North Carolina / Davidson County

#25 of 100 NC counties · 62 structures

Cell towers in Davidson County, NC

The FCC registry lists 62 constructed antenna structures in Davidson County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 34 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 15 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 36 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 62
  2. 2Tallest 1050 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 255 ft) 242 ft
Structures
62
rank 25 of 100 in NC
Most common type
Tower
32% of structures
Over 200 feet
35
56% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
35% built then

Who owns the towers in Davidson County

34 different registrants own the 62 structures. 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.

Crown Castle15American Tower13SBA Communications8EnergyUnited Electric Member2Norfolk Southern2North Carolina State Highway2Davidson County Broadcasting2Alltel2
Constructed structures in Davidson County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 242 feet, 13 feet shorter than the North Carolina median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Arcadia at 1050 feet, built in 1988. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 1990s.

Tower20Lattice tower13Monopole11Other or unspecified6Mast6Guyed tower3On a building1Pole1Water tank1
Structures in Davidson County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s61970s41980s221990s212000s72010s12020s
Structures in Davidson 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
1006732Tower1050 ft1988ArcadiaDAVIDSON INVESTMENTS LLC
1005199Guyed tower496 ft1995Winston SalemAmerican Towers LLC
1278506Tower495 ft2012WelcomeNorth Carolina State Highway Patrol
1275461Other or unspecified463 ft2012LexingtonNorth Carolina State Highway Patrol
1006900Mast412 ft2000DentonCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1006905Mast412 ft1999LexingtonCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1306327Lattice tower380 ft2019DentonDavidson County Government
1005204Other or unspecified363 ft1995ThomasvilleAmerican Towers, LLC
1005951Lattice tower321 ft1996LexingtonCrown Castle South LLC
1002810Mast316 ft1998LexingtonCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1024345Tower314 ft1997LexingtonCrown Castle South LLC
1026055Mast314 ft1997LexingtonCrown Castle South LLC
1030689Mast312 ft1998LexingtonCrown Castle South LLC
1006635Lattice tower312 ft1984KernersvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1007023Other or unspecified301 ft2003LexingtonAmerican Towers LLC
1006458Guyed tower300 ft1971High PointEIP Holdings II, LLC
1005465Tower287 ft1952ThomasvilleGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1035372Lattice tower281 ft1998ThomasvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1004742Guyed tower278 ft1995MidwayAmerican Towers LLC
1004708Lattice tower270 ft1995LexingtonAmerican Towers LLC
1001693Tower269 ft1990LexingtonK2 Towers II, LLC
1246705Tower269 ft2004LexingtonDavidson County 911
1018419Tower266 ft1997LexingtonPinnacle Towers LLC
1004735Lattice tower266 ft2004ThomasvilleAmerican Tower LLC
1046096Lattice tower264 ft1996LexingtonAmerican Towers LLC
1200951Lattice tower263 ft1999ThomasvilleSBA Towers, LLC
1223282Tower258 ft2001SouthmountCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1224961Tower258 ft2001SouthmontCrown Communication LLC
1010741Monopole255 ft1996LexingtonAmerican Towers LLC
1005950Lattice tower249 ft1996LinwoodCrown Castle South LLC
1204228Tower245 ft2000DentonEnergyUnited Electric Membership Corporation
1005947Tower240 ft1996ThomasvilleCrown Castle South LLC
1006731Tower229 ft1978LexingtonDAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO INC
1002651Lattice tower220 ft2003LexingtonAmerican Towers LLC
1044326Tower203 ft1976WelcomeTranscontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
1235823Lattice tower199 ft1997LexingtonAmerican Towers LLC
1250949Monopole198 ft2006ThomasvilleSBA Infrastructures, LLC
1259813Monopole197 ft2008LexingtonSBA Towers IV, LLC
1254655Tower190 ft2007LexingtonEnergyUnited Electric Membership Corporation
1321213Monopole190 ft2023LexingtonCitySwitch II, LLC
1217469Tower188 ft2000Cotton Grove TownshiCrown Communication LLC
1297070Lattice tower186 ft1993LexingtonALLTEL Corporation
1279259Other or unspecified183 ft1978LexingtonDavidson County Broadcasting, Inc.
1279262Other or unspecified183 ft1978LexingtonDavidson County Broadcasting, Inc.
1279265Other or unspecified182 ft1978LexingtonDavidson Broadcasting Company, Inc.
1255259Tower171 ft2006ThomasvilleSBA Infrastructures, LLC
1266954Water tank171 ft2009LexingtonT-Mobile South LLC
1249117Tower170 ft2003LexingtonGlobal Signal Acquisitions LLC
1311017Monopole170 ft2017LexingtonCTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1301954Monopole169 ft2017LexingtonTowerCo 2013 LLC
1064887Lattice tower167 ft1999DentonSBA Towers, LLC
1250950Monopole167 ft2005ThomasvilleSBA Infrastructures, LLC
1249920Monopole164 ft2005High PointSBA Towers IV, LLC
1304912Monopole153 ft2018ThomasvilleALLTEL Corporation
1256261Tower150 ft1984LexingtonNCTC Series 3, LLC
1019067Monopole143 ft1997LinwoodPinnacle Towers LLC
1230852Tower135 ft2001LexingtonSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1234021On a building116 ft1982LexingtonLexcom Telephone Company
1256808Tower110 ft2007LexingtonConterra Ultra Broadband LLC
1298508Monopole63 ft2016LexingtonNorfolk Southern Railway Company
1252372Pole43 ft2006LexingtonNorfolk Southern Railway Company
1207594Mast30 ft2000LexingtonDAVIDSON COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY

If you have a tower lease in Davidson 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: Union County (64), Buncombe County (63), Sampson County (63), Gaston County (62), Durham County (61).

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.