North Carolina / Bladen County

#33 of 100 NC counties · 56 structures

Cell towers in Bladen County, NC

The FCC registry lists 56 constructed antenna structures in Bladen County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 23 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 11 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 17 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 56
  2. 2Tallest 998 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
  4. 4Median height (state 255 ft) 310 ft
Structures
56
rank 33 of 100 in NC
Most common type
Lattice tower
36% of structures
Over 200 feet
49
88% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
54% built then

Who owns the towers in Bladen County

23 different registrants own the 56 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name this site withholds. 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.

Array Digital Infrastructure11American Tower9Crown Castle8Alltel5Duke Energy Business Service3Bladen County Schools3North Carolina State Highway2VB BTS III, LLC2
Constructed structures in Bladen County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 310 feet, 55 feet taller than the North Carolina median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Tar Heel at 998 feet, built in 1986. Most 54% were built in the 2000s.

Lattice tower20Tower17Guyed tower12Pole3Other or unspecified2Mast1Water tank1
Structures in Bladen County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11970s31980s81990s302000s122010s22020s
Structures in Bladen 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1059251Guyed tower998 ft1986Tar HeelGTC Uno, LLC
1042643Tower420 ft1991KellyFOUR COUNTY ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
1291616Guyed tower410 ft2014ClarktonNorth Carolina State Highway Patrol
1290174Lattice tower400 ft2014KellyNorth Carolina State Highway Patrol
1042644Tower380 ft1987BladenboroFour County EMC
1208979Guyed tower369 ft2000BladenboroAmerican Towers LLC
1020471Tower367 ft1996ElizabethtownBaldwin Branch Missonary Baptist Church
1004968Guyed tower366 ft1996ElizabethtownAmerican Towers LLC
1249203Guyed tower366 ft2006CouncilAlltel Corporation
1250479Guyed tower358 ft2005BladenboroAlltel Corporation
1008971Other or unspecified347 ft1988White LakeAmerican Towers LLC
1201438Lattice tower325 ft1999ClarktonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1238191Guyed tower325 ft2003Tar HeelARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1251990Lattice tower325 ft2006White LakeARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1252103Lattice tower325 ft2006GarlandARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1254707Lattice tower325 ft2006ElizabethtownARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1306804Guyed tower325 ft2019CouncilDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1003459Tower322 ft2002CouncilDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1059263Tower320 ft1999Tar HeelAmerican Towers LLC
1234192Lattice tower315 ft2002White LakeARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1009757Tower312 ft1992CouncilTVT III, LLC
1006854Lattice tower310 ft1994ElizabethtownARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1223377Guyed tower310 ft2003ElizabethtownAmerican Towers LLC
1267504Lattice tower310 ft2009ClarktonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1268787Lattice tower310 ft2010East ArcadiaARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1270274Lattice tower310 ft2009AtkinsonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1290729Lattice tower310 ft2014CouncilAmerican Towers LLC
1295664Lattice tower310 ft2016TarheelAlltel Corporation
1332120Guyed tower310 ft2026HarrellsVB BTS III, LLC
1008957Other or unspecified308 ft1994TobermoryAmerican Towers LLC
1240996Guyed tower308 ft2004White LakeAlltel Corporation
1289738Lattice tower308 ft2014GarlandAmerican Towers LLC
1245021Mast307 ft2006Carvers CreekCCATT LLC
1234666Tower306 ft2002ClarktonCrown Castle South LLC
1234712Tower306 ft2002ClarktonCrown Castle South LLC
1256190Tower306 ft2007GarlandCellco Partnership
1290114Lattice tower306 ft2014White OakDiamond Communications LLC
1232766Tower305 ft1974ElizabethtownCounty of Bladen - Central Services
1234528Tower305 ft2002Council,Crown Castle South LLC
1234891Tower305 ft2002BladenboroCrown Castle South LLC
1240677Lattice tower305 ft2004RidgewoodCCATT LLC
1290487Lattice tower305 ft2014BladenboroAmerican Towers LLC
1320603Guyed tower300 ft2022ElizabethtownThe Towers, LLC
1266279Tower285 ft2009White OakAlltel Corporation
1002092Tower275 ft2004ElizabethtownDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1260309Tower259 ft2008BladenCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1290562Lattice tower259 ft2014White OakCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1301483Lattice tower259 ft2017CouncilTowercom IV, LLC
1212840Tower257 ft2000FayettevilleSTC Two LLC
1240183Lattice tower183 ft2003BladenboroARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1299804Lattice tower175 ft2019ElizabethtownVB BTS III, LLC
1255951Water tank164 ft2006BladenboroK2 Towers II, LLC
1245069Pole140 ft2005ElizabethtownBladen County Schools
1245295Pole140 ft2005BladenboroBladen County Schools
1245296Pole100 ft2005ElizabethtownBladen County Schools
1228236Tower33 ft2002ElizabethtownPrivate owner (name withheld)

If you have a tower lease in Bladen 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: Wilson County (58), Harnett County (57), Rowan County (57), Beaufort County (55), Franklin County (52).

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.