#3 of 100 NC counties · 188 structures

Cell towers in Guilford County, NC

The FCC registry lists 188 constructed antenna structures in Guilford County, 4% of North Carolina's 4,515 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 59 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 38 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 87 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 188
2Tallest 1294 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 255 ft) 199 ft

Structures

188

rank 3 of 100 in NC

Most common type

Tower

27% of structures

Over 200 feet

47% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Guilford County

59 different registrants own the 188 structures. 3 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 Guilford County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 199 feet, 56 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 Greensboro at 1294 feet, built in 1989. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Guilford 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
1006345	Guyed tower	1294 ft	1989	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1006761	Tower	1031 ft	1984	Greensboro	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1001557	Tower	758 ft	1954	Greensboro	WFMY Television, LLC
1033582	Tower	666 ft	1994	Summerfield	GUILFORD, COUNTY OF
1008481	Guyed tower	537 ft	1997	Summerfield	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1033583	Tower	520 ft	1996	Mc Leansville	GUILFORD, COUNTY OF
1033570	Tower	518 ft	1996	Greensboro	GREENSBORO, CITY OF
1006347	Lattice tower	503 ft	2019	Greensboro	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1245967	Tower	470 ft	2004	High Point	CITY OF HIGH POINT, NC
1245968	Tower	470 ft	2004	High Point	CITY OF HIGH POINT, NC
1004562	Tower	463 ft	1985	Greensboro	Private owner (name withheld)
1006457	Lattice tower	418 ft	2004	Greensboro	Everest Special LLC
1004739	Guyed tower	411 ft	1996	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1004633	Lattice tower	408 ft	1999	Brown Summitt	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1005855	Lattice tower	406 ft	1999	Colfax	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1296696	Lattice tower	405 ft	2016	Pleasant Garden	City of Greensboro, NC
1002260	Tower	400 ft	1976	High Point	WEAM QUALITY RADIO CORP.
1295402	Lattice tower	395 ft	2015	Gibonville,	City of Greensboro, NC
1300573	Lattice tower	380 ft	2017	Kernersville, Nc	City of Greensboro
1007022	Guyed tower	375 ft	1998	High Point	American Towers LLC
1007117	Tower	352 ft	1998	Greensboro	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1007118	Tower	349 ft	1987	High Point	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1003237	Tower	347 ft	2007	Greensboro	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1215192	Tower	332 ft	1999	Greensboro	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1008483	Guyed tower	323 ft	2011	Summerfield	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1004733	Guyed tower	321 ft	1992	Pleasant Garden	American Towers LLC
1004635	Tower	310 ft	1985	Greensboro	Cellco Partnership
1001690	Tower	309 ft	2008	Browns Summit	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1007021	Lattice tower	309 ft	1999	Gibsonville	American Towers LLC
1005192	Lattice tower	308 ft	1995	Gibsonville	American Towers LLC
1008969	Lattice tower	308 ft	1952	Brown Summit	American Towers LLC
1214850	Tower	308 ft	2000	Greensboro	SBA Towers, LLC
1240336	Tower	305 ft	2004	Liberty	CCATT LLC
1004981	Mast	304 ft	1998	Whitsett	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1207321	Tower	300 ft	1976	High Point	City of High Point
1311188	Lattice tower	300 ft	2020	Liberty	City of Greensboro, NC
1004636	Tower	299 ft	1993	Greensboro	GREENSBORO, CITY OF
1035661	Tower	299 ft	1971	Greensboro	GREENSBORO, CITY OF
1260581	Tower	299 ft	2004	Greensboro	US Coast Guard Navigation Center
1000758	Tower	295 ft	1983	High Point	Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC
1258214	Tower	290 ft	2007	Mcleansville	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1011884	Lattice tower	289 ft	1997	Mcleansville	SBA Towers II LLC
1005942	Lattice tower	288 ft	1996	Archdale	Crown Castle South LLC
1004579	Mast	287 ft	1993	Greensboro	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1237669	Tower	280 ft	2003	Greensboro,	Cellco Partnership
1005948	Tower	276 ft	2007	Greensboro	Guffey Property Management, LLC
1004728	Guyed tower	273 ft	1996	Summerfield	American Towers LLC
1004738	Lattice tower	270 ft	1994	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1046854	Lattice tower	269 ft	1995	Pleasant Garden	American Towers, LLC
1004718	Lattice tower	267 ft	2000	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1235239	Tower	267 ft	2003	Greensboro	Truth Broadcasting Corporation
1004716	Monopole	265 ft	1994	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1004717	Guyed tower	265 ft	1993	Brown Summit	American Towers LLC
1005953	Lattice tower	265 ft	2007	Greensboro	Crown Castle South LLC
1056904	Tower	265 ft	1998	Greensboro	American Towers, LLC
1027187	Mast	262 ft	1997	Oak Ridge	Crown Castle South LLC
