#38 of 100 NC counties · 49 structures

Cell towers in Lenoir County, NC

The FCC registry lists 49 constructed antenna structures in Lenoir County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 12 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 19 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 49
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 255 ft) 286 ft

Structures

rank 38 of 100 in NC

Most common type

Tower

33% of structures

Over 200 feet

71% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

37% built then

Who owns the towers in Lenoir County

21 different registrants own the 49 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 Lenoir County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 286 feet, 31 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 Lagrange at 500 feet, built in 2005. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Lenoir 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
1244408	Tower	500 ft	2005	Lagrange	New Age Communications, Inc. - DBA 97.7
1249368	Other or unspecified	465 ft	2006	Seven Springs	North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1004839	Tower	424 ft	2000	Kinston	American Towers LLC
1058047	Guyed tower	370 ft	1998	Pink Hill	American Towers LLC
1005745	Tower	313 ft	1978	Kinston	Rouse Tower LLC
1050423	Lattice tower	312 ft	1998	Deep Run	American Towers LLC
1005787	Guyed tower	311 ft	1996	Pink Hill	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1050302	Guyed tower	311 ft	1998	Kinston	American Towers LLC
1006856	Other or unspecified	310 ft	2004	Kinston	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1212744	Guyed tower	310 ft	2003	Grifton	American Towers LLC
1246489	Tower	310 ft	2005	La Grange	Alltel Corporation
1261803	Lattice tower	310 ft	2008	Deep Run	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1283949	Lattice tower	310 ft	2012	Grifton	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1253742	Lattice tower	309 ft	2006	Seven Springs	CCATT LLC
1289311	Lattice tower	307 ft	2013	Kinston	American Towers LLC
1289625	Guyed tower	307 ft	2014	Deep Run	American Towers LLC
1304607	Lattice tower	306 ft	2018	Deep Run	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1065148	Tower	305 ft	1999	Kinston	SBA Towers II LLC
1007422	Guyed tower	300 ft	2014	Kinston	Anser-Quik Enterprises1403 Bridges StreetMorehead City, NC 28557252-247-2211252-247-2211
1007320	Tower	299 ft	1980	Kinston	Pathway Christian Academy, Inc.
1016064	Other or unspecified	292 ft	1997	Kinston	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1016065	Other or unspecified	292 ft	1997	Kinston	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1016063	Other or unspecified	291 ft	1997	Kinston	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1003564	Mast	288 ft	1997	Kinston	Crown Castle South LLC
1003562	Mast	286 ft	1996	La Grange	Crown Castle South LLC
1011959	Lattice tower	286 ft	1997	Falling Creek	Crown Castle South LLC
1209250	Tower	270 ft	2000	Kinston	American Towers LLC
1284898	Lattice tower	270 ft	2012	La Grange	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1240662	Lattice tower	265 ft	2005	La Grange	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1245973	Tower	260 ft	2005	Grifton	Alltel Corporation
1255297	Lattice tower	260 ft	2006	Kinston	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1238220	Lattice tower	256 ft	2003	Kinston	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1056799	Lattice tower	255 ft	1998	Kinston	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1004837	Lattice tower	245 ft	1995	Kinston	American Towers LLC
1259098	Tower	216 ft	2007	Kinston	LENOIR COUNTY, NC
1064282	Tower	200 ft	1999	Lagrange	Crown Communication LLC
1065607	Tower	200 ft	1999	Kinston	Crown Communication LLC
1202309	Tower	200 ft	1999	Kinston	Crown Communication LLC
1325019	Monopole	200 ft	2023	Kinston	CitySwitch II, LLC
1332573	Monopole	199 ft	2026	Kinston	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1020872	Lattice tower	195 ft	1997	Kinston	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1299458	Monopole	185 ft	2016	Kinston	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1204598	On a building	184 ft	1990	Kinston	LENOIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
1300612	Guyed tower	168 ft	1983	Kinston	Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed
1251394	Tower	165 ft	2005	Kinston	American Towers LLC
1219108	Tower	150 ft	2000	Kinston	Crown Communication LLC
1326165	Lattice tower	131 ft	2023	Kinston	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1266191	Tower	120 ft	2009	Kinston	North Carolina Division of forest Resources
1230037	Tower	56 ft	2002	Kinston	N C Forest Service

If you have a tower lease in Lenoir 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: Franklin County (52), Columbus County (50), Moore County (50), Chatham County (48), Edgecombe County (46).

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.