North Carolina / Caldwell County
#55 of 100 NC counties · 29 structures
Cell towers in Caldwell County, NC
The FCC registry lists 29 constructed antenna structures in Caldwell County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 19 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 4 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 12 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 29
- 2Tallest 492 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 255 ft) 195 ft
Who owns the towers in Caldwell County
19 different registrants own the 29 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 195 feet, 60 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 Hudson at 492 feet, built in 2012. More than in any other decade, 31% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1005416 | Lattice tower | 492 ft | 2012 | Hudson | UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION INC |
| 1264082 | Tower | 460 ft | 2007 | Lenoir | Caldwell County |
| 1001571 | Lattice tower | 314 ft | 1996 | Granite Falls | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1243656 | Lattice tower | 284 ft | 2005 | Lenoir | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1258086 | Tower | 270 ft | 2007 | Lenoir | CALDWELL COUNTY, NC |
| 1004694 | Lattice tower | 267 ft | 2004 | Granite Falls | American Towers LLC |
| 1005968 | Tower | 266 ft | 1996 | Lenoir | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1005967 | Pole | 256 ft | 1996 | Lenoir | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1006374 | Tower | 244 ft | 1993 | Lenoir | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1007959 | Tower | 233 ft | 1969 | Lenoir | Foothills Radio Group, LLC - DBA 1080 WKGX |
| 1004506 | Guyed tower | 207 ft | 1965 | Granite Falls | FREEDOM BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| 1328897 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2024 | Lenoir | TowerCom IV-B, LLC |
| 1314286 | Monopole | 195 ft | 2022 | Lenoir | CitySwitch II, LLC |
| 1314950 | Monopole | 195 ft | 2021 | Lenoir | TowerCo 2013 LLC |
| 1327921 | Monopole | 195 ft | 2025 | Granite Falls | TowerCo V Holdings LLC |
| 1276550 | Tower | 190 ft | 2010 | Lenoir | Caldwell County |
| 1263870 | Other or unspecified | 180 ft | 2009 | Lenoir | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| 1004870 | Lattice tower | 175 ft | 1994 | Lenoir | American Towers LLC |
| 1329929 | Monopole | 165 ft | 2025 | Lenior | TowerCom IV-B, LLC |
| 1294576 | Lattice tower | 163 ft | 2015 | Hickory | American Towers LLC |
| 1238286 | Lattice tower | 161 ft | 1995 | Lenior | Octagon Towers, LLC |
| 1314956 | Monopole | 159 ft | 2020 | Granite Falls | TowerCom IV-B, LLC |
| 1317904 | Monopole | 145 ft | 2015 | Hudson | Skyway Towers, LLC |
| 1269813 | Lattice tower | 134 ft | 2005 | Granite Falls | American Towers LLC |
| 1262705 | Tower | 114 ft | 2008 | Lenoir | SBA Towers IV, LLC |
| 1263970 | Monopole | 114 ft | 2008 | Lenoir | SBA Towers IV, LLC |
| 1300444 | Lattice tower | 114 ft | 2016 | Lenoir | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1246743 | Pole | 110 ft | 2005 | Lenoir | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1299009 | Monopole | 110 ft | 2016 | Lenoir | Horvath Towers III, LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Caldwell 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: McDowell County (33), Hoke County (32), Pender County (32), Vance County (29), Bertie County (28).
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.