North Carolina / Craven County

#18 of 100 NC counties · 66 structures

Cell towers in Craven County, NC

The FCC registry lists 66 constructed antenna structures in Craven County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. American Tower owns 21 of them (32%), 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 37 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 66
  2. 2Tallest 1037 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 255 ft) 256 ft
Structures
66
rank 18 of 100 in NC
Most common type
Tower
33% of structures
Over 200 feet
40
61% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
38% built then

Who owns the towers in Craven 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.

American Tower21Crown Castle13Array Digital Infrastructure10SBA Communications3NORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY2Alltel2Cebridge Acquisition, L.P.1Private owners1
Constructed structures in Craven County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 256 feet, close to the North Carolina median of 255 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Jasper at 1037 feet, built in 1986. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

Tower22Guyed tower16Lattice tower15Monopole6Other or unspecified3Pole2Mast1Water tank1
Structures in Craven County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s41970s51980s221990s252000s82010s12020s
Structures in Craven 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
1007564Guyed tower1037 ft1986JasperGTC Uno, LLC
1056837Guyed tower720 ft1999New BernPinnacle Towers LLC
1011270Tower718 ft1963New BernEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION
1007057Guyed tower522 ft2019New BernPrivate owner (name withheld)
1261810Other or unspecified475 ft2008New BernNORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
1004814Guyed tower420 ft1995Cove CityAmerican Towers LLC
1004840Guyed tower420 ft2000New BernAmerican Towers LLC
1004936Guyed tower370 ft1995VanceboroAmerican Towers LLC
1004315Guyed tower350 ft1995VanceboroARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1029308Lattice tower345 ft1997DoverARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1006657Guyed tower325 ft1996New BernARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1006855Lattice tower325 ft2002CroatanARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1002359Tower318 ft1986New BernPinnacle Towers LLC
1052486Lattice tower314 ft1998New BernAmerican Towers LLC
1051853Other or unspecified313 ft1998New BernAmerican Towers LLC
1054087Lattice tower313 ft1998New BernAmerican Towers LLC
1054088Guyed tower313 ft1998Cove CityAmerican Towers LLC
1267577Lattice tower310 ft2009HavelockARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1284731Lattice tower310 ft2012GriftonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1289308Guyed tower310 ft2014Cove CityAmerican Towers LLC
1289323Guyed tower308 ft2014ErnulAmerican Towers LLC
1004821Guyed tower306 ft1995New BernAmerican Towers LLC
1246601Guyed tower305 ft2005VanceboroAmerican Towers LLC
1262830Tower299 ft2001New BernUS Coast Guard Navigation Center
1003460Tower288 ft1978New BernCebridge Acquisition, L.P.
1007421Other or unspecified278 ft1973BridgetonANSER QUIK ENTERPRISES INC
1056788Lattice tower276 ft1998New BernAmerican Towers LLC
1225827Lattice tower275 ft2002New BernARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1005182Tower267 ft1994BridgetonAmerican Towers LLC
1062983Tower260 ft1999New BernCrown Communication LLC
1065837Tower260 ft1999New BernCrown Communication LLC
1258610Tower259 ft2007GriftonCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1245327Guyed tower257 ft2004ErnulAmerican Towers LLC
1213443Tower256 ft2000VanceboroCrown Communication LLC
1213444Tower256 ft2000VanceboroCrown Communication LLC
1214834Tower256 ft2000New BernCrown Communication LLC
1255433Tower246 ft2007HavelockAlltel Corporation
1245328Lattice tower234 ft2005New BernSBA Structures, LLC
1023868Lattice tower220 ft2015New BernNORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
1214738Monopole206 ft2000New BernAmerican Towers LLC
1004819Mast200 ft1995New BernAmerican Towers LLC
1057927Tower200 ft1998New BernAmerican Towers LLC
1023653Tower199 ft1987New BernTarpon Towers II, LLC
1226213Lattice tower195 ft2001HavelockARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1016055Guyed tower191 ft1975HavelockDick Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Tennessee
1289413Pole189 ft2014New BernSBA Towers VI, LLC
1331343Monopole174 ft2000New BernAmerican Towers LLC
1056315Water tank166 ft1998HavelockCITY OF HAVELOCK, DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS
1010804Lattice tower165 ft1996New BernARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1247602Monopole162 ft2005HavelockSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1320089Monopole160 ft2021HavelockARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1277270Monopole155 ft2011New BernAmerican Towers LLC
1264345Guyed tower150 ft1980New BernCTC Media Group
1062984Tower147 ft2008New BernCrown Communication LLC
1252397Tower146 ft2007HavelockCCATT LLC
1253964Lattice tower145 ft2007HavelockCCATT LLC
1292255Lattice tower142 ft1998New BernAmerican Towers LLC
1305896Monopole141 ft2019HavelockVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1052485Lattice tower136 ft1998New BernAmerican Towers LLC
1264882Tower133 ft2008New BernAlltel Corporation
1246430Pole129 ft2005New BernCCATT LLC
1250616Tower125 ft2006New BernDiamond Towers LLC
1065504Tower123 ft1999New BernCrown Communication LLC
1201786Tower120 ft1976HavelockCieszko Construction Company, Inc.
1238196Tower115 ft2000New BernJenkins Gas Company
1231872Tower100 ft1981HavelockNorfolk Southern Railway Company

If you have a tower lease in Craven 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: Nash County (69), Randolph County (68), Catawba County (66), Duplin County (66), Cabarrus County (64).

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.