#51 of 100 NC counties · 33 structures

Cell towers in Dare County, NC

The FCC registry lists 33 constructed antenna structures in Dare County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 6 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 33
2Tallest 545 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 255 ft) 280 ft

Structures

rank 51 of 100 in NC

Most common type

Tower

42% of structures

Over 200 feet

73% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

30% built then

Who owns the towers in Dare County

20 different registrants own the 33 structures. 4 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.

Constructed structures in Dare County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 280 feet, 25 feet taller than the North Carolina median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Wanchese at 545 feet, built in 2014. More than in any other decade, 30% were built in the 2010s.

Structures in Dare County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Dare 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.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1290758	Guyed tower	545 ft	2014	Wanchese	East Carolina Radio, Inc.
1273314	Tower	538 ft	2010	Buxton	Private owner (name withheld)
1267867	Guyed tower	528 ft	2014	Wanchese	East Carolina Radio, Inc.
1023397	Guyed tower	503 ft	2017	Wanchese	Crown Castle South LLC
1250002	Tower	490 ft	2005	Nags Head	Private owner (name withheld)
1207404	Tower	425 ft	1999	Buxton	US Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit
1036029	Tower	416 ft	1995	Wanchese	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1255488	Other or unspecified	359 ft	2010	Manns Harbour	North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1203259	Tower	324 ft	1980	Wanchese	East Carolina Radio, Inc.
1248604	Tower	323 ft	2005	Kitty Hawk	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1005791	Other or unspecified	316 ft	1995	Buxton	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1004591	Other or unspecified	314 ft	1994	Rodanthe	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1275775	Tower	290 ft	2011	Eat Lake	Lanier Group
1006886	Tower	288 ft	1990	Manteo	Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed
1005007	Lattice tower	285 ft	2004	Manteo	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1277060	Lattice tower	285 ft	2011	East Lake	SBA Towers V, LLC
1001601	Guyed tower	280 ft	2004	Kitty Hawk	Virginia Electric and Power Company
1330140	Lattice tower	279 ft	2026	Kitty Hawk	Virginia Electric and Power Company
1012344	Lattice tower	275 ft	1997	Manteo	SBA Towers II LLC
1033395	Guyed tower	256 ft	2019	Buxton	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1055260	Tower	248 ft	2002	Nag'S Head	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1006885	Lattice tower	241 ft	1982	Buxton	Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed
1240641	Tower	229 ft	2004	Manns Harbor	Alltel Corporation
1005678	Tower	224 ft	1985	Manteo	ORBIT COMMUNICATIONS INC DBA = WVOD FM
1312154	Monopole	192 ft	2020	Kill Devil Hills	Town of Kill Devil Hills
1207098	Other or unspecified	180 ft	1988	Kill Devil Hills	County of Dare, North Carolina
1226666	Tower	178 ft	2001	Nags Head	Private owner (name withheld)
1292966	Monopole	155 ft	2015	Kitty Hawk	American Towers LLC
1006884	Lattice tower	150 ft	1994	Hatteras	Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed
1001607	Pole	143 ft	1981	Manteo	KELLOGG SUPPLY COMPANY
1246243	Tower	80 ft	2003	Frisco	CCATT LLC
1301007	Lattice tower	70 ft	2016	Manteo	Dare, County of
1238720	Tower	20 ft	2003	Kill Devil Hills	Private owner (name withheld)

If you have a tower lease in Dare 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: Burke County (38), Lee County (38), Surry County (36), McDowell County (33), Hoke County (32).

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.