North Carolina / Sampson County
#24 of 100 NC counties · 63 structures
Cell towers in Sampson County, NC
The FCC registry lists 63 constructed antenna structures in Sampson County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 27 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 17 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 32 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 63
- 2Tallest 617 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 255 ft) 306 ft
Who owns the towers in Sampson County
27 different registrants own the 63 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 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 tower near Clinton at 617 feet, built in 2004. Most 54% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1211819 | Tower | 617 ft | 2004 | Clinton | SAMPSON, COUNTY OF |
| 1202506 | Tower | 500 ft | 2000 | Halls Store | K-LOVE, Inc. |
| 1002998 | Tower | 499 ft | 1990 | Stedman | VB Nimbus, LLC |
| 1028718 | Tower | 469 ft | 1994 | Turkey | COHARIE MILL & TRUCKING CORP |
| 1007058 | Tower | 453 ft | 1981 | Salemburg | South River Electric Membership Corp. |
| 1004809 | Guyed tower | 425 ft | 1995 | Clinton | American Towers LLC |
| 1004812 | Guyed tower | 420 ft | 1996 | Newton Grove | American Towers LLC |
| 1004815 | Lattice tower | 414 ft | 1995 | Rose Hill | American Towers LLC |
| 1314938 | Lattice tower | 395 ft | 2020 | Newton Grove | North Carolina State HWY PTL |
| 1210676 | Guyed tower | 390 ft | 2000 | Salemburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1059952 | Tower | 370 ft | 1999 | Giddensville | American Towers LLC |
| 1003392 | Guyed tower | 349 ft | 2004 | Newton Grove | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1025003 | Guyed tower | 349 ft | 1997 | Garland | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1230756 | Lattice tower | 330 ft | 2002 | Clinton | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1231646 | Lattice tower | 330 ft | 2002 | Rose Hill | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1007176 | Tower | 326 ft | 1947 | Clinton | WRRZ RADIO CO INC |
| 1225828 | Guyed tower | 325 ft | 2001 | Willard | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1211882 | Tower | 318 ft | 1973 | Clinton | SAMPSON, COUNTY OF |
| 1233767 | Guyed tower | 315 ft | 2002 | Newton Grove | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1005937 | Lattice tower | 313 ft | 1996 | Newton Grove | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1222426 | Tower | 313 ft | 2001 | Clinton | American Towers LLC |
| 1222424 | Lattice tower | 312 ft | 2001 | Faison | American Towers LLC |
| 1217564 | Tower | 310 ft | 2000 | Newton Grove | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1240859 | Mast | 310 ft | 2004 | Dunn | CCATT LLC |
| 1289799 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2014 | Harrells | American Towers LLC |
| 1289858 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2014 | Clinton | American Towers LLC |
| 1290098 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2014 | Autryville | American Towers LLC |
| 1226448 | Lattice tower | 309 ft | 2001 | Roseboro | American Towers LLC |
| 1235403 | Tower | 309 ft | 1999 | Roseboro | American Towers, LLC |
| 1223379 | Lattice tower | 307 ft | 2001 | Turkey | American Towers LLC |
| 1233161 | Monopole | 306 ft | 2002 | Dunn | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1256429 | Tower | 306 ft | 2006 | Clinton | Cellco Partnership |
| 1258098 | Tower | 306 ft | 2007 | Garland, | Cellco Partnership |
| 1240279 | Guyed tower | 305 ft | 2003 | Garland | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1253960 | Tower | 304 ft | 2006 | Clinton | CCATT LLC |
| 1258226 | Tower | 304 ft | 2007 | Turkey | Cellco Partnership |
| 1007368 | Guyed tower | 299 ft | 1991 | Clinton | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1002356 | Tower | 284 ft | 2009 | Rose Hill | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1242025 | Tower | 273 ft | 2002 | Clinton | American Towers LLC |
| 1008243 | Tower | 270 ft | 1984 | Newton Grove | HILLSIDE BROADCASTING |
| 1317497 | Lattice tower | 266 ft | 2021 | Roseboro | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1002402 | Tower | 265 ft | 2011 | Clinton | Duke Energy Business Services, llc |
| 1250338 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2005 | Mcdaniels | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1223867 | Tower | 259 ft | 2001 | Newtow Grove | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1253962 | Tower | 258 ft | 2006 | Clinton | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1218137 | Tower | 257 ft | 2000 | Clinton | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1238860 | Tower | 257 ft | 2000 | Clinton | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1224386 | Tower | 256 ft | 2001 | Clinton | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1243420 | Tower | 256 ft | 2004 | Clinton | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1243422 | Lattice tower | 256 ft | 2004 | Harrells | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1293192 | Lattice tower | 254 ft | 2017 | Salemburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1004810 | Lattice tower | 231 ft | 2004 | Clinton | American Towers LLC |
| 1233642 | Tower | 226 ft | 2002 | Dunn | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1026339 | Lattice tower | 224 ft | 1997 | Roseboro | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1042645 | Tower | 220 ft | 1987 | Rose Hill | Four County EMC |
| 1023867 | Lattice tower | 215 ft | 2015 | Clinton | NORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY PATROL |
| 1312118 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2019 | Clinton | TowerCom IV, LLC |
| 1224789 | Monopole | 195 ft | 2003 | Roseboro | American Towers LLC |
| 1007777 | Tower | 193 ft | 1981 | Clinton | Clinton Sampson Radio Company, Inc. |
| 1020836 | Tower | 189 ft | 1979 | Clinton | HILLSIDE BROADCASTING |
| 1284723 | Lattice tower | 130 ft | 2012 | Clinton | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1330101 | Monopole | 124 ft | 2025 | Turkey | Duke Energy Business Services, LLC |
| 1226217 | Tower | 34 ft | 2001 | Clinton | SAMPSON, COUNTY OF (CLINTON-SAMPSON AIRPORT) |
If you have a tower lease in Sampson 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: Rutherford County (64), Union County (64), Buncombe County (63), Davidson County (62), Gaston County (62).
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.