North Carolina / Rutherford County
#21 of 100 NC counties · 64 structures
Cell towers in Rutherford County, NC
The FCC registry lists 64 constructed antenna structures in Rutherford County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 29 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 16 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 25 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 64
- 2Tallest 355 ft
- 3Largest owner SBA Communications
- 4Median height (state 255 ft) 242 ft
Who owns the towers in Rutherford County
29 different registrants own the 64 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 242 feet, 13 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 Lake Lure at 355 feet, built in 1996. More than in any other decade, 48% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1003319 | Guyed tower | 355 ft | 1996 | Lake Lure | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1270346 | Other or unspecified | 354 ft | 2010 | Spindale | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| 1017265 | Tower | 350 ft | 1996 | Spindale | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC |
| 1228129 | Guyed tower | 349 ft | 2001 | Forest City | Tarpon Towers II, LLC |
| 1299145 | Lattice tower | 345 ft | 2016 | Union Mills | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1306809 | Lattice tower | 330 ft | 2018 | Mooresboro | Duke Energy Business Services, LLC |
| 1022834 | Tower | 325 ft | 1997 | Ellenboro | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1299184 | Lattice tower | 320 ft | 2016 | Bostic | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1062686 | Lattice tower | 319 ft | 1997 | Rutherfordton | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1001525 | Tower | 319 ft | 1995 | Rutherfordton | NORTH CAROLINA 4 CELLULAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| 1309963 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2020 | Spindale | Duke Energy Business Services, llc |
| 1200258 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 1999 | Union Mills | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1241213 | Lattice tower | 311 ft | 2003 | Forest City | CCATT LLC |
| 1321048 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2022 | Union Mills | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1290559 | Lattice tower | 307 ft | 2014 | Rutherfordton | SBA Towers VI, LLC |
| 1316406 | Lattice tower | 299 ft | 2021 | Rutherfordton | Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC |
| 1047587 | Tower | 291 ft | 1974 | Forest City | HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING DBA = WWOL |
| 1065736 | Lattice tower | 280 ft | 1999 | Union Mills | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1213591 | Tower | 279 ft | 2000 | Gilkey | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1292218 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2014 | Union Mills | Skyway Towers, LLC |
| 1332317 | Guyed tower | 265 ft | 2026 | Forest City | The Towers, LLC |
| 1062688 | Tower | 264 ft | 2010 | Forest City | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1001532 | Tower | 264 ft | 1993 | Forest City | NORTH CAROLINA 4 CELLULAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| 1242497 | Tower | 260 ft | 1967 | Rutherfordton | SKYLINE MEDIA OF RUTHERFORDTON, LLC |
| 1290037 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2014 | Bostic | American Towers LLC |
| 1290085 | Lattice tower | 258 ft | 2014 | Bostic | American Towers LLC |
| 1041135 | Lattice tower | 257 ft | 1998 | Forest City | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1275701 | Other or unspecified | 256 ft | 2010 | Mooresboro | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1292402 | Lattice tower | 256 ft | 2014 | Casar | American Towers LLC |
| 1012251 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 1997 | Rutherfordton | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1065761 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 1999 | Union Mills | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1298965 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2016 | Lake Lure | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1064226 | Lattice tower | 230 ft | 1999 | Ruthersfordton | SBA Sites, LLC |
| 1266259 | Guyed tower | 225 ft | 2009 | Forest City | Cellco Partnership |
| 1271422 | Lattice tower | 225 ft | 2010 | Ellenboro | Cellco Partnership |
| 1305974 | Lattice tower | 219 ft | 2020 | Mooresboro | Cellco Partnership |
| 1225980 | Guyed tower | 210 ft | 2014 | Bostic | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1297862 | Lattice tower | 206 ft | 2016 | Rutherfordton | Cellco Partnership |
| 1307810 | Guyed tower | 203 ft | 1981 | Forest City | KTC Broadcasting, Inc. |
| 1307865 | Guyed tower | 203 ft | 1981 | Forest City | KTC Broadcasting, Inc. |
| 1239796 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 2003 | Rutherfordton | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1240402 | Monopole | 200 ft | 2003 | Lake Lure | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1232261 | Other or unspecified | 199 ft | 2002 | Forest City | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1240403 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2003 | Lake Lure | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1297986 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Bostic | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1298219 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Bostic | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1298222 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Bostic | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1298227 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Lake Lure | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1298228 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Lake Lure | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1298229 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Lake Lure | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1298250 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Bostic | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1298497 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Ellenboro | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1298809 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Lake Lure | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1298810 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Lake Lure | APC Towers, LLC |
| 1299149 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Lake Lure | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1299150 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Union Mills | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1299480 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Lake Lure | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1310372 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2019 | Alexander Mills | VB BTS III, LLC |
| 1312912 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2020 | Mooresboro | TowerCom IV-B, LLC |
| 1331133 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2026 | Lake Lure | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1309079 | Monopole | 194 ft | 2019 | Rutherfordton | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1007668 | Other or unspecified | 190 ft | 1991 | Forest City | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1334366 | Lattice tower | 190 ft | 1995 | Rutherfordton | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1302071 | Lattice tower | 170 ft | 2017 | Lake Lure | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
If you have a tower lease in Rutherford 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: Craven County (66), Duplin County (66), Cabarrus County (64), Union County (64), Buncombe County (63).
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.