#54 of 100 NC counties · 32 structures

Cell towers in Pender County, NC

The FCC registry lists 32 constructed antenna structures in Pender County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 7 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 8 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 32
2Tallest 553 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 255 ft) 306 ft

Structures

rank 54 of 100 in NC

Most common type

Lattice tower

44% of structures

Over 200 feet

78% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Pender County

15 different registrants own the 32 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 Pender County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 306 feet, 51 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 Burgaw at 553 feet, built in 2003. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Pender 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
1003046	Guyed tower	553 ft	2003	Burgaw	American Towers LLC
1258935	Other or unspecified	490 ft	2008	Burgaw	NORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
1004811	Guyed tower	420 ft	1994	Pender County	Alltel Corporation
1004836	Guyed tower	417 ft	1995	Burgaw	Alltel Corporation
1004808	Guyed tower	416 ft	2013	Willard	American Towers LLC
1008387	Guyed tower	405 ft	1983	Burgaw	GTC UNO, LLC
1289667	Lattice tower	400 ft	2014	Willard	North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1295980	Lattice tower	400 ft	2016	Hampstead	NORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
1007370	Guyed tower	353 ft	2004	Atkinson	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1026116	Guyed tower	337 ft	1997	Watha	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1207322	Tower	320 ft	1975	Burgaw	PENDER COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT
1005464	Other or unspecified	317 ft	1997	Yamacraw	American Towers LLC
1005983	Tower	317 ft	1996	Burgaw	Crown Castle South LLC
1021083	Lattice tower	315 ft	1999	Hampstead	Crown Castle South LLC
1331470	Lattice tower	315 ft	2026	Burgaw	Duke Energy Business Services, LLC
1007369	Guyed tower	307 ft	1999	St. Helena	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1001698	Lattice tower	305 ft	1996	Mooretown	Crown Castle South LLC
1003144	Lattice tower	304 ft	1996	Watha	Crown Castle South LLC
1062175	Tower	295 ft	1998	Hampstead	American Towers, LLC
1323705	Lattice tower	285 ft	2026	Burgaw	The Towers, LLC
1004813	Tower	270 ft	1995	Burgaw	Alltel Corporation
1309060	Lattice tower	256 ft	2020	Burgaw	Optima Towers IX LLC
1003393	Lattice tower	255 ft	1995	Surf City	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1293981	Lattice tower	254 ft	2023	Rocky Point	Optima Towers IV, LLC
1216171	Tower	210 ft	1975	Burgaw	PENDER COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT
1221415	Lattice tower	199 ft	2000	Hampstead	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1289030	Pole	199 ft	2014	Hampstead	Optima Towers IV, LLC
1214532	Lattice tower	198 ft	2004	Burgaw	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1236744	Lattice tower	195 ft	2002	Currie	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1317265	Monopole	170 ft	2020	Rocky Point	TowerCom IV, LLC
1330852	Monopole	124 ft	2025	Burgaw	Duke Energy Business Services, LLC
1321717	Lattice tower	33 ft	2022	Wallace	Town of Wallace

If you have a tower lease in Pender 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: Dare County (33), McDowell County (33), Hoke County (32), Caldwell County (29), Vance County (29).

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.