#78 of 100 NC counties · 16 structures

Cell towers in Macon County, NC

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Macon County, 0% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 3 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 320 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 255 ft) 176 ft

Structures

rank 78 of 100 in NC

Most common type

Monopole

56% of structures

Over 200 feet

13% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Macon County

13 different registrants own the 16 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 176 feet, 79 feet shorter than the North Carolina median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Franklin at 320 feet, built in 2012. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Macon 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
1280798	Tower	320 ft	2012	Franklin	North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1050328	Tower	205 ft	1957	Franklin	Sutton Radiocasting Corporation
1237135	Pole	199 ft	2002	Franklin	Crown Castle South LLC
1239307	Monopole	185 ft	2003	Franklin	SBA Structures, LLC
1276009	Other or unspecified	180 ft	2011	Franklin	North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1249097	Monopole	179 ft	2005	Otto	American Towers LLC
1315204	Monopole	179 ft	2020	Franklin	TowerCom IV, LLC
1245867	Lattice tower	176 ft	2005	Franklin	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1329023	Monopole	175 ft	2026	Franklin	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1258377	Monopole	174 ft	2009	Franklin	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1252234	Monopole	173 ft	2013	Mars Hill	Apex Towers, LLC
1327575	Monopole	154 ft	2023	Franklin	Southern Towers BTS, LP
1297005	Monopole	142 ft	2017	Franklin	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1249999	Lattice tower	120 ft	2015	Franklin	North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1286915	Monopole	115 ft	2013	Franklin	Duke Energy Business Services, LLC
1236205	Tower	27 ft	2003	Franklin	Private owner (name withheld)

If you have a tower lease in Macon 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: Wilkes County (21), Davie County (18), Hertford County (17), Hyde County (15), Cherokee 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.