Stillwater	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1278318	Tower	50 ft	2011	St. Paul Park	BNSF Railway Co.
1278319	Tower	50 ft	2012	St. Paul Park	BNSF Railway Co.
1278321	Tower	50 ft	2012	St. Paul Park	BNSF Railway Co.
1261231	Tower	37 ft	2008	Lake Elmo	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics
1316972	Monopole	35 ft	2022	Woodbury	Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC
1317043	Monopole	34 ft	2022	Woodbury	Cellco Partnership
1275323	Pole	30 ft	2013	Forest Lake	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Washington 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: Olmsted County (53), Hubbard County (49), Clay County (48), Beltrami County (46), Winona County (45).

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.