North Carolina / Nash County

#15 of 100 NC counties · 69 structures

Cell towers in Nash County, NC

The FCC registry lists 69 constructed antenna structures in Nash County, 2% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 26 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 17 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 32 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 69
  2. 2Tallest 1962 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 255 ft) 270 ft
Structures
69
rank 15 of 100 in NC
Most common type
Lattice tower
33% of structures
Over 200 feet
52
75% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
41% built then

Who owns the towers in Nash County

26 different registrants own the 69 structures. 3 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.

American Tower17Array Digital Infrastructure15Crown Castle11SBA Communications4First Media Radio, LLC.3Private owners3Alltel2Duke Energy Business Service1
Constructed structures in Nash County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 270 feet, 15 feet taller than the North Carolina median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Middlesex at 1962 feet, built in 2001. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 1990s.

Lattice tower23Tower19Guyed tower10Monopole8Other or unspecified5Pole3Mast1
Structures in Nash County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
31970s21980s281990s182000s152010s22020s
Structures in Nash 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1004438Guyed tower1962 ft2001MiddlesexVertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1008248Other or unspecified1086 ft1991CastaliaAmerican Towers, LLC
1007173Tower530 ft1982Rocky MountROCKY MOUNT, CITY OF
1062750Tower500 ft1987NashvilleNASH, COUNTY OF
1290141Guyed tower499 ft2015Spring HopeNorthstar Broadcasting Corporation
1277140Other or unspecified495 ft2012NashvilleNorth Carolina State Highway Patrol
1001640Tower446 ft1947Rocky MountFirst Media Radio, LLC.
1004805Guyed tower420 ft1995Rocky MountAmerican Towers LLC
1260867Tower420 ft2008Rocky MountOUTDOOR LIGHTING, INC.
1004829Guyed tower415 ft2016Spring HopeAmerican Towers LLC
1003325Guyed tower390 ft1991Rocky MountARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1216049Tower370 ft2000WhitakersAmerican Towers LLC
1041446Tower365 ft1998BattleboroCrown Communication LLC
1306646Lattice tower355 ft2018Rocky MountVirginia Electric and Power Company
1003320Lattice tower349 ft2004Spring HopeARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1006349Tower348 ft1996NashvilleFirst Media Radio, LLC.
1252106Lattice tower340 ft2006Red OakARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1207204Lattice tower325 ft1999NashvilleARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1299816Guyed tower322 ft1976NashvilleBraswell Milling Company Inc. 105 E. Cross Street Nashville, NC 27856
1041448Tower315 ft1998Spring HopeCrown Communication LLC
1015224Mast315 ft1997Rocky MountCrown Castle South LLC
1289623Guyed tower310 ft2014NashvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1289624Lattice tower310 ft2014NashvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1213505Guyed tower308 ft2000Spring HopeAmerican Towers LLC
1284962Lattice tower308 ft2012CastaliaARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1239355Guyed tower306 ft2003NashvilleSBA Structures, LLC
1225809Tower294 ft1999NashvilleAmerican Towers, LLC
1015223Lattice tower292 ft1997Spring HopeCrown Castle South LLC
1015225Lattice tower291 ft1997BunnCrown Castle South LLC
1062005Tower290 ft2000WhitakersSBA Properties, LLC
1062009Lattice tower290 ft1999WhitakersSBA Towers, LLC
1002491Guyed tower283 ft1996BaileyAmerican Towers LLC
1002932Tower276 ft1976Rocky MountCebridge Acquisition, L.P.
1004828Tower270 ft1995Rocky MountAmerican Towers LLC
1308378Lattice tower270 ft2019BattleboroTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1002264Tower265 ft2011Rocky MountDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1004825Tower265 ft1996Rocky MountAmerican Towers LLC
1238683Lattice tower265 ft2003Rocky MountARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1241046Lattice tower262 ft2004Rocky MountSBA Towers X, LLC
1062981Tower260 ft1999SharpsburgCrown Communication LLC
1063223Tower260 ft1999Rocky MountCrown Communication LLC
1226769Lattice tower259 ft2001Rocky MountAmerican Towers LLC
1273171Lattice tower259 ft2010NashvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1038883Lattice tower257 ft1998NashvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1256718Tower256 ft2007WhitakersCellco Partnership
1220674Lattice tower255 ft2001SimsARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1318797Lattice tower255 ft2024MiddlesexAmerican Towers LLC
1044496Lattice tower251 ft1998Rocky MountARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1298953Lattice tower250 ft2016Red OakARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1004446Lattice tower239 ft1997BaileyCrown Castle South LLC
1009328Tower239 ft1997MiddlesexCrown Castle South LLC
1022730Lattice tower234 ft1997Rocky MountCrown Castle South LLC
1312843Monopole199 ft2020BaileyVB BTS, ll, LLC
1019196Other or unspecified198 ft1997Rocky MountPrivate owner (name withheld)
1019197Other or unspecified198 ft1997Rocky MountPrivate owner (name withheld)
1019198Other or unspecified198 ft1997Rocky MountPrivate owner (name withheld)
1248487Monopole198 ft2005Rocky MountARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1231450Monopole197 ft1999Rocky MountAmerican Towers LLC
1262338Monopole195 ft2008Rocky MountARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1312774Monopole195 ft2018Rocky MountCTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1019569Pole194 ft1997Rocky MountCrown Castle South LLC
1310848Monopole194 ft2019SharpsburgARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1257527Monopole190 ft2007Rocky MountARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1005006Lattice tower189 ft2000Rocky MountARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1296272Monopole189 ft2018NashvilleAlltel Corporation
1245151Pole157 ft2004Rocky MountAlltel Corporation
1289087Lattice tower151 ft1999Rocky MountAmerican Towers LLC
1001299Tower148 ft1977Rocky MountFirst Media Radio, LLC.
1284726Pole130 ft2012Rocky MountARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.

If you have a tower lease in Nash 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: Robeson County (74), New Hanover County (70), Alamance County (69), Randolph County (68), Catawba County (66).

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.