Cell towers in Mecklenburg County, NC

The FCC registry lists 210 constructed antenna structures in Mecklenburg County, 5% of North Carolina's 4,515 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 55 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 53 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 120 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 210
2Tallest 1393 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 255 ft) 190 ft

Structures

210

rank 2 of 100 in NC

Most common type

Tower

29% of structures

Over 200 feet

30% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in Mecklenburg County

55 different registrants own the 210 structures. 4 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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 Mecklenburg County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 190 feet, 65 feet shorter than the North Carolina median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Charlotte at 1393 feet, built in 2009. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Mecklenburg 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
1020784	Guyed tower	1393 ft	2009	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1005065	Tower	1247 ft	1992	Charlotte	Central Piedmont Community College
1037877	Guyed tower	1215 ft	1966	Charlotte	WCCB-TV, Inc.
1004745	Guyed tower	1083 ft	2000	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1005063	Tower	814 ft	1995	Huntersville	Private owner (name withheld)
1017067	Tower	605 ft	2004	Charlotte	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1216075	Guyed tower	590 ft	2008	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1040965	Tower	515 ft	1974	Charlotte	Charlotte Broadcasting, LLC
1003235	Lattice tower	499 ft	2014	Charlotte	Charlotte, City of
1226644	Lattice tower	499 ft	2001	Charlotte	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1033382	Lattice tower	496 ft	1993	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1010407	Tower	486 ft	2003	Charlotte	C5 Motors LLC
1008485	Lattice tower	459 ft	2018	Charlotte	Charlotte, City of
1007151	Other or unspecified	429 ft	2003	Charlotte	Charlotte Broadcasting, LLC
1007152	Other or unspecified	429 ft	2003	Charlotte	Charlotte Broadcasting, LLC
1007153	Other or unspecified	429 ft	2003	Charlotte	Charlotte Broadcasting, LLC
1008106	Tower	412 ft	2008	Charlotte	University of NC at Charlotte UNC Charlotte
1008251	Tower	406 ft	1990	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1036617	Tower	400 ft	2012	Matthews	Charlotte, City of
1237508	Tower	400 ft	1999	Huntersville	Charlotte, City of
1260441	Tower	400 ft	2008	Pineville	Town of Pineville
1008981	Lattice tower	396 ft	2008	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1003234	Tower	378 ft	1996	Charlotte	Charlotte, City of
1035162	Tower	370 ft	1998	Charlotte	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1005064	Guyed tower	354 ft	2018	Huntersville	Private owner (name withheld)
1060288	Lattice tower	350 ft	1999	Charlotte	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1308703	Lattice tower	330 ft	2021	Davidson	Charlotte, City of
1040364	Other or unspecified	320 ft	1951	Charlotte	Charlotte Broadcasting, LLC
1008103	Guyed tower	320 ft	1980	Charlotte	Spectrum Southeast, LLC
1040365	Other or unspecified	317 ft	1951	Charlotte	Charlotte Broadcasting, LLC
1005932	Tower	317 ft	1996	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1040363	Other or unspecified	316 ft	1951	Charlotte	Charlotte Broadcasting, LLC
1005933	Tower	315 ft	1996	Wilgrove	Crown Castle South LLC
1015252	Other or unspecified	315 ft	1997	Charlotte	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1040362	Other or unspecified	313 ft	1951	Charlotte	Charlotte Broadcasting, LLC
1021084	Tower	308 ft	1997	Huntersville	Crown Castle South LLC
1006631	Guyed tower	306 ft	2004	Huntersville	American Towers LLC
1000308	Tower	275 ft	1996	Charlotte	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1022216	Tower	275 ft	2000	Charlotte	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1005211	Lattice tower	270 ft	1995	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1005190	Lattice tower	259 ft	1995	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1007937	Tower	259 ft	1997	Mint Hill	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1224163	Lattice tower	259 ft	2001	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1024604	Tower	258 ft	2006	Huntersville	Crown Castle South LLC
1210438	Lattice tower	257 ft	2002	Charlotte	SBA Properties, LLC
1044362	Tower	253 ft	1976	Charlotte	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1213819	Lattice tower	253 ft	2000	Charlotte	SBA Properties, LLC
1002324	Other or unspecified	248 ft	1951	Charlotte	BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.
1002305	Other or unspecified	245 ft	1951	Charlotte	BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.
1002306	Other or unspecified	245 ft	1951	Charlotte	BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.
1001552	Tower	244 ft	1995	Charlotte	Charlotte, City of
1003233	On a building	240 ft	1996	Charlotte	Charlotte, City of
1005925	Tower	240 ft	1996	Derita	Crown Castle South LLC
1008107	Lattice tower	240 ft	2008	Matthews - Mint Hill	Everest Special LLC
1005907	Lattice tower	239 ft	1996	Pineville	Crown Castle South LLC
1005066	Guyed tower	235 ft	2024	Charlotte	Central Piedmont Community College
1003367	Tower	233 ft	1996	Charlotte	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1003853	Lattice tower	231 ft	1996	Huntersville	American Towers LLC
1062168	Tower	230 ft	1996	Charlotte	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1005208	Other or unspecified	228 ft	1995	Huntersville	American Towers, LLC
