#77 of 100 NC counties · 17 structures

Cell towers in Hertford County, NC

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Hertford County, 0% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 4 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 499 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 255 ft) 345 ft

Structures

rank 77 of 100 in NC

Most common type

Tower

41% of structures

Over 200 feet

88% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

41% built then

Who owns the towers in Hertford County

12 different registrants own the 17 structures. 2 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 Hertford County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 345 feet, 90 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 Ahoskie at 499 feet, built in 2004. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Hertford 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
1237051	Tower	499 ft	2004	Ahoskie	Southeastern Cable Products, Inc.
1012343	Tower	457 ft	1980	Aulander	Private owner (name withheld)
1003899	Guyed tower	450 ft	1993	Ahoskie	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1008409	Tower	422 ft	1991	Ahoskie	Private owner (name withheld)
1263428	Other or unspecified	412 ft	2008	Ahoskie	North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1245280	Other or unspecified	404 ft	2022	Harrellsville	AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.
1234268	Tower	400 ft	2003	Ahoskie	Communications Plus, Inc.
1045128	Lattice tower	395 ft	2020	Aulander	Virginia Electric and Power Company
1225830	Lattice tower	345 ft	2001	Murfreesboro	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1255183	Tower	310 ft	2006	Winton	Cellco Partnership
1259492	Tower	310 ft	2007	Como	Cellco Partnership
1268573	Lattice tower	310 ft	2009	Murfreesboro	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1007790	Tower	302 ft	1948	Ahoskie	WRCS AM 970, Inc. dba WRCS
1300497	Lattice tower	254 ft	2017	Harrellsville	PI Tower Development, LLC
1279243	Lattice tower	248 ft	2011	Ahoskie	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1301057	Lattice tower	199 ft	2017	Murfreesboro	American Towers LLC
1319002	Monopole	199 ft	2021	Ahoskie	Southern Towers BTS, LP

If you have a tower lease in Hertford 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: Caswell County (21), Wilkes County (21), Davie County (18), Macon County (16), Hyde County (15).

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.