North Carolina / Durham County
#27 of 100 NC counties · 61 structures
Cell towers in Durham County, NC
The FCC registry lists 61 constructed antenna structures in Durham County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 23 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 16 (26%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 37 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 61
- 2Tallest 500 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 255 ft) 200 ft
Who owns the towers in Durham County
23 different registrants own the 61 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 200 feet, 55 feet shorter than the North Carolina median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Durham at 500 feet, built in 2010. More than in any other decade, 48% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1267862 | Guyed tower | 500 ft | 2010 | Durham | New Century Media Group, LLC - New102.5 |
| 1058762 | Tower | 499 ft | 1988 | Durham | DURHAM, CITY OF |
| 1008249 | Guyed tower | 494 ft | 1993 | Oak Grove | American Towers, LLC |
| 1002990 | Guyed tower | 483 ft | 1994 | Durham | American Towers LLC |
| 1005706 | Guyed tower | 421 ft | 1986 | Durham | SBA GC Towers, LLC |
| 1005185 | Tower | 420 ft | 1995 | Durham | K2 Towers III, LLC |
| 1005705 | Guyed tower | 417 ft | 1994 | Durham | SBA GC Towers, LLC |
| 1058763 | Tower | 400 ft | 1995 | Bahama | DURHAM, CITY OF |
| 1059838 | Guyed tower | 377 ft | 2024 | Durham | University of North Carolina |
| 1007494 | Tower | 350 ft | 1995 | Durham | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1007709 | Lattice tower | 339 ft | 2005 | Durham | Everest Special LLC |
| 1276908 | Guyed tower | 338 ft | 1986 | Durham | SBA GC Towers, LLC |
| 1016459 | Guyed tower | 336 ft | 2015 | Durham | Arohi Media LLC |
| 1007971 | Tower | 321 ft | 1985 | Durham | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1005704 | Tower | 316 ft | 1986 | Durham | PIEDMONT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY INC |
| 1007493 | Tower | 299 ft | 1991 | Durham | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1008773 | Tower | 299 ft | 1977 | Durham | WTVD Television, LLC |
| 1004945 | Guyed tower | 295 ft | 1994 | Durham | American Towers LLC |
| 1005268 | Lattice tower | 272 ft | 2007 | Bahama | American Towers LLC |
| 1004867 | Mast | 265 ft | 1999 | Bethesda | Alltel Corporation |
| 1004866 | Lattice tower | 263 ft | 2004 | Durham | American Towers LLC |
| 1040377 | Tower | 256 ft | 2007 | Durham | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1059930 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2008 | Durham | American Towers, LLC |
| 1005257 | Guyed tower | 242 ft | 1995 | Durham | American Towers LLC |
| 1002170 | Guyed tower | 232 ft | 2010 | Bahama | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1030359 | Tower | 219 ft | 1997 | Durham | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1007570 | Other or unspecified | 217 ft | 1976 | Durham | A&B Media LLC |
| 1007569 | Other or unspecified | 211 ft | 1976 | Durham | A&B Media LLC |
| 1007571 | Other or unspecified | 207 ft | 1976 | Durham | A&B Media LLC |
| 1062418 | Tower | 200 ft | 1998 | Durham | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1232490 | Monopole | 200 ft | 2001 | Durhan | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1294238 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2015 | Durham | Skyway Towers, LLC |
| 1318001 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2015 | Durham | Skyway Towers, LLC |
| 1003339 | Tower | 195 ft | 1992 | Durham | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1203337 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 2000 | Durham | American Towers LLC |
| 1053075 | Monopole | 194 ft | 1998 | Raleigh | STC Two LLC |
| 1006506 | Other or unspecified | 185 ft | 1994 | Durham | 3105 Colclough Ave LLC |
| 1006507 | Other or unspecified | 180 ft | 1994 | Durham | 3105 Colclough Ave LLC |
| 1295996 | Monopole | 180 ft | 2016 | Durham | CTI Towers Assets II, LLC |
| 1006508 | Other or unspecified | 175 ft | 1994 | Durham | 3105 Colclough Ave LLC |
| 1047078 | Monopole | 175 ft | 2016 | Morrisville | STC Two LLC |
| 1281062 | Pole | 174 ft | 1997 | Durham | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1270877 | Pole | 171 ft | 2006 | Durham | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1008776 | Monopole | 170 ft | 1997 | Durham | American Towers LLC |
| 1034557 | Mast | 170 ft | 1997 | Durham | American Towers LLC |
| 1280174 | Monopole | 170 ft | 1997 | Durham | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1281069 | Pole | 169 ft | 1997 | Research Triangle Pk | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1280160 | Monopole | 168 ft | 1997 | Durham | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1057908 | Tower | 167 ft | 1998 | Durham | American Towers, LLC |
| 1003636 | Pole | 165 ft | 1999 | Morrisville | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1003335 | Mast | 160 ft | 1999 | Durham | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1003639 | Mast | 155 ft | 1999 | Durham | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1005175 | Tower | 145 ft | 1994 | Durham | Alltel Corporation |
| 1281101 | Tree / stealth | 131 ft | 2009 | Durham | American Towers LLC |
| 1300347 | Tree / stealth | 131 ft | 2016 | Durham | Skyway Towers, LLC |
| 1270813 | Tree / stealth | 129 ft | 2006 | Durham | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1276416 | Tree / stealth | 129 ft | 2011 | Durham | American Towers LLC |
| 1281075 | Pole | 129 ft | 1997 | Durham | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1276307 | Tree / stealth | 125 ft | 2010 | Durham | American Towers LLC |
| 1301496 | Monopole | 125 ft | 2017 | Raleigh | EIP Holdings II, LLC |
| 1271326 | Tree / stealth | 95 ft | 2005 | Durham | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Durham 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: Sampson County (63), Davidson County (62), Gaston County (62), Cleveland County (59), Rockingham County (59).
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.