Tower Landlord

North Carolina / Franklin County

#35 of 100 NC counties · 52 structures

Cell towers in Franklin County, NC

The FCC registry lists 52 constructed antenna structures in Franklin County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 24 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 14 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 22 between them.

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  1. 1Constructed structures 52
  2. 2Tallest 1223 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 255 ft) 278 ft
Structures
52
rank 35 of 100 in NC
Most common type
Lattice tower
54% of structures
Over 200 feet
51
98% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
29% built then

Who owns the towers in Franklin County

24 different registrants own the 52 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.

American Tower14SBA Communications6Franklin County Emergency Co5Franklin, County of4Array Digital Infrastructure3Duke Energy Business Service2North Carolina State Highway2Alltel2
Constructed structures in Franklin County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 278 feet, 23 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 Louisburg at 1223 feet, built in 1996. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 2010s.

Lattice tower28Tower10Guyed tower8Other or unspecified3Mast2Monopole1
Structures in Franklin County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s11970s21980s121990s102000s152010s112020s
Structures in Franklin 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
1002781Guyed tower1223 ft1996LouisburgAmerican Towers LLC
1002317Guyed tower998 ft1984AlertBible Broadcasting Network, Inc.
1253657Other or unspecified500 ft2006YoungsvilleCapitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
1004802Guyed tower420 ft1996LouisburgAmerican Towers LLC
1280571Tower420 ft2011LouisburgFranklin, County of
1280573Tower420 ft2012LouisburgFranklin, County of
1064632Tower412 ft1974BunnTONEY LUMBER CO, INC.
1010056Guyed tower410 ft1999ZebulonAlltel Corporation
1003583Guyed tower407 ft1993LouisburgARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1264306Other or unspecified400 ft2010LouisburgNorth Carolina State Highway Patrol
1007192Tower328 ft1990FranklintonNew Century Media Group, LLC - DBA - Old 102.5
1218047Lattice tower325 ft2000BunnARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1325674Lattice tower325 ft2024YoungsvilleFranklin County Emergency Communications
1325750Lattice tower325 ft2024LouisburgFranklin County Emergency Communications
1002330Tower321 ft2010ZebulonDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1220096Tower320 ft1983LouisburgCounty of Franklin NC
1237154Tower320 ft2003LouisburgFranklin, County of
1301923Guyed tower320 ft2017YoungsvilleWake Electric Membership Corporation
1321539Lattice tower320 ft2024LouisburgFranklin County
1326773Lattice tower317 ft2024LouisburgFranklin County Emergency Communications
1318146Lattice tower315 ft2021ZebulonDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1212875Lattice tower310 ft2000ZebulonSBA Properties, LLC
1050058Lattice tower308 ft1998YoungsvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1201511Lattice tower308 ft1999FranklintonSBA Towers, LLC
1326928Lattice tower294 ft2024LouisburgFranklin County Emergency Communications
1232811Lattice tower281 ft2002YoungsvilleSBA Properties, LLC
1325751Lattice tower275 ft2024FranklintonFranklin County Emergency Communications
1008974Other or unspecified268 ft1966BunnNorth Carolina State Highway Patrol
1004927Guyed tower267 ft1995FranklintonAmerican Towers LLC
1055614Lattice tower265 ft1998YoungsvilleARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1057375Guyed tower265 ft1998YoungsvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1204118Tower265 ft1999LouisburgSBA Towers, LLC
1204188Lattice tower265 ft1999BunnSBA Towers, LLC
1262109Lattice tower265 ft2008YoungsvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1280092Tower265 ft2011FranklintonFranklin, County of
1247330Mast261 ft2005FranklintonCCATT LLC
1233751Tower260 ft2002YoungsvilleSTC Two LLC
1289298Lattice tower258 ft2014CastaliaAmerican Towers LLC
1289611Lattice tower258 ft2014LouisburgAmerican Towers LLC
1289613Lattice tower258 ft2014LouisburgAmerican Towers LLC
1289748Lattice tower257 ft2014LouisburgAmerican Towers LLC
1289612Lattice tower256 ft2014LouisburgAmerican Towers LLC
1290459Lattice tower256 ft2014LouisburgAmerican Towers, LLC
1288698Lattice tower255 ft2013ZebulonAmerican Towers LLC
1290396Lattice tower255 ft2014LouisburgAmerican Towers LLC
1323956Lattice tower254 ft2023Spring HopeVB BTS, LLC
1314655Lattice tower250 ft2021Spring HopeTowerCo 2013 LLC
1323165Lattice tower249 ft2023LouisburgThe Towers, LLC
1243183Lattice tower245 ft2004HendersonSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1240628Mast236 ft2003FranklintonCCATT LLC
1325386Monopole234 ft2024KittrellTowerCom IV-B, LLC
1298542Lattice tower199 ft2018LouisburgAlltel Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Franklin 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: Rowan County (57), Bladen County (56), Beaufort County (55), Columbus County (50), Moore County (50).

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.