1010475	Tower	260 ft	1998	Whitsett	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1005194	Other or unspecified	260 ft	1996	Greensboro	American Towers, LLC
1056628	Lattice tower	260 ft	2004	Stokesdale	American Towers LLC
1297112	Lattice tower	260 ft	2015	Gibsonville	SBA Towers III LLC
1326142	Lattice tower	260 ft	2024	Julian	CitySwitch II, LLC
1006665	On a building	259 ft	2016	High Point	Triad Media Partners, Inc.
1024877	Tower	256 ft	1960	Greensboro	NORTH CAROLINA, STATE OF
1015390	Tower	255 ft	1997	Greensboro	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1005949	Lattice tower	250 ft	1999	Greensboro	Crown Castle South LLC
1324706	Lattice tower	250 ft	2025	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1006621	Tower	248 ft	1985	Greensboro	Bishop Road Properties, LLC.
1002371	Tower	247 ft	1989	Kernersville	EnergyUnited Electric Membership Corporation
1033584	On a building	245 ft	1996	High Point	GUILFORD, COUNTY OF
1005946	Lattice tower	240 ft	1996	Greensboro	Crown Castle South LLC
1008983	Other or unspecified	238 ft	1988	Highpoint	American Towers LLC
1004691	Mast	235 ft	1993	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1034350	Monopole	231 ft	1997	High Point	American Towers, LLC
1015393	Tower	230 ft	1997	Greensboro	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1322193	Lattice tower	230 ft	2023	Mcleansville	CitySwitch II, LLC
1021786	Tower	226 ft	1965	Monticello	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1005955	Lattice tower	225 ft	1999	Colfax	Crown Castle South LLC
1004715	Lattice tower	220 ft	1995	High Point	American Towers LLC
1004914	Tower	220 ft	1994	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1237711	Monopole	218 ft	2003	Greensboro	SBA Towers X, LLC
1033585	Lattice tower	212 ft	1980	Greensboro	GUILFORD, COUNTY OF
1009665	Lattice tower	210 ft	2015	Greensboro	NORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
1006660	Other or unspecified	206 ft	1990	Greensboro	TWIN CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
1006661	Other or unspecified	206 ft	1990	Greensboro	TWIN CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
1006662	Other or unspecified	206 ft	1990	Greensboro	TWIN CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
1006663	Other or unspecified	206 ft	1990	Greensboro	TWIN CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
1006664	Other or unspecified	206 ft	1990	Greensboro	TWIN CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
1044308	Tower	203 ft	1976	Greensboro	City of Greensboro
1014586	Lattice tower	200 ft	2011	Greensboro	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1263025	Monopole	200 ft	2001	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1269247	Tower	200 ft	2004	Greensboro	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1216588	Tower	199 ft	2001	Greensboro	SBA Towers II LLC
1237687	Monopole	199 ft	2004	Kernersville	SBA Towers II LLC
1245533	Pole	199 ft	2004	Summerfield	ALLTEL Corporation
1263446	Monopole	199 ft	2008	Greensboro	SBA Towers III LLC
1267987	Monopole	199 ft	2009	Greensboro	SBA Towers V, LLC
1269266	Monopole	199 ft	2010	Greensboro	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1288696	Monopole	199 ft	2014	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1296609	Monopole	199 ft	2016	High Point	American Towers LLC
1308751	Monopole	199 ft	2020	Kernersville	TowerCom IV-B, LLC
1314717	Monopole	199 ft	2020	Pleasant Garden	TowerCom IV, LLC
1316143	Lattice tower	199 ft	2019	Highpoint	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1000341	Tower	198 ft	1997	Greensboro	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1004974	Pole	198 ft	1999	Oak Ridge	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1293894	Lattice tower	198 ft	2015	Greensboro	Duke Energy Business Services, llc
1003758	Mast	197 ft	1999	Greensboro	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1231683	Guyed tower	197 ft	2002	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1242721	Monopole	196 ft	2004	Greensboro	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1003515	Mast	195 ft	1999	Greensboro	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1004983	Tower	195 ft	1994	Greensboro	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1232316	Monopole	195 ft	1999	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1041943	Tower	194 ft	1997	High Point	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1037010	Monopole	190 ft	1998	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1312550	Lattice tower	189 ft	1999	High Point	American Towers LLC
1287200	Monopole	188 ft	2013	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1018707	Tower	186 ft	1982	Greensboro	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1017571	Monopole	185 ft	1997	Guilford College	Crown Castle South LLC
1322566	Monopole	184 ft	2022	Oak Ridge	K2 Towers III, LLC
1272176	Lattice tower	183 ft	2006	Greensboro	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1006395	Pole	179 ft	1996	Greensboro	Greensboro, City of
