#85 of 100 NC counties · 12 structures

Cell towers in Madison County, NC

The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Madison County, 0% of North Carolina's 4,515. Array Digital Infrastructure owns 4 of them (33%), 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 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 12
2Tallest 310 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 255 ft) 199 ft

Structures

rank 85 of 100 in NC

Most common type

Lattice tower

67% of structures

Over 200 feet

8% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

92% built then

Who owns the towers in Madison County

5 different registrants own the 12 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 Madison County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 199 feet, 56 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 Marshall at 310 feet, built in 2004. Most 92% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Madison 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
1003511	Lattice tower	310 ft	2004	Marshall	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1233638	Lattice tower	199 ft	2002	Marshall	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1242282	Lattice tower	199 ft	2004	Mars Hill	American Towers LLC
1252226	Lattice tower	199 ft	2006	Mars Hill	American Towers LLC
1252688	Lattice tower	199 ft	2006	Mars Hill	American Towers LLC
1267866	Pole	199 ft	2009	Mars Hill	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1318088	Monopole	199 ft	2025	Asheville	CitySwitch II, LLC
1213267	Lattice tower	198 ft	2000	Mars Hill	SBA Properties, LLC
1214818	Tower	197 ft	2000	Mars Hill	SBA Properties, LLC
1215920	Lattice tower	197 ft	2001	Marshall	SBA Towers, LLC
1213918	Lattice tower	196 ft	2000	Marshall	SBA Towers, LLC
1255354	Monopole	130 ft	2006	Hot Springs	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.

If you have a tower lease in Madison 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: Pamlico County (14), Ashe County (13), Washington County (13), Perquimans County (12), Watauga County (12).

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.