North Carolina / Hyde County
#79 of 100 NC counties · 15 structures
Cell towers in Hyde County, NC
The FCC registry lists 15 constructed antenna structures in Hyde County, 0% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 15
- 2Tallest 1027 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 255 ft) 315 ft
Who owns the towers in Hyde County
10 different registrants own the 15 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 315 feet, 60 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 Englehard at 1027 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1012053 | Guyed tower | 1027 ft | 1999 | Englehard | Subcarrier Communications, Inc. |
| 1038020 | Tower | 603 ft | 1998 | Middletown | Southeastern Cable Products, Inc. |
| 1253622 | Tower | 525 ft | 2006 | Swanquarter | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1057542 | Tower | 370 ft | 1993 | Swanquarter | COUNTY OF HYDE DBA = COUNTY OF HYDE |
| 1025104 | Guyed tower | 360 ft | 1997 | Swanquarter | American Towers LLC |
| 1255489 | Other or unspecified | 349 ft | 2007 | Ponzor | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| 1255301 | Guyed tower | 325 ft | 2008 | Englehard | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1008456 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2015 | Engelhard | NORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY PATROL |
| 1291933 | Monopole | 310 ft | 2014 | Scranton | American Towers LLC |
| 1306053 | Guyed tower | 310 ft | 2018 | Pantego | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1306367 | Guyed tower | 310 ft | 2018 | Swan Quarter | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1311523 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2020 | Fairfield | Diamond Towers V LLC |
| 1310883 | Lattice tower | 264 ft | 2020 | Belhaven | Diamond Towers V LLC |
| 1292165 | Monopole | 198 ft | 2018 | Swanquarter | American Towers LLC |
| 1212337 | Lattice tower | 124 ft | 2010 | Ocracoke | Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed |
If you have a tower lease in Hyde 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: Davie County (18), Hertford County (17), Macon County (16), Cherokee County (14), Jackson County (14).
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.