North Carolina / McDowell County
#52 of 100 NC counties · 33 structures
Cell towers in McDowell County, NC
The FCC registry lists 33 constructed antenna structures in McDowell County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 18 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 6 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 15 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 33
- 2Tallest 320 ft
- 3Largest owner SBA Communications
- 4Median height (state 255 ft) 183 ft
Who owns the towers in McDowell County
18 different registrants own the 33 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 183 feet, 72 feet shorter than the North Carolina median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Union Mills at 320 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 39% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1027414 | Tower | 320 ft | 1997 | Union Mills | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1327136 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2023 | Marion | Duke Energy Business Services, LLC |
| 1027413 | Tower | 270 ft | 1997 | Old Fort | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1002704 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 1996 | Old Fort | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1279693 | Lattice tower | 218 ft | 2024 | Marion | American Towers LLC |
| 1222642 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2001 | Marion | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1227072 | Tower | 199 ft | 2001 | Marion | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1248880 | Tower | 199 ft | 2005 | Marion | TVT III, LLC |
| 1279694 | Tower | 199 ft | 2011 | Marion | American Towers LLC |
| 1310000 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2019 | Nebo | TowerCom IV, LLC |
| 1331083 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2026 | Marion | TowerCo V Holdings LLC |
| 1204852 | Monopole | 197 ft | 2000 | Marion | SBA Sites, LLC |
| 1276932 | Tower | 197 ft | 2012 | Marion | SKYLINE MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC |
| 1001517 | Tower | 190 ft | 1991 | Marion | Duke Energy Business Services, LLC |
| 1007671 | Lattice tower | 190 ft | 1994 | Marion | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1001524 | Tower | 186 ft | 1994 | Marion | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1253688 | Monopole | 183 ft | 2006 | Marion | CCATT LLC |
| 1056985 | Lattice tower | 164 ft | 1998 | Marion | SBA Sites, LLC |
| 1257558 | Tower | 164 ft | 2007 | Marion | University of North Carolina |
| 1222223 | Monopole | 159 ft | 2001 | Marion | American Towers LLC |
| 1055865 | Monopole | 157 ft | 1999 | Nebo | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1052912 | Guyed tower | 155 ft | 1998 | Old Fort | SBA Sites, LLC |
| 1241491 | Tower | 155 ft | 2003 | Nebo | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1055863 | Tower | 154 ft | 1998 | Marion East | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1023651 | Other or unspecified | 152 ft | 1966 | Marion | American Towers LLC |
| 1313229 | Monopole | 149 ft | 2019 | Nebo | VB BTS III, LLC |
| 1329169 | Monopole | 141 ft | 2025 | Marion | The Towers, LLC |
| 1296368 | Guyed tower | 80 ft | 1988 | Marion | WLOS Licensee, LLC |
| 1204979 | Pole | 78 ft | 1994 | Marion | Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation |
| 1205380 | Pole | 78 ft | 1988 | Marion | Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation |
| 1301050 | Mast | 60 ft | 2016 | Marion | CSX Transportation |
| 1060391 | Pole | 56 ft | 1997 | Marion | CSX Transportation |
| 1060392 | Pole | 56 ft | 1997 | Marion | CSX Transportation |
If you have a tower lease in McDowell 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: Lee County (38), Surry County (36), Dare County (33), Hoke County (32), Pender County (32).
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.