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.
- 1Constructed structures 59
- 2Tallest 421 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 255 ft) 258 ft
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.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1256589 | Other or unspecified | 421 ft | 2007 | Polkville | County of Cleveland |
| 1249242 | Other or unspecified | 420 ft | 2006 | Kings Mountain | County of Cleveland |
| 1250962 | Other or unspecified | 420 ft | 2006 | Boiling Springs | County of Cleveland |
| 1250124 | Other or unspecified | 416 ft | 2006 | Shelby | County of Cleveland |
| 1209585 | Guyed tower | 349 ft | 2000 | Shelby | American Towers LLC |
| 1207475 | Guyed tower | 335 ft | 1999 | Shelby | American Towers LLC |
| 1031546 | Tower | 321 ft | 1997 | Shelby | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC |
| 1037618 | Lattice tower | 320 ft | 1999 | Shelby | American Towers LLC |
| 1210402 | Lattice tower | 318 ft | 2000 | Lawndale | American Towers LLC |
| 1005930 | Lattice tower | 317 ft | 1996 | Kings Mountain | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1024603 | Mast | 317 ft | 1997 | Lattimore | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1005912 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 1996 | Grover | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1062685 | Lattice tower | 314 ft | 1997 | Shelby | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1001527 | Tower | 314 ft | 1993 | Shelby | NORTH CAROLINA 4 CELLULAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| 1005924 | Tower | 311 ft | 1998 | Shelby | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1306507 | Lattice tower | 307 ft | 2018 | Kings Mountain | Uniti Towers LLC |
| 1248821 | Tower | 305 ft | 2005 | Shelby | Alltel Corporation |
| 1252532 | Lattice tower | 303 ft | 2006 | Shelby | Alltel Corporation |
| 1323057 | Lattice tower | 289 ft | 2024 | Shelby | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1217492 | Tower | 283 ft | 2000 | Shelby | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1001512 | Lattice tower | 270 ft | 1990 | Shelby | Duke Energy Business Services, LLC |
| 1056421 | Tower | 270 ft | 1998 | Cherryville | STC Two LLC |
| 1245274 | Tower | 270 ft | 2005 | Shelby | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1007399 | Tower | 269 ft | 1995 | Mooresboro | K-LOVE, Inc. |
| 1064847 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 1999 | Vale | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1206414 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 1999 | Kings Mountain | American Towers LLC |
| 1328758 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2025 | Mooresboro | Network Towers, LLC |
| 1289891 | Lattice tower | 258 ft | 2014 | Casar | American Towers LLC |
| 1290029 | Lattice tower | 258 ft | 2014 | Lawndale | American Towers LLC |
| 1290094 | Lattice tower | 258 ft | 2014 | Casar | American Towers LLC |
| 1290103 | Lattice tower | 258 ft | 2014 | Lawndale | American Towers LLC |
| 1291345 | Lattice tower | 258 ft | 2014 | Mooresboro | American Towers LLC |
| 1220852 | Tower | 256 ft | 2001 | Grover | STC Two LLC |
| 1255812 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2007 | Shelby | American Towers LLC |
| 1200215 | Lattice tower | 254 ft | 1999 | Fallston | SBA Sites, LLC |
| 1289604 | Lattice tower | 253 ft | 2014 | Boiling Springs | American Towers LLC |
| 1237402 | Tower | 250 ft | 2003 | Grover | Global Signal Acquisitions LLC |
| 1310381 | Lattice tower | 244 ft | 2019 | Fallston | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1223096 | Tower | 240 ft | 2001 | Boiling Springs | American Towers LLC |
| 1237401 | Lattice tower | 240 ft | 2002 | Shelby | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1242446 | Pole | 240 ft | 2004 | Shelby | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1327118 | Lattice tower | 239 ft | 2024 | Grover | Southern Towers BTS, LP |
| 1062687 | Tower | 214 ft | 1997 | Kings Mountain | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1001529 | Tower | 214 ft | 1993 | Kings Mountain | NORTH CAROLINA 4 CELLULAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| 1007400 | Tower | 200 ft | 1973 | Boiling Springs | GARDNER WEBB JUNIOR COLLEGE INC |
| 1236591 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 1995 | Kings Mountain | Alltel Corporation |
| 1320266 | Monopole | 200 ft | 2023 | Shelby | CitySwitch II, LLC |
| 1271211 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2009 | Shelby | American Towers LLC |
| 1289158 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2014 | Shelby | American Towers LLC |
| 1296979 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Shelby | Cellco Partnership |
| 1004770 | Tower | 190 ft | 1994 | Shelby | OKLAHOMA RSA NO 4 PARTNERSHIP |
| 1289235 | Monopole | 183 ft | 2014 | Kings Mountain | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1320773 | Monopole | 183 ft | 2021 | Kings Mountain | TowerCom IV-B, LLC |
| 1327865 | Monopole | 181 ft | 2024 | Shelby | TowerCom IV-B, LLC |
| 1046116 | Tower | 166 ft | 2001 | King'S Mountain | American Towers, LLC |
| 1294232 | Monopole | 154 ft | 2015 | Shelby | American Towers LLC |
| 1241194 | Pole | 145 ft | 2004 | Shelby | Global Signal Acquisitions LLC |
| 1273258 | Tower | 59 ft | 2009 | Shelby | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1238543 | Tower | 25 ft | 2003 | Shelby | Private 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.