North Carolina / Surry County
#50 of 100 NC counties · 36 structures
Cell towers in Surry County, NC
The FCC registry lists 36 constructed antenna structures in Surry County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 7 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 15 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 36
- 2Tallest 405 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 255 ft) 202 ft
Who owns the towers in Surry County
17 different registrants own the 36 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 202 feet, 53 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 Mt. Airy at 405 feet, built in 2007. More than in any other decade, 39% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1062488 | Guyed tower | 405 ft | 2007 | Mt. Airy | EIP Holdings II, LLC |
| 1003394 | Lattice tower | 349 ft | 1997 | Mount Airy | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1252843 | Lattice tower | 349 ft | 2006 | Elkin | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| 1252844 | Other or unspecified | 340 ft | 2007 | Mount Airy | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| 1014026 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 1997 | Mount Airy | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1065241 | Tower | 315 ft | 1999 | Mount Airy | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1322001 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2024 | Elkin | Duke Energy Business Services, LLC |
| 1014268 | Guyed tower | 312 ft | 1997 | Dobson | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1005293 | Tower | 305 ft | 1947 | Mount Airy | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1314220 | Lattice tower | 305 ft | 2022 | Lowgap | CitySwitch II, LLC |
| 1065603 | Lattice tower | 295 ft | 1999 | Dobson | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1036770 | Lattice tower | 263 ft | 1998 | Mount Airy | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1036771 | Lattice tower | 262 ft | 1998 | Mount Airy | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1017875 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 1997 | Pilot Mountain | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1005294 | Tower | 245 ft | 1990 | Lowgap | BLUE RIDGE RADIO INC |
| 1066123 | Lattice tower | 240 ft | 1999 | Mount Airy | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1307547 | Monopole | 206 ft | 2002 | Dobson | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1249951 | Pole | 205 ft | 2005 | Elkin | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1000297 | Tower | 199 ft | 1996 | Elkin | NORTH CAROLINA RSA 3 CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY DBA = CAROLINA WEST CELLULAR |
| 1223095 | Tower | 199 ft | 2001 | Elkin | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1226139 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2001 | Elkin | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1249123 | Tower | 199 ft | 2003 | Dobson | Global Signal Acquisitions LLC |
| 1252108 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2006 | Dobson | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1292405 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2014 | Mount Airy | American Towers LLC |
| 1294864 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2015 | Thurmond | Horvath Towers III, LLC |
| 1239700 | Lattice tower | 198 ft | 2003 | Elkin | CCATT LLC |
| 1218178 | Tower | 195 ft | 2000 | Mount Airy | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1232156 | Pole | 195 ft | 2011 | Elkin | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1252848 | Other or unspecified | 189 ft | 2007 | Mount Airy | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| 1052484 | Other or unspecified | 184 ft | 2005 | Elkin | American Towers LLC |
| 1007389 | Other or unspecified | 183 ft | 1956 | Mount Airy | GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING INC |
| 1007390 | Other or unspecified | 183 ft | 1956 | Mount Airy | GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING INC |
| 1007391 | Other or unspecified | 183 ft | 1956 | Mount Airy | GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING INC |
| 1212334 | Guyed tower | 162 ft | 2001 | Mount Airy | Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed |
| 1033669 | Monopole | 125 ft | 1997 | Mount Airy | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1300610 | Lattice tower | 124 ft | 1987 | Elkin | Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed |
If you have a tower lease in Surry 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: Lincoln County (39), Burke County (38), Lee County (38), Dare County (33), McDowell County (33).
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.