North Carolina / Richmond County
#42 of 100 NC counties · 43 structures
Cell towers in Richmond County, NC
The FCC registry lists 43 constructed antenna structures in Richmond County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 12 (28%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 22 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 43
- 2Tallest 495 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 255 ft) 257 ft
Who owns the towers in Richmond County
20 different registrants own the 43 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 257 feet, close to the North Carolina median of 255 feet. The tallest is a structure near Hamlet at 495 feet, built in 2011. More than in any other decade, 35% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1275478 | Other or unspecified | 495 ft | 2011 | Hamlet | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| 1271688 | Other or unspecified | 480 ft | 2010 | Rockingham | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| 1041543 | Tower | 420 ft | 1990 | Hamlet | RiverStreet Wireless Assets, LLC |
| 1005677 | Tower | 416 ft | 1991 | Hamlet | AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC. |
| 1045157 | Guyed tower | 415 ft | 1998 | Mt. Gilead | American Towers LLC |
| 1008450 | Guyed tower | 359 ft | 2015 | Ellerbe | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| 1026609 | Guyed tower | 320 ft | 1994 | Ellerbe | American Towers LLC |
| 1217525 | Tower | 320 ft | 2000 | Rockingham | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1006297 | Tower | 318 ft | 1994 | Hamlet | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1000891 | Tower | 316 ft | 1973 | Rockingham | RICHMOND, COUNTY OF |
| 1000273 | Tower | 314 ft | 1997 | Rockingham | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1051513 | Guyed tower | 311 ft | 1998 | Hamlet | American Towers LLC |
| 1051514 | Other or unspecified | 311 ft | 2004 | Marshton | American Towers LLC |
| 1265073 | Tower | 310 ft | 2009 | Rockingham | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1055354 | Lattice tower | 307 ft | 1998 | Rockingham | American Towers LLC |
| 1240652 | Tower | 304 ft | 2004 | Ellerbe | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1001742 | Guyed tower | 300 ft | 1984 | Rockingham | Pee Dee Electric Membership Corporation |
| 1303129 | Guyed tower | 300 ft | 2017 | Hamlet | RiverStreet Wireless Assets, LLC |
| 1251469 | Lattice tower | 279 ft | 2006 | Rockingham | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
| 1008982 | Other or unspecified | 275 ft | 2011 | Hamlet | American Towers LLC |
| 1002263 | Guyed tower | 267 ft | 2013 | Hamlet | Duke Energy Business Services, LLC |
| 1062785 | Lattice tower | 257 ft | 1999 | Rockingham | American Towers LLC |
| 1007718 | Tower | 255 ft | 1946 | Rockingham | WAYN INC |
| 1008979 | Guyed tower | 249 ft | 1966 | Ellerbe | American Towers LLC |
| 1050052 | Lattice tower | 233 ft | 1998 | Hamlet | American Towers LLC |
| 1056491 | Mast | 233 ft | 1999 | Rockingham | American Towers LLC |
| 1006298 | Tower | 200 ft | 1995 | Ellerbe | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1240413 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 2003 | Hamlet | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1291588 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2014 | Hamlet | American Towers LLC |
| 1310371 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2019 | Rockingham | VB BTS III, LLC |
| 1315089 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2020 | Hamlet | TowerCom IV, LLC |
| 1328170 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2024 | Rockingham | B Diamond Infra LLC |
| 1269768 | Tower | 195 ft | 2006 | Rockingham | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1242280 | Lattice tower | 193 ft | 1994 | Hamlet | American Towers LLC |
| 1249451 | Tower | 183 ft | 2006 | Rockingham | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1249064 | Lattice tower | 180 ft | 2006 | Hoffman | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1202871 | Lattice tower | 174 ft | 1999 | Hoffman | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1006296 | Tower | 165 ft | 1998 | Rockingham | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1313278 | Monopole | 164 ft | 2020 | Hamlet | TowerCom IV, LLC |
| 1330748 | Monopole | 124 ft | 2025 | Rockingham | Duke Energy Business Services, LLC |
| 1334700 | Monopole | 124 ft | 2026 | Rockingham | Duke Energy Business Services, LLC |
| 1292913 | Mast | 60 ft | 2015 | Aberdeen | CSX Transportation |
| 1238721 | Tower | 33 ft | 2004 | Rockingham | Private owner (name withheld) |
If you have a tower lease in Richmond 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: Chatham County (48), Edgecombe County (46), Henderson County (45), Halifax County (41), Stanly County (41).
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.