1001953	Lattice tower	225 ft	1999	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership
1000335	Lattice tower	212 ft	1997	Charlotte	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1014193	Lattice tower	208 ft	2008	Matthews	American Towers, LLC
1025713	Pole	207 ft	1998	Pineville	Crown Castle South LLC
1048435	Tower	200 ft	1992	Matthews	American Towers LLC
1005909	Lattice tower	200 ft	1996	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1005910	Tower	200 ft	1996	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1056852	Lattice tower	200 ft	1998	Charlotte	Capstar Radio Operating Company
1213618	Tower	200 ft	2001	Charlotte	Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC
1225341	Tower	200 ft	2000	Harrisburg	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1278007	Tower	200 ft	2011	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1282862	Mast	200 ft	1997	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1006282	Tower	199 ft	1995	Charlotte	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1006088	Other or unspecified	199 ft	1997	Mint Hill	American Towers, LLC
1062907	Monopole	199 ft	1998	Charlotte	American Towers, LLC
1064048	Monopole	199 ft	1999	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1211831	Monopole	199 ft	2000	Charlotte	SBA Properties, LLC
1228917	Mast	199 ft	1994	Cornelius	American Towers LLC
1261245	Tower	199 ft	2011	Huntersville	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1267275	Monopole	199 ft	2008	Huntersville	American Towers LLC
1276431	Pole	199 ft	2011	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1280435	Monopole	199 ft	2001	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1281205	Tree / stealth	199 ft	2010	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1282727	Pole	199 ft	2013	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1298483	Monopole	199 ft	2017	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1303399	Monopole	199 ft	2017	Charlotte	TowerCom IV, LLC
1309701	Monopole	199 ft	2019	Charlotte	Skyway Towers, LLC
1312777	Monopole	199 ft	2017	Charlotte	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1328048	Lattice tower	199 ft	2025	Huntersville	Berkley Group III, LLC
1278420	Monopole	198 ft	2014	Huntersville	American Towers LLC
1052916	Pole	197 ft	1998	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1054520	Tower	196 ft	1998	Charlotte	American Towers, LLC
1275357	Pole	196 ft	2011	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1275928	Tower	196 ft	2011	Charlotte	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1329920	Monopole	196 ft	2017	Cornelius	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1025773	Other or unspecified	195 ft	1993	Charlotte	American Towers, LLC
1025775	Monopole	195 ft	1995	Pinesville	American Towers, LLC
1294255	Monopole	195 ft	2015	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1318430	Monopole	195 ft	2015	Charlotte	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1003369	Tower	194 ft	1996	Charlotte	SBA Towers II LLC
1235910	Lattice tower	194 ft	1995	Pineville	American Towers LLC
1279951	Pole	194 ft	2011	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1244142	Monopole	193 ft	2004	Charlotte	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1046115	Monopole	192 ft	1995	Charlotte	American Towers, LLC
1300034	Monopole	191 ft	1998	Charlotte	Alltel Corporation
1302347	Monopole	190 ft	2016	Cornelius	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1275342	Pole	188 ft	2010	Charlotte	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1290194	Tree / stealth	186 ft	2015	Charlotte	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1046117	Monopole	185 ft	2008	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1296009	Monopole	185 ft	2016	Charlotte	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1006373	Tower	183 ft	1986	Charlotte	Norsan Consulting and Management, Inc.
1065214	Monopole	181 ft	1999	Charlotte	SBA Properties, LLC
1312778	Monopole	181 ft	2018	Huntersville	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1047085	Tower	180 ft	1996	Charlotte	American Towers, LLC
1261081	Tower	180 ft	2009	Charlotte	Charlotte, City of
1287697	Tree / stealth	180 ft	2013	Charlotte	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1297499	Monopole	180 ft	2016	Charlotte	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1322117	Monopole	180 ft	2017	Charlotte	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1040387	Tower	179 ft	1998	Charlotte	STC Two LLC
1280442	Monopole	179 ft	2003	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1312380	Monopole	179 ft	2017	Charlotte	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1063996	On a building	177 ft	1998	Charlotte	CELLULAR & PAGING SERVICES INC
1261244	Tree / stealth	177 ft	2008	Charlotte	SBA Towers III LLC
1259531	Tower	176 ft	2007	Charlotte	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1025774	Other or unspecified	175 ft	1995	Charlotte	American Towers, LLC
1212293	Monopole	175 ft	2000	Charlotte	SBA Properties, LLC
1010093	Pole	174 ft	1996	Charlotte	BELLSOUTH PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS INC DBA = BELLSOUTH MOBILITY DCS
1281366	Pole	174 ft	1995	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1006283	Lattice tower	173 ft	1994	Charlotte	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1201304	Tower	170 ft	1999	Charlotte	Charlotte, City of
1293968	Monopole	170 ft	2017	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1321863	Monopole	169 ft	1996	Charlotte	SBA Towers II LLC
1282555	Lattice tower	168 ft	1992	Charlotte	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1243111	Pole	166 ft	2005	Charlotte	CCATT LLC
1201923	Lattice tower	165 ft	1999	Charlotte	SBA Towers, LLC
