#88 of 100 NC counties · 10 structures

Cell towers in Avery County, NC

The FCC registry lists 10 constructed antenna structures in Avery County, 0% of North Carolina's 4,515. Crown Castle owns 6 of them (60%), 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 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 10
2Tallest 449 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 255 ft) 199 ft

Structures

rank 88 of 100 in NC

Most common type

Lattice tower

60% of structures

Over 200 feet

20% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

50% built then

Who owns the towers in Avery County

5 different registrants own the 10 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 Avery 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 lattice tower near Linville at 449 feet, built in 2024. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Avery 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
1014575	Lattice tower	449 ft	2024	Linville	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1287726	Monopole	207 ft	2001	Newland	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1298449	Lattice tower	199 ft	2016	Elk Park	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1298451	Lattice tower	199 ft	2016	Elk Park	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1298452	Lattice tower	199 ft	2016	Newland	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1298453	Lattice tower	199 ft	2016	Beech Mountain Towns	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1326159	Lattice tower	180 ft	2024	Newland	North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1055405	Tower	141 ft	1995	Newland	MOUNTAIN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
1308549	Monopole	124 ft	2016	Newland	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1268447	Other or unspecified	120 ft	2009	Banner Elk	North Carolina State Highway Patrol

If you have a tower lease in Avery 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: Madison County (12), Perquimans County (12), Watauga County (12), Polk County (10).

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.