North Carolina / Henderson County

#41 of 100 NC counties · 45 structures

Cell towers in Henderson County, NC

The FCC registry lists 45 constructed antenna structures in Henderson County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 27 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 9 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 23 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 45
  2. 2Tallest 722 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 255 ft) 197 ft
Structures
45
rank 41 of 100 in NC
Most common type
Lattice tower
33% of structures
Over 200 feet
13
29% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
36% built then

Who owns the towers in Henderson County

27 different registrants own the 45 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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.

Crown Castle9SBA Communications9American Tower5Array Digital Infrastructure4North Carolina State Highway3NORTH CAROLINA 4 CELLULAR LI2VB-S1 Assets, LLC1HITCH TOWERS LLC1
Constructed structures in Henderson County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 197 feet, 58 feet shorter than the North Carolina median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Zirconia at 722 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2000s.

Lattice tower15Monopole15Pole6Tower4Other or unspecified4Guyed tower1
Structures in Henderson County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s11960s21980s141990s162000s72010s42020s
Structures in Henderson 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
1023079Tower722 ft1997ZirconiaVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1062691Monopole364 ft1997East Flat RockCrown Atlantic Company, LLC
1001530Tower361 ft1993East Flat RockNORTH CAROLINA 4 CELLULAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1005904Lattice tower310 ft1996East Flat RockCrown Castle South LLC
1022818Lattice tower286 ft1997HendersonvilleCCATT LLC
1005391Lattice tower285 ft1996Mills RiverAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1003909Lattice tower282 ft1961HendersonvilleGTC Uno, LLC
1063494Lattice tower260 ft1999HendersonvilleSBA Sites, LLC
1216818Lattice tower260 ft2003ZirconiaAmerican Towers LLC
1064220Lattice tower248 ft1999HendersonvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1055948Lattice tower236 ft1998HendersonvilleHITCH TOWERS LLC
1232588Other or unspecified223 ft2002HendersonvilleRADIO HENDERSONVILLE, INC.
1005903Lattice tower211 ft1996HendersonvilleCrown Castle South LLC
1023649Lattice tower200 ft1954ZirconiaAmerican Towers LLC
1269009Monopole200 ft2009HendersonvilleSBA Towers IV, LLC
1269269Monopole200 ft2009FletcherSBA Towers VI, LLC
1033730Pole199 ft2006FletcherCrown Castle South LLC
1220847Monopole199 ft2000HendersonvilleARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1240028Lattice tower199 ft2003HendersonvilleARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1249105Lattice tower199 ft2005SaludaSBA Towers III LLC
1269013Pole199 ft2009HendersonvilleSBA Towers III LLC
1314012Monopole199 ft2018Flat RockCTI Towers Assets, II, LLC c/o Symphony Towers Infrastructure
1217333Monopole197 ft2000Mills RiverCrown Communication LLC
1315703Monopole197 ft2020HendersonvilleEIP Holdings II, LLC
1217317Monopole196 ft2000FletcherCrown Castle South LLC
1326916Lattice tower195 ft2024HendersonvilleARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1213090Monopole186 ft2000FletcherAmerican Towers LLC
1272433Monopole184 ft2010Mills RiverSBA Towers IV, LLC
1206750Guyed tower154 ft1988HendersonvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1297487Monopole154 ft2015HendersonvilleSkyway Towers, LLC
1286570Monopole150 ft2013NaplesDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1316100Monopole149 ft2022Flat RockThe Towers, LLC
1235354Lattice tower145 ft1998HendersonvilleSBA Towers, LLC
1235353Tower144 ft1998HendersonvilleSBA Towers, LLC
1254216Monopole142 ft2007HendersonvilleSBA Towers II LLC
1273553Other or unspecified140 ft2010HendersonvilleNorth Carolina State Highway Patrol
1062694Lattice tower127 ft1997HendersonvilleCrown Atlantic Company, LLC
1252168Monopole125 ft2006HendersonvilleCCATT LLC
1264099Other or unspecified120 ft2008ZirconiaNorth Carolina State Highway Patrol
1276490Pole119 ft2011DanaARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1001528Tower115 ft1993BricktonNORTH CAROLINA 4 CELLULAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1264101Other or unspecified90 ft2008HendersonvilleNorth Carolina State Highway Patrol
1062130Pole65 ft1987HendersonvillePrivate owner (name withheld)
1278201Pole43 ft2012NaplesJBN, Inc.
1333747Pole40 ft2026Mills RiverCellco Partnership

If you have a tower lease in Henderson 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: Lenoir County (49), Chatham County (48), Edgecombe County (46), Richmond County (43), Halifax County (41).

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.