1280743	Monopole	165 ft	1997	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1246158	Monopole	164 ft	2005	Charlotte	Alltel Corporation
1311785	Monopole	164 ft	2020	Charlotte	Alltel Communications, LLC
1280030	Pole	163 ft	2006	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1301598	Monopole	163 ft	2017	Charlotte	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1005908	Pole	162 ft	1995	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1206525	Tower	162 ft	1999	Charlotte	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1006396	Tower	161 ft	1996	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1006279	Lattice tower	160 ft	1995	Charlotte	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1006392	Pole	160 ft	1996	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1201305	Tower	160 ft	1999	Charlotte	Charlotte, City of
1254504	Monopole	160 ft	2007	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1261243	Monopole	160 ft	2008	Charlotte	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1282697	Pole	160 ft	1996	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1314937	Monopole	160 ft	2018	Charlotte	VB BTS III, LLC
1321666	Monopole	160 ft	2017	Charlotte	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1063430	Tower	159 ft	1999	Charlotte	American Towers, LLC
1224774	Monopole	158 ft	2002	Charlotte	STC Two LLC
1271719	Monopole	158 ft	2009	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1280083	Pole	158 ft	2008	Charlotte	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1018217	Pole	157 ft	1997	Charlotte	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1261242	Tree / stealth	156 ft	2008	Matthews	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1019079	Pole	155 ft	1997	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1275341	Pole	155 ft	2010	Charlotte	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1296137	Monopole	155 ft	2015	Charlotte	Skyway Towers, LLC
1310580	Monopole	155 ft	2021	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1003852	Tower	154 ft	2000	Charlotte	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1204938	Monopole	154 ft	1999	Charlotte	SBA Towers II LLC
1328696	Monopole	154 ft	2025	Charlotte	Diamond Towers IV LLC
1061972	Tower	153 ft	1986	Charlotte	Fox Television Stations, LLC
1202315	Lattice tower	153 ft	1999	Charlotte	SBA Towers, LLC
1003854	Tower	151 ft	1998	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1314014	Monopole	150 ft	2016	Charlotte	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1006287	Tower	149 ft	1993	Charlotte	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1006400	Pole	146 ft	2010	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1046114	Monopole	145 ft	1997	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1282301	Monopole	145 ft	1997	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1283740	Tower	144 ft	2013	Charlotte	52 Eighty, LLC
1007075	Other or unspecified	143 ft	1992	Charlotte	Private owner (name withheld)
1007076	Other or unspecified	143 ft	1995	Charlotte	Private owner (name withheld)
1003860	Mast	140 ft	1996	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1295997	Monopole	140 ft	2016	Charlotte	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1013125	Pole	138 ft	1997	Charlotte	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1200841	Tower	138 ft	1985	Charlotte	Duke Energy Business Services, LLC
1281124	Pole	138 ft	2005	Charlotte	CCATT LLC
1042666	Tower	137 ft	1998	Charlotte	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1226043	Tower	135 ft	2001	Charlotte	STC Two LLC
1046853	Tower	133 ft	1998	Charlotte	American Towers, LLC
1006078	Other or unspecified	131 ft	1995	Charlotte	American Towers, LLC
1279685	Pole	131 ft	2009	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1281120	Mast	131 ft	1997	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1273954	Monopole	128 ft	2010	Huntersville	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1010091	Monopole	126 ft	1996	Charlotte	Crown Castle South LLC
1233425	Tower	125 ft	2002	Charlotte	STC Two LLC
1332271	Monopole	124 ft	2026	Charlotte	Duke Energy Business Services, LLC
1003863	Lattice tower	119 ft	1995	Concord	American Towers LLC
1249906	Tower	115 ft	2005	Charlotte	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1323809	Monopole	113 ft	2023	Charlotte	The Towers, LLC
1294572	Monopole	105 ft	2015	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1326243	Monopole	104 ft	2000	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1266167	Tower	100 ft	1996	Charlotte	Bible Broadcasting Network
1312958	Monopole	97 ft	2020	Charlotte	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1289081	Lattice tower	83 ft	2015	Charlotte	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1278815	Pole	70 ft	2009	Charlotte	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1278810	Pole	63 ft	2009	Charlotte	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1280876	Monopole	63 ft	2013	Charlotte	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1266848	Tower	52 ft	2010	Charlotte	Charlotte, City of
1266846	Tower	50 ft	2010	Charlotte	Charlotte, City of
1313852	Pole	43 ft	2020	Charlotte	ALLTEL Corporation
1318287	Pole	40 ft	2022	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership
1312653	Pole	39 ft	2020	Charlotte	ALLTEL Corporation
1313625	Pole	36 ft	2020	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership
1313716	Pole	36 ft	2020	Charlotte	ALLTEL Corporation
1266830	Tower	23 ft	2010	Charlotte	Charlotte, City of
1266847	Tower	22 ft	2010	Charlotte	Charlotte, City of

If you have a tower lease in Mecklenburg 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: Wake County (230), Guilford County (188), Cumberland County (147), Forsyth County (141), Pitt County (117).

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.