North Carolina / Catawba County
#17 of 100 NC counties · 66 structures
Cell towers in Catawba County, NC
The FCC registry lists 66 constructed antenna structures in Catawba County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 26 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 17 (26%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 35 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 66
- 2Tallest 485 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 255 ft) 203 ft
Who owns the towers in Catawba County
26 different registrants own the 66 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 203 feet, 52 feet shorter than the North Carolina median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Hickory at 485 feet, built in 1967. More than in any other decade, 35% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1019297 | Tower | 485 ft | 1967 | Hickory | WHKY, LLC |
| 1004701 | Guyed tower | 406 ft | 2014 | Claremont | American Towers LLC |
| 1262531 | Lattice tower | 400 ft | 2008 | Claremont | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| 1004697 | Guyed tower | 364 ft | 2024 | Hickory | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1004910 | Lattice tower | 356 ft | 1994 | Newton | American Towers LLC |
| 1201244 | Tower | 320 ft | 1999 | Hickory | City of Hickory |
| 1005964 | Lattice tower | 317 ft | 2009 | Hickory | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1002349 | Tower | 316 ft | 1996 | Maiden | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1006290 | Guyed tower | 315 ft | 1990 | Maiden | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1001295 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2021 | Newton | CATAWBA, COUNTY OF |
| 1005965 | Guyed tower | 314 ft | 1996 | Claremont | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1064650 | Guyed tower | 310 ft | 1999 | Vale | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1007572 | Tower | 299 ft | 1986 | Claremont | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1006355 | Lattice tower | 290 ft | 2016 | Hickory | NEWTON-CONOVER COMMUNICATIONS, INC |
| 1004703 | Lattice tower | 271 ft | 2010 | Conover | American Towers LLC |
| 1006293 | Tower | 270 ft | 1989 | Hickory | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1065862 | Lattice tower | 270 ft | 1999 | Catawba | American Towers LLC |
| 1065602 | Tower | 265 ft | 1999 | Hickory | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1006295 | Tower | 262 ft | 1989 | Hickory | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1052474 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 1998 | Catawba | American Towers LLC |
| 1054822 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 1998 | Newton | American Towers LLC |
| 1223025 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2001 | Conover | American Towers LLC |
| 1065530 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 1999 | Vale | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1052554 | Tower | 250 ft | 1998 | Sherrils Ford | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1000368 | Tower | 250 ft | 1999 | Conover | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1225383 | Tower | 245 ft | 2001 | Hickory | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1065531 | Monopole | 232 ft | 1999 | Newton | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1004700 | Lattice tower | 226 ft | 1994 | Hickory | American Towers LLC |
| 1019099 | Other or unspecified | 208 ft | 1942 | Hickory | WHKY, LLC |
| 1019100 | Other or unspecified | 208 ft | 1942 | Hickory | WHKY, LLC |
| 1019101 | Other or unspecified | 208 ft | 1942 | Hickory | WHKY, LLC |
| 1019102 | Other or unspecified | 208 ft | 1942 | Hickory | WHKY, LLC |
| 1006356 | Tower | 207 ft | 1948 | Newton | NEWTON CONOVER COMMUNICATIONS INC DBA = WNNC RADIO |
| 1001612 | Tower | 199 ft | 1997 | Hickory | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1047080 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 1997 | Hickory | American Towers LLC |
| 1281367 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2001 | Newton | American Towers LLC |
| 1238294 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 1997 | Maiden | American Towers LLC |
| 1006404 | Pole | 191 ft | 2010 | Hickory | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1200495 | Monopole | 190 ft | 2018 | Hickory | American Towers LLC |
| 1280380 | Monopole | 185 ft | 2011 | Hickory | American Towers LLC |
| 1270703 | Other or unspecified | 180 ft | 2009 | Hickory | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| 1233356 | Tower | 178 ft | 2006 | Denver | EnergyUnited Electric Membership Corporation |
| 1006394 | Lattice tower | 175 ft | 1996 | Hickory | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1250022 | Other or unspecified | 172 ft | 2006 | Denver | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| 1328188 | Lattice tower | 171 ft | 2024 | Maiden | Duke Energy Business Services, LLC |
| 1200297 | On a building | 167 ft | 2001 | Hickory | Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed |
| 1202736 | Monopole | 164 ft | 2003 | Hickory | American Towers LLC |
| 1322614 | Monopole | 164 ft | 2016 | Hickory | Tarpon Towers II, LLC |
| 1245733 | Lattice tower | 163 ft | 2005 | Hickory | American Towers LLC |
| 1330097 | Monopole | 155 ft | 2025 | Hickory | Everlink Towers LLC |
| 1011870 | Lattice tower | 152 ft | 1994 | Maiden | American Towers LLC |
| 1200295 | On a building | 147 ft | 2001 | Hickory | Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed |
| 1311085 | Monopole | 140 ft | 2022 | Claremont | TowerCom IV, LLC |
| 1204384 | Lattice tower | 133 ft | 2009 | Denver | Duke Energy Business Services, llc |
| 1006292 | Pole | 130 ft | 1994 | Hickory | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1227965 | Tower | 130 ft | 2001 | Denver | Two Way Radio of Carolina, Inc. |
| 1227966 | Tower | 130 ft | 2001 | Denver | Two Way Radio of Carolina, Inc. |
| 1209685 | Monopole | 123 ft | 2000 | Newton | American Towers LLC |
| 1326978 | Monopole | 120 ft | 2024 | Conover | TowerCom IV-B, LLC |
| 1329582 | Monopole | 120 ft | 2025 | Clarmont | TowerCo V Holdings LLC |
| 1322321 | Monopole | 119 ft | 2022 | Hickory | Southern Towers BTS, LP |
| 1273966 | Monopole | 111 ft | 1997 | Hickory | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1227964 | Tower | 110 ft | 2001 | Denver | Two Way Radio of Carolina, Inc. |
| 1023650 | Other or unspecified | 105 ft | 1963 | Maiden | CopperMAC, LLC |
| 1241829 | Tower | 100 ft | 2004 | Denver | County of Catawba |
| 1059645 | Tower | 88 ft | 1995 | Hickory | LONGVIEW, TOWN OF |
If you have a tower lease in Catawba 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: Alamance County (69), Nash County (69), Randolph County (68), Craven County (66), Duplin County (66).
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.