1004976	Mast	178 ft	1999	Greensboro	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1265370	Tower	173 ft	2008	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1259837	Monopole	172 ft	2007	Greensboro	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1279368	Monopole	171 ft	2001	Oak Ridge	STC Two LLC
1019108	Water tank	170 ft	1995	Greensboro	GREENSBORO, CITY OF
1027564	Pole	169 ft	1997	Greensboro	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1226631	Monopole	169 ft	2001	Center Grove	American Towers LLC
1293600	Monopole	169 ft	2015	High Point	TowerCom IV, LLC
1278607	Guyed tower	167 ft	2004	Kernersville	TV6 Holdings LLC
1280799	Monopole	167 ft	2012	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1007210	Monopole	165 ft	2014	Colfax	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1010619	Lattice tower	165 ft	2004	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1279062	Pole	165 ft	1998	Greensboro	Crown Castle South LLC
1012253	Monopole	164 ft	1997	Guilford	Crown Castle South LLC
1258834	Tower	160 ft	2008	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1322615	Monopole	160 ft	2016	High Point	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1310737	Monopole	159 ft	2019	Burlington	VB BTS III, LLC
1224773	Tower	157 ft	2001	Guilford	STC Two LLC
1314892	Monopole	151 ft	2019	High Point	VB BTS III, LLC
1306875	Monopole	150 ft	2019	High Point	Beacon Towers - VA, LLC.
1003637	Pole	147 ft	1999	Climax	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1251100	Pole	143 ft	2001	Greensboro	STC Two LLC
1226433	Tower	141 ft	2002	Colfax	Private owner (name withheld)
1004737	Monopole	140 ft	1995	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1298585	Monopole	139 ft	2016	Greensboro	TowerCom IV, LLC
1308537	Monopole	139 ft	2020	High Point	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1281171	Monopole	135 ft	2012	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1299724	Monopole	134 ft	2016	Jamestown	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1318937	Monopole	129 ft	2021	Greensboro	Vertical Bridge Development, LLC
1016199	Tower	125 ft	1997	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1300225	Monopole	124 ft	2016	Greensboro	TowerCom IV, LLC
1310743	Monopole	124 ft	2019	Greensboro	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1278655	Water tank	121 ft	2011	Oak Ridge	American Towers LLC
1003516	Pole	115 ft	1999	Greensboro	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1004473	Monopole	115 ft	1995	Greensboro	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1301445	Pole	115 ft	2017	Greensboro	Towercom IV, LLC
1229390	Monopole	106 ft	2001	Colfax	American Towers LLC
1214098	Water tank	93 ft	2000	Liberty	GUILFORD, COUNTY OF
1214100	Water tank	93 ft	2000	Reidsville	GUILFORD, COUNTY OF
1296366	Monopole	92 ft	2016	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1219995	Tower	87 ft	1995	Greensboro	Plantation Pipeline Company
1282867	Pole	84 ft	2012	Greensboro	American Towers LLC
1264811	Tower	50 ft	2009	Greensboro	Piedmont Triad Airport Authority
1264812	Tower	50 ft	2009	Greensboro	Piedmont Triad Airport Authority
1006954	On a building	44 ft	1996	Greensboro	Private owner (name withheld)
1313751	Pole	39 ft	2020	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1316761	Pole	39 ft	2021	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1315597	Pole	38 ft	2021	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1316666	Pole	38 ft	2020	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1316808	Pole	38 ft	2021	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1315652	Pole	37 ft	2021	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1315830	Pole	36 ft	2021	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1313688	Pole	34 ft	2020	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1315586	Pole	34 ft	2021	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1315653	Pole	34 ft	2021	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1315655	Pole	34 ft	2021	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1315863	Pole	34 ft	2021	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1315916	Pole	34 ft	2021	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1316762	Pole	34 ft	2020	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1317205	Pole	34 ft	2021	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1320093	Pole	34 ft	2021	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1324011	Pole	34 ft	2023	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1315654	Pole	33 ft	2020	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1315864	Pole	33 ft	2022	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1312540	Pole	30 ft	2020	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1312835	Pole	29 ft	2020	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1315172	Pole	29 ft	2020	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1315585	Pole	29 ft	2020	Greensboro	ALLTEL Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Guilford 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: Wake County (230), Mecklenburg County (210), Cumberland County (147), Forsyth County (141), Pitt County (117).

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.