#81 of 100 NC counties · 14 structures

Cell towers in Jackson County, NC

The FCC registry lists 14 constructed antenna structures in Jackson County, 0% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 3 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 14
2Tallest 281 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 255 ft) 160 ft

Structures

rank 81 of 100 in NC

Most common type

Lattice tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

14% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

29% built then

Who owns the towers in Jackson County

11 different registrants own the 14 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.

Constructed structures in Jackson County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 160 feet, 95 feet shorter than the North Carolina median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a lattice tower near Cashiers at 281 feet, built in 2001. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Jackson 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
1230431	Lattice tower	281 ft	2001	Cashiers	SBA Properties, LLC
1002043	Other or unspecified	245 ft	1975	Sylva	Five Forty Broadcasting Company, LLC
1301489	Lattice tower	200 ft	1999	Sylvia	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1230097	Lattice tower	198 ft	2001	Sylva	SBA Properties, LLC
1325693	Lattice tower	195 ft	2023	Sylva	Vogue Tower Partners, LLC
1299624	Lattice tower	180 ft	2017	Sapphire	North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1253955	Monopole	165 ft	2007	Whittier	SBA Infrastructure, LLC
1058525	Lattice tower	156 ft	1999	Savannah	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1298566	Monopole	150 ft	2016	Sylva	Jackson County Airport Commission
1314445	Monopole	149 ft	2020	Cullowhee	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1275000	Other or unspecified	140 ft	2011	Cullowhee	North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1322065	Guyed tower	102 ft	1987	Sylva	Western North Carolina Public Radio, Inc.
1267392	Lattice tower	70 ft	2009	Maggie Valley	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1298996	On a building	20 ft	2016	Cashiers	CMB Systems, Inc.

If you have a tower lease in Jackson 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: Macon County (16), Hyde County (15), Cherokee County (14), Pamlico County (14), Ashe County (13).

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.