North Carolina / Cleveland County

#28 of 100 NC counties · 59 structures

Cell towers in Cleveland County, NC

The FCC registry lists 59 constructed antenna structures in Cleveland County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 28 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 17 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 33 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 59
  2. 2Tallest 421 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 255 ft) 258 ft
Structures
59
rank 28 of 100 in NC
Most common type
Lattice tower
41% of structures
Over 200 feet
44
75% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
36% built then

Who owns the towers in Cleveland County

28 different registrants own the 59 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.

American Tower17Crown Castle10SBA Communications6County of Cleveland4Alltel3NORTH CAROLINA 4 CELLULAR LI2STC Two LLC2Private owners2
Constructed structures in Cleveland County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 258 feet, close to the North Carolina median of 255 feet. The tallest is a structure near Polkville at 421 feet, built in 2007. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2000s.

Lattice tower24Tower18Monopole8Other or unspecified4Guyed tower2Pole2Mast1
Structures in Cleveland County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11970s191990s212000s122010s62020s
Structures in Cleveland 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
1256589Other or unspecified421 ft2007PolkvilleCounty of Cleveland
1249242Other or unspecified420 ft2006Kings MountainCounty of Cleveland
1250962Other or unspecified420 ft2006Boiling SpringsCounty of Cleveland
1250124Other or unspecified416 ft2006ShelbyCounty of Cleveland
1209585Guyed tower349 ft2000ShelbyAmerican Towers LLC
1207475Guyed tower335 ft1999ShelbyAmerican Towers LLC
1031546Tower321 ft1997ShelbyPinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1037618Lattice tower320 ft1999ShelbyAmerican Towers LLC
1210402Lattice tower318 ft2000LawndaleAmerican Towers LLC
1005930Lattice tower317 ft1996Kings MountainCrown Castle South LLC
1024603Mast317 ft1997LattimoreCrown Castle South LLC
1005912Lattice tower315 ft1996GroverCrown Castle South LLC
1062685Lattice tower314 ft1997ShelbyCrown Atlantic Company, LLC
1001527Tower314 ft1993ShelbyNORTH CAROLINA 4 CELLULAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1005924Tower311 ft1998ShelbyCrown Castle South LLC
1306507Lattice tower307 ft2018Kings MountainUniti Towers LLC
1248821Tower305 ft2005ShelbyAlltel Corporation
1252532Lattice tower303 ft2006ShelbyAlltel Corporation
1323057Lattice tower289 ft2024ShelbyTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1217492Tower283 ft2000ShelbySBA Properties, LLC
1001512Lattice tower270 ft1990ShelbyDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1056421Tower270 ft1998CherryvilleSTC Two LLC
1245274Tower270 ft2005ShelbySBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1007399Tower269 ft1995MooresboroK-LOVE, Inc.
1064847Lattice tower265 ft1999ValeSBA Towers, LLC
1206414Lattice tower265 ft1999Kings MountainAmerican Towers LLC
1328758Lattice tower259 ft2025MooresboroNetwork Towers, LLC
1289891Lattice tower258 ft2014CasarAmerican Towers LLC
1290029Lattice tower258 ft2014LawndaleAmerican Towers LLC
1290094Lattice tower258 ft2014CasarAmerican Towers LLC
1290103Lattice tower258 ft2014LawndaleAmerican Towers LLC
1291345Lattice tower258 ft2014MooresboroAmerican Towers LLC
1220852Tower256 ft2001GroverSTC Two LLC
1255812Lattice tower255 ft2007ShelbyAmerican Towers LLC
1200215Lattice tower254 ft1999FallstonSBA Sites, LLC
1289604Lattice tower253 ft2014Boiling SpringsAmerican Towers LLC
1237402Tower250 ft2003GroverGlobal Signal Acquisitions LLC
1310381Lattice tower244 ft2019FallstonTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1223096Tower240 ft2001Boiling SpringsAmerican Towers LLC
1237401Lattice tower240 ft2002ShelbySBA Towers II LLC
1242446Pole240 ft2004ShelbySBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1327118Lattice tower239 ft2024GroverSouthern Towers BTS, LP
1062687Tower214 ft1997Kings MountainCrown Atlantic Company, LLC
1001529Tower214 ft1993Kings MountainNORTH CAROLINA 4 CELLULAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1007400Tower200 ft1973Boiling SpringsGARDNER WEBB JUNIOR COLLEGE INC
1236591Lattice tower200 ft1995Kings MountainAlltel Corporation
1320266Monopole200 ft2023ShelbyCitySwitch II, LLC
1271211Monopole199 ft2009ShelbyAmerican Towers LLC
1289158Monopole199 ft2014ShelbyAmerican Towers LLC
1296979Monopole199 ft2016ShelbyCellco Partnership
1004770Tower190 ft1994ShelbyOKLAHOMA RSA NO 4 PARTNERSHIP
1289235Monopole183 ft2014Kings MountainCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1320773Monopole183 ft2021Kings MountainTowerCom IV-B, LLC
1327865Monopole181 ft2024ShelbyTowerCom IV-B, LLC
1046116Tower166 ft2001King'S MountainAmerican Towers, LLC
1294232Monopole154 ft2015ShelbyAmerican Towers LLC
1241194Pole145 ft2004ShelbyGlobal Signal Acquisitions LLC
1273258Tower59 ft2009ShelbyPrivate owner (name withheld)
1238543Tower25 ft2003ShelbyPrivate owner (name withheld)

If you have a tower lease in Cleveland 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: Davidson County (62), Gaston County (62), Durham County (61), Rockingham County (59), Wilson County (58).

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.