North Carolina / Stokes County
#71 of 100 NC counties · 23 structures
Cell towers in Stokes County, NC
The FCC registry lists 23 constructed antenna structures in Stokes County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (13%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 23
- 2Tallest 583 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 255 ft) 199 ft
Who owns the towers in Stokes County
16 different registrants own the 23 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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 199 feet, 56 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 Pilot Mountain at 583 feet, built in 2018. More than in any other decade, 48% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1008241 | Guyed tower | 583 ft | 2018 | Pilot Mountain | Hearst Properties Inc. |
| 1205275 | Tower | 525 ft | 2011 | Pilot Mountain | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1267270 | Other or unspecified | 420 ft | 2010 | Sandy Ridge | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| 1004732 | Tower | 415 ft | 2005 | Rural Hall | ALLTEL Corporation |
| 1014577 | Guyed tower | 365 ft | 2024 | Westfield | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA |
| 1001691 | Tower | 320 ft | 1987 | Stokes County | Cornerstone Tower, LLC |
| 1218049 | Lattice tower | 311 ft | 2000 | Pine Hall | American Towers LLC |
| 1008949 | Lattice tower | 246 ft | 1963 | Walnut Cove | American Towers LLC |
| 1217819 | Tower | 200 ft | 2001 | Westfield | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1213333 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2000 | King | American Towers LLC |
| 1240408 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2003 | Walnut Cove | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1246491 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2004 | Walnut Cove | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1256283 | Tower | 199 ft | 2007 | Danbury | ALLTEL Corporation |
| 1263868 | Other or unspecified | 199 ft | 2009 | Walnut Cove | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| 1305543 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2018 | Sandy Ridge | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1318571 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2022 | Danbury | Highwood Towers II, LLC |
| 1323110 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2022 | Germantown | Southern Towers BTS, LP |
| 1325517 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2014 | King | Skyway Towers, LLC |
| 1242618 | Lattice tower | 198 ft | 2004 | Walnut Cove | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1315087 | Monopole | 184 ft | 2020 | Sandy Ridge | TowerCom IV, LLC |
| 1258167 | Lattice tower | 160 ft | 2007 | King | Hearst Properties Inc. |
| 1223614 | Lattice tower | 126 ft | 1998 | Pilot Mountain | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1235498 | Pole | 43 ft | 2002 | Walnut Cove | Norfolk Southern Railway Company |
If you have a tower lease in Stokes 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: Granville County (23), Greene County (23), Haywood County (23), Pasquotank County (22), Warren County (22).
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.