North Carolina / Lincoln County
#47 of 100 NC counties · 39 structures
Cell towers in Lincoln County, NC
The FCC registry lists 39 constructed antenna structures in Lincoln County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 23 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 7 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 21 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 39
- 2Tallest 1099 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 255 ft) 234 ft
Who owns the towers in Lincoln County
23 different registrants own the 39 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 234 feet, 21 feet shorter than the North Carolina median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Lincolnton at 1099 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 38% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1006357 | Tower | 1099 ft | 1999 | Lincolnton | PACIFIC BROADCASTING GROUP, INC. DBA = WXRC FM |
| 1064564 | Tower | 420 ft | 1999 | Lincolnton | LINCOLN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA |
| 1002569 | Guyed tower | 337 ft | 1996 | Lincolnton | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1229970 | Mast | 333 ft | 2001 | Cherryville | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1204010 | Guyed tower | 327 ft | 2000 | Alexis | American Towers LLC |
| 1062682 | Tower | 314 ft | 1997 | Lincolnton | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1001531 | Tower | 314 ft | 1993 | Lincolnton | NORTH CAROLINA 4 CELLULAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| 1252280 | Lattice tower | 304 ft | 2006 | Lincolnton | CCATT LLC |
| 1230102 | Tower | 284 ft | 2006 | Denver | American Towers LLC |
| 1201860 | Tower | 265 ft | 1999 | Lincolnton | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1228032 | Mast | 260 ft | 2001 | Lincolnton | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1291386 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2014 | Lincolnton | Diamond Towers IV LLC |
| 1206705 | Tower | 259 ft | 2000 | Denver | STC Two LLC |
| 1230422 | Tower | 258 ft | 2001 | Vale | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1292776 | Guyed tower | 257 ft | 2014 | Lincolnton | SBA Towers VI, LLC |
| 1027411 | Tower | 250 ft | 1997 | Denver | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1290086 | Lattice tower | 247 ft | 2014 | Vale | American Towers LLC |
| 1238250 | Lattice tower | 242 ft | 2003 | Stanley | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1259704 | Tower | 240 ft | 2007 | Iron Station | Alltel Corporation |
| 1307097 | Lattice tower | 234 ft | 2019 | Iron Station | VB BTS III, LLC |
| 1065553 | Lattice tower | 231 ft | 1999 | Lincolnton | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1267063 | Tower | 209 ft | 2009 | Lincolnton | HRN Broadcasting, Inc. |
| 1223145 | Lattice tower | 206 ft | 2001 | Denver | American Towers LLC |
| 1221437 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2001 | Lincolnton | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1288816 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2014 | Licolnton | American Towers LLC |
| 1298303 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Lincolnton | Towercom IV, LLC |
| 1298446 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2016 | Lincolnton | Skyway Towers, LLC |
| 1027821 | Mast | 197 ft | 1997 | Lincolnton | Alltel Corporation |
| 1328405 | Monopole | 194 ft | 2025 | Crouse | TowerCom IV-B, LLC |
| 1047084 | Lattice tower | 184 ft | 2001 | Stanley | American Towers LLC |
| 1302346 | Monopole | 175 ft | 2016 | Catawba Springs | CTI Towers Assets II, LLC |
| 1302348 | Monopole | 170 ft | 2016 | Denver | CTI Towers Assets II, LLC |
| 1003867 | Tower | 159 ft | 1993 | Lincolnton | American Towers LLC |
| 1208954 | Monopole | 155 ft | 2001 | Iron Station | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1222645 | Monopole | 130 ft | 2001 | Maiden | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1303454 | Monopole | 110 ft | 2018 | Lincolnton | Lincoln County E9-1-1 |
| 1302748 | Monopole | 108 ft | 2017 | Lincolnton | CTI Towers Assets II, LLC |
| 1272594 | Mast | 62 ft | 2010 | Iron Station | Lincolnton Lincoln County Airport |
| 1292930 | Lattice tower | 50 ft | 2014 | Iron Station | Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport Authority |
If you have a tower lease in Lincoln 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: Stanly County (41), Carteret County (40), Orange County (40), Burke County (38), Lee County (38).
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.