North Carolina / Harnett County

#31 of 100 NC counties · 57 structures

Cell towers in Harnett County, NC

The FCC registry lists 57 constructed antenna structures in Harnett County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. American Tower owns 20 of them (35%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 31 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 57
  2. 2Tallest 1747 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 255 ft) 296 ft
Structures
57
rank 31 of 100 in NC
Most common type
Lattice tower
39% of structures
Over 200 feet
48
84% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
39% built then

Who owns the towers in Harnett County

28 different registrants own the 57 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 Tower20SBA Communications8Duke Energy Business Service4Array Digital Infrastructure4Crown Castle3TowerCo V Holdings LLC2Harnett, County of2North Carolina State Highway2
Constructed structures in Harnett County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 296 feet, 41 feet taller than the North Carolina median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Sanford at 1747 feet, built in 2003. More than in any other decade, 39% were built in the 2000s.

Lattice tower22Tower16Guyed tower10Monopole5Other or unspecified2On a building1Mast1
Structures in Harnett County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
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Structures in Harnett 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
1238110Tower1747 ft2003SanfordSBA Towers III LLC
1004489Guyed tower470 ft2009DunnTowerCo V Holdings LLC
1004806Guyed tower420 ft1994LillingtonAmerican Towers LLC
1281098Tower420 ft2013LillingtonCounty of Harnett
1314885Lattice tower398 ft2020Fuquay-VarinaHarnett, County of
1004948Guyed tower373 ft2003DunnAmerican Towers LLC
1006624Other or unspecified354 ft1986CharlybeatesHarnett, County of
1055566Tower331 ft2006LillingtonAmerican Towers LLC
1003457Tower329 ft2002LillingtonDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1201424Lattice tower325 ft1999ErwinARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1228039Lattice tower325 ft2001ErwinARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1239566Lattice tower325 ft2003SanfordARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1306803Guyed tower325 ft2019LillingtonDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1005742Tower324 ft1977CoatsTowerCo V Holdings LLC
1310171Lattice tower318 ft2021DunnDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1004807Guyed tower315 ft1996CameronAmerican Towers LLC
1005974Tower315 ft1996DunnCrown Castle South LLC
1051713Tower313 ft1992LillingtonCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1050299Lattice tower312 ft2004Fuquay-VarinaAmerican Towers LLC
1334302Lattice tower312 ft2026Fuquay VarinaNorth Carolina State Highway Patrol
1048926Guyed tower311 ft2004BunnlevelAmerican Towers LLC
1052488Guyed tower311 ft2004SanfordAmerican Towers LLC
1008976Guyed tower309 ft1966AngierAmerican Towers LLC
1210110Lattice tower307 ft2003LillingtonGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1055567Guyed tower306 ft2004CameronAmerican Towers LLC
1288195Lattice tower306 ft2013CameronAmerican Towers LLC
1289629Lattice tower300 ft2014Holly SpringsAmerican Towers LLC
1289630Lattice tower300 ft2014Fuquay VarinaAmerican Towers LLC
1050424Guyed tower296 ft2004BulesAmerican Towers LLC
1235644Lattice tower295 ft2002BroadwayARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1257528Tower281 ft2007AngierCellco Partnership
1013608Tower277 ft1946DunnNORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL BROADCASTERS INC DBA = WCKB RADIO
1217841On a building275 ft1975DunnLESTER HOME CENTER OF DUNN INC
1042418Lattice tower270 ft1998DunnAmerican Towers LLC
1211566Lattice tower270 ft1999DunnAmerican Towers, LLC
1065717Lattice tower266 ft1999CameronSBA Towers, LLC
1201172Lattice tower262 ft1999BroadwaySBA Towers, LLC
1223904Tower262 ft2001DunnAmerican Towers, LLC
1233533Tower261 ft2002ErwinSTC Two LLC
1213815Lattice tower260 ft2000Holly SpringsSBA Towers, LLC
1289615Lattice tower260 ft2014Buies CreekAmerican Towers LLC
1288695Lattice tower258 ft2014Spring LakeAmerican Towers LLC
1216906Lattice tower256 ft2001DunnAmerican Towers LLC
1010517Other or unspecified255 ft1978DuncanNORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
1246739Mast255 ft2005AngierCCATT LLC
1203379Tower236 ft1999CoatsSBA Properties, LLC
1217488Tower230 ft2001AngierSBA Towers, LLC
1008951Lattice tower225 ft2015Pine ViewNorth Carolina State Highway Patrol
1259388Tower199 ft2007LillingtonSBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1315770Monopole199 ft2021DunnTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1325521Monopole199 ft2017DunnSkyway Towers, LLC
1293024Monopole198 ft2015CoatsSBA Towers VI, LLC
1002088Tower190 ft1990ErwinCENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DBA = CCCC ON THE TRITON HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS
1283280Tower181 ft1999Buies CreekDay Management Corp. dba Day Wireless Systems
1322651Monopole179 ft2025Fuquay VarinaCommunications Tower Group LLC
1300613Lattice tower154 ft1987DunnConnect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed
1330103Monopole124 ft2025DunnDuke Energy Business Services, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Harnett 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: Cleveland County (59), Rockingham County (59), Wilson County (58), Rowan County (57), Bladen County (56).

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.