#83 of 100 NC counties · 13 structures

Cell towers in Ashe County, NC

The FCC registry lists 13 constructed antenna structures in Ashe County, 0% of North Carolina's 4,515. VB-S1 Assets, LLC owns 5 of them (38%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 13
2Tallest 308 ft
3Largest owner VB-S1 Assets, LLC
4Median height (state 255 ft) 199 ft

Structures

rank 83 of 100 in NC

Most common type

Monopole

62% of structures

Over 200 feet

8% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

69% built then

Who owns the towers in Ashe County

7 different registrants own the 13 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 Ashe County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 199 feet, 56 feet shorter than the North Carolina median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near West Jefferson at 308 feet, built in 1972. Most 69% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Ashe 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
1002759	Tower	308 ft	1972	West Jefferson	Caddell Broadcasting, Inc.
1295384	Monopole	199 ft	2015	Laurel Springs	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1296437	Monopole	199 ft	2015	West Jefferson	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1297492	Monopole	199 ft	2015	Lansing	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1297718	Monopole	199 ft	2016	Helton	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1298528	Monopole	199 ft	2016	Laurel Township	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1299225	Monopole	199 ft	2016	Creston	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1314131	Monopole	199 ft	2020	Crumpler	CitySwitch II, LLC
1305094	Lattice tower	195 ft	2018	Creston	North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1309597	Monopole	194 ft	2017	Creston	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1271104	Other or unspecified	180 ft	2009	Jefferson	North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1005864	Other or unspecified	153 ft	1993	Jefferson	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1264574	Lattice tower	100 ft	2015	West Jefferson	North Carolina State Highway Patrol

If you have a tower lease in Ashe 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 North Carolina with similar tower counts: Cherokee County (14), Jackson County (14), Pamlico County (14), Washington County (13), Madison County (12).

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.