North Carolina / Buncombe County
#23 of 100 NC counties · 63 structures
Cell towers in Buncombe County, NC
The FCC registry lists 63 constructed antenna structures in Buncombe County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Crown Castle owns 19 of them (30%), 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 30 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 63
- 2Tallest 329 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 255 ft) 199 ft
Who owns the towers in Buncombe County
27 different registrants own the 63 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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.
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 other or unspecified near Asheville at 329 feet, built in 2006. More than in any other decade, 48% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1007873 | Other or unspecified | 329 ft | 2006 | Asheville | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1007874 | Other or unspecified | 329 ft | 2006 | Asheville | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1007875 | Other or unspecified | 329 ft | 2006 | Asheville | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1007876 | Other or unspecified | 329 ft | 2006 | Asheville | Capstar Radio Operating Company |
| 1054644 | Guyed tower | 309 ft | 1998 | Weaverville | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1018329 | Lattice tower | 306 ft | 1997 | Weaverville | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1277659 | Tower | 300 ft | 2012 | Weaverville | County of Buncombe |
| 1050021 | Tower | 285 ft | 1998 | Candler | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1021785 | Tower | 269 ft | 1965 | Asheville | Norfolk Southern Corporation |
| 1054254 | Lattice tower | 258 ft | 1999 | Candler | SBA Sites, LLC |
| 1056164 | Lattice tower | 257 ft | 1998 | Asheville | SBA Sites, LLC |
| 1003504 | Lattice tower | 256 ft | 1995 | Weaverville | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1005068 | Other or unspecified | 251 ft | 1991 | Black Mountain | BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| 1005067 | Other or unspecified | 249 ft | 1991 | Black Mountain | BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| 1005069 | Other or unspecified | 249 ft | 1991 | Black Mountain | BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| 1005070 | Other or unspecified | 249 ft | 1991 | Black Mountain | BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| 1005898 | Lattice tower | 241 ft | 1996 | Asheville | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1005897 | Monopole | 240 ft | 1996 | Asheville | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1005899 | Tower | 240 ft | 1996 | Asheville | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1019293 | Tower | 240 ft | 1997 | Asheville | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1005901 | Monopole | 235 ft | 1996 | Asheville | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1005900 | Pole | 233 ft | 1996 | Asheville | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1025502 | Tower | 215 ft | 1998 | Asheville | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1010518 | Lattice tower | 210 ft | 2015 | Asheville | NORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY PATROL |
| 1033392 | Tower | 200 ft | 1998 | Asheville | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1279731 | Tower | 200 ft | 1996 | Ashville | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1000082 | Tower | 199 ft | 1995 | Asheville | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1213555 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2001 | Swannanoa | American Towers LLC |
| 1226590 | Tower | 199 ft | 2000 | Weaverville | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1235637 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2002 | Weaverville | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1325203 | Monopole | 199 ft | 1996 | Asheville | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1329607 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2025 | Asheville | Duke Energy Business Services, LLC |
| 1015320 | Tower | 197 ft | 1986 | Fairview | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1218652 | Monopole | 196 ft | 2003 | Fletcher | American Towers LLC |
| 1271475 | Monopole | 186 ft | 2009 | Candler | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1252866 | Tower | 185 ft | 2006 | Asheville | North Carolina Highway Patrol |
| 1297131 | Monopole | 184 ft | 2016 | Asheville | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1056986 | Pole | 183 ft | 1999 | Ridgecrest | SBA Sites, LLC |
| 1287794 | Pole | 183 ft | 2013 | Arden | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1005902 | Lattice tower | 182 ft | 1996 | Arden | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1223988 | Pole | 182 ft | 1997 | Skyland | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1000099 | Tower | 180 ft | 1991 | Asheville | CROWN ATLANTIC COMPANY, LLC |
| 1289880 | Lattice tower | 180 ft | 2014 | Arden | Buncombe County |
| 1303552 | Lattice tower | 180 ft | 2017 | Asheville | City of Asheville, NC |
| 1061337 | Tower | 177 ft | 1991 | Beaverdam | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1000081 | Lattice tower | 166 ft | 1993 | Arden | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1325519 | Monopole | 165 ft | 2015 | Weaverville | Skyway Towers, LLC |
| 1000094 | Tower | 164 ft | 1991 | Asheville | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1259687 | Other or unspecified | 160 ft | 2008 | Black Mountain | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| 1007552 | Lattice tower | 137 ft | 1993 | Chimney Rock Village | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1015321 | Tower | 135 ft | 1980 | Black Mountain | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1333021 | Monopole | 135 ft | 2026 | Asheville | Vogue Towers II, LLC |
| 1250813 | Pole | 133 ft | 2005 | Weaverville | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1274528 | Tree / stealth | 130 ft | 2010 | Montreat | SBA Towers VI, LLC |
| 1230547 | Lattice tower | 125 ft | 2001 | Weaverville | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1234951 | Lattice tower | 125 ft | 2002 | Asheville | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1236100 | Other or unspecified | 120 ft | 2002 | Asheville | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1007366 | Tower | 113 ft | 1996 | Arden | City of Asheville, NC |
| 1218646 | Monopole | 110 ft | 2000 | Candler | American Towers LLC |
| 1250498 | Pole | 101 ft | 2005 | Asheville | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1267543 | Pole | 100 ft | 2009 | Asheville | EIP Holdings II, LLC |
| 1309245 | Monopole | 99 ft | 2019 | Asheville | EIP Holdings II, LLC |
| 1315321 | Monopole | 94 ft | 2020 | Asheville | TowerCom IV, LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Buncombe 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: Cabarrus County (64), Rutherford County (64), Union County (64), Sampson County (63), Davidson County (62).
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.