#89 of 100 NC counties · 10 structures

Cell towers in Polk County, NC

The FCC registry lists 10 constructed antenna structures in Polk County, 0% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 8 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 2 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 10
2Tallest 499 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 255 ft) 198 ft

Structures

rank 89 of 100 in NC

Most common type

Monopole

40% of structures

Over 200 feet

30% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in Polk County

8 different registrants own the 10 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 Polk County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 198 feet, 57 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 Columbus at 499 feet, built in 2009. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Polk 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
1006716	Guyed tower	499 ft	2009	Columbus	Entercom South Carolina, LLC
1012252	Other or unspecified	255 ft	1997	Pea Ridge	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1001526	Tower	220 ft	1993	Columbus	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1304541	Monopole	199 ft	2018	Saluda	Beacon Towers, LLC
1304859	Monopole	199 ft	2019	Columbus	Beacon Towers, LLC
1312775	Monopole	197 ft	2018	Rutherfordton	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1267892	Other or unspecified	195 ft	2011	Columbus	North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1064805	Guyed tower	188 ft	1999	Columbus	SBA Sites, LLC
1007822	Tower	180 ft	1985	Tryon	MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS INC
1229222	Monopole	160 ft	2001	Columbus	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.

If you have a tower lease in Polk 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: Perquimans County (12), Watauga County (12), Avery County (10).

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.