North Carolina / Lee County
#49 of 100 NC counties · 38 structures
Cell towers in Lee County, NC
The FCC registry lists 38 constructed antenna structures in Lee County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Crown Castle owns 15 of them (39%), 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 23 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 38
- 2Tallest 500 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 255 ft) 220 ft
Who owns the towers in Lee County
17 different registrants own the 38 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 220 feet, 35 feet shorter than the North Carolina median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Sanford at 500 feet, built in 2008. Most 58% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1260999 | Tower | 500 ft | 2008 | Sanford | WWGP Broadcasting Corporation |
| 1004905 | Guyed tower | 415 ft | 1992 | Sanford | American Towers LLC |
| 1257539 | Lattice tower | 415 ft | 2008 | Sanford | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| 1003505 | Guyed tower | 390 ft | 2003 | Sanford | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1002076 | Tower | 318 ft | 1991 | Sanford | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1024605 | Tower | 314 ft | 1997 | Sanford | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1254278 | Tower | 259 ft | 2007 | Sanford | CCATT LLC |
| 1253848 | Monopole | 256 ft | 2008 | Sanford | American Towers LLC |
| 1018326 | Guyed tower | 255 ft | 1997 | Cameron | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1250506 | Monopole | 254 ft | 2006 | Cameron | CCATT LLC |
| 1018273 | Lattice tower | 251 ft | 1997 | Sanford | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1313971 | Monopole | 250 ft | 2021 | Sanford | CTI Towers Assets II, LLC |
| 1002870 | Tower | 243 ft | 2008 | Sanford | WWGP BROADCASTING CORPORATION DBA = WFJA |
| 1026054 | Lattice tower | 243 ft | 1997 | Sanford | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1244105 | Pole | 236 ft | 2004 | Sanford | CCATT LLC |
| 1062137 | Monopole | 235 ft | 2000 | Sanford | American Towers LLC |
| 1243030 | Monopole | 235 ft | 2004 | Sanford | CCATT LLC |
| 1038669 | Tower | 232 ft | 1958 | Sanford | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1001750 | Tower | 225 ft | 1984 | Sanford | Central Electric Membership Corporation |
| 1004942 | Tower | 215 ft | 1995 | Sanford | American Towers LLC |
| 1002265 | Tower | 204 ft | 2010 | Sanford | Duke Energy Business Services, LLC |
| 1021844 | Monopole | 200 ft | 1997 | Sanford | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1004918 | Guyed tower | 199 ft | 1995 | Sanford | American Towers LLC |
| 1254353 | Tower | 199 ft | 2006 | Sanford | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
| 1260395 | Tower | 199 ft | 2008 | Sanford | Alltel Corporation |
| 1313449 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2020 | Broadway | TowerCom IV-B, LLC |
| 1020830 | Monopole | 192 ft | 1997 | Sanford | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1249121 | Monopole | 187 ft | 2013 | Sanford | Global Signal Acquisitions LLC |
| 1272699 | Monopole | 186 ft | 2007 | Sanford | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1239404 | Pole | 184 ft | 2003 | Sanford | Global Signal Acquisitions LLC |
| 1238504 | Tower | 180 ft | 2003 | Sanford | Global Signal Acquisitions LLC |
| 1238505 | Tower | 180 ft | 2003 | Sanford | Global Signal Acquisitions LLC |
| 1249120 | Tower | 180 ft | 2003 | Sanford | Global Signal Acquisitions LLC |
| 1238703 | Tower | 171 ft | 2003 | Sanford | Global Signal Acquisitions LLC |
| 1249119 | Tower | 165 ft | 2003 | Sanford | Global Signal Acquisitions LLC |
| 1245981 | Pole | 160 ft | 2004 | Sanford | Alltel Corporation |
| 1246605 | Pole | 160 ft | 2004 | Sanford | Alltel Corporation |
| 1270835 | Tower | 68 ft | 2009 | Sanford | Private owner (name withheld) |
If you have a tower lease in Lee 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: Orange County (40), Lincoln County (39), Burke County (38), Surry County (36), Dare County (33).
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.