#1 of 100 NC counties · 230 structures

Cell towers in Wake County, NC

The FCC registry lists 230 constructed antenna structures in Wake County, 5% of North Carolina's 4,515 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 70 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 54 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 120 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 230
2Tallest 2000 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 255 ft) 199 ft

Structures

230

rank 1 of 100 in NC

Most common type

Monopole

30% of structures

Over 200 feet

43% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Wake County

70 different registrants own the 230 structures. 3 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.

Constructed structures in Wake County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

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 structure near Garner at 2000 feet, built in 1991. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 1990s.

Structures in Wake County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Wake County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

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
1006703	Other or unspecified	2000 ft	1991	Garner	Auburn Tower Partnership
1010348	Tower	1994 ft	1978	Clayton	WTVD Television, LLC
1027322	Lattice tower	1989 ft	2000	Garner	CBC Real Estate Company, Inc.
1008598	Tower	1579 ft	1986	Apex	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1001740	Tower	1199 ft	1993	Wake Forest	EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION DBA = WCPE RADIO
1007840	Guyed tower	1052 ft	2017	Raleigh	CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP INC DBA 96.1 WBBB
1008482	Guyed tower	525 ft	2018	Apex	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1004858	Guyed tower	500 ft	1994	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1007885	Other or unspecified	500 ft	1996	Cary	First State Communications, Inc. - DBA 680
1024085	Guyed tower	500 ft	1993	Fuquay-Varina	American Towers, LLC
1234048	Lattice tower	500 ft	2003	Raleigh	Wake County Government
1234309	Lattice tower	500 ft	2003	Zebulon	Wake County
1002377	Other or unspecified	499 ft	1989	Raleigh	Wake County Government
1002382	Other or unspecified	499 ft	1989	Holly Springs	Wake County Government
1308938	Lattice tower	499 ft	2020	Apex	Wake County Government
1309598	Lattice tower	499 ft	2020	Raleigh	Wake County Government
1007492	Tower	488 ft	2009	Fuquay Varina	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1009545	Guyed tower	465 ft	1990	Apex	American Towers LLC
1306704	Lattice tower	420 ft	2019	New Hill	Wake County Government
1005746	Lattice tower	419 ft	1986	Raleigh	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1010622	Guyed tower	415 ft	2004	Rolesville	Alltel Corporation
1057592	Guyed tower	413 ft	1989	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1009544	Guyed tower	410 ft	1989	Rolesville	American Towers LLC
1007405	Guyed tower	407 ft	2023	Wendell	Divine Mercy Radio, Inc.
1007406	Other or unspecified	407 ft	2019	Wendell	Divine Mercy Radio, Inc.
1007407	Other or unspecified	407 ft	2019	Wendell	Divine Mercy Radio, Inc.
1007408	Guyed tower	407 ft	2023	Wendell	Divine Mercy Radio, Inc.
1060598	Tower	402 ft	1978	Fuquay Varina	DURHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO INC DBA = WILLIS BROADCASTING
1065012	On a building	400 ft	1999	Raleigh	Private owner (name withheld)
1002398	Tower	385 ft	2008	New Hill	Duke Energy Business Services, llc
1007883	Other or unspecified	374 ft	1941	Cary	FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS, Inc. DBA = 680
1007884	Other or unspecified	374 ft	1941	Cary	First State Communications, Inc. - DBA 680
1006098	Tower	370 ft	1991	Raleigh	BEACON COMMUNICATIONS INC
1001697	Lattice tower	365 ft	1996	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1006706	Other or unspecified	360 ft	1990	Garner	Microspace Communications Corporation
1030070	Tower	360 ft	1997	Apex	American Towers LLC
1002383	Tower	359 ft	1947	Raleigh	WPJL INC DBA = WPJL
1274069	Tower	358 ft	2010	Wake Forest	US Army Corps of Engineers
1302876	Lattice tower	358 ft	2018	Wake Forest	North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1004863	Guyed tower	332 ft	1995	Apex	TV6 Holdings LLC
1018651	Guyed tower	331 ft	2011	Garner	Everest Special LLC
1002406	Tower	330 ft	2011	Raleigh	Duke Energy Business Services, LLC
1214014	Tower	321 ft	1953	Wake Forest	WAKE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
1002146	Tower	320 ft	1953	Wake Forest	WAKE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
1052142	Other or unspecified	320 ft	2012	Raleigh	Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
1234049	Other or unspecified	320 ft	2003	Wake Forest	Wake County Government
1234121	Other or unspecified	320 ft	2003	Fuquay Varina	Wake County Government
1005117	Guyed tower	315 ft	1996	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1010521	Lattice tower	315 ft	2015	Raleigh	NORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
1320677	Lattice tower	315 ft	2022	Garner	Duke Energy Business Services, LLC
1005265	Lattice tower	314 ft	1995	Zebulon	American Towers LLC
1018842	Mast	308 ft	1997	Apex	Crown Castle South LLC
1002719	Tower	304 ft	1985	Raleigh	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1046859	Lattice tower	300 ft	2008	Holly Springs	American Towers LLC
1261741	Other or unspecified	300 ft	2009	Morrisville	Wake, County of
1004987	Guyed tower	298 ft	1999	Knightdale	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1005207	Guyed tower	292 ft	1995	Fuquay Varina	American Towers, LLC
1022011	Tower	288 ft	1987	Raleigh	SAINT AUGUSTINES COLLEGE DBA = WAUG
1054263	Guyed tower	288 ft	2003	Wake Forest	American Towers LLC
1232491	Lattice tower	281 ft	2002	Wake Forest	SBA Properties, LLC
1032354	Lattice tower	271 ft	2008	Wake Forest	American Towers, LLC
1004317	Tower	270 ft	1962	Apex	DIXIE PIPELINE COMPANY
1010623	Tower	270 ft	1997	Fuquay-Varina	Alltel Corporation
1289673	Lattice tower	268 ft	2020	Cary	Town of Cary
1002379	On a building	266 ft	1990	Raleigh	WAKE, COUNTY OF
1002381	On a building	266 ft	1970	Raleigh	Wake County Government
1032836	Lattice tower	266 ft	1999	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1321011	Lattice tower	266 ft	2025	Zebulon	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1011880	Tower	265 ft	1998	Raleigh	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1004869	Guyed tower	265 ft	1994	Wake Forest	American Towers LLC
1004917	Monopole	265 ft	1994	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1004944	Tower	265 ft	1994	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1058037	Tower	265 ft	1999	Garner	American Towers, LLC
1303148	On a building	262 ft	2019	Raleigh	WAKE, COUNTY OF
1005264	Lattice tower	260 ft	1995	Wendell	American Towers, LLC
1214107	Lattice tower	260 ft	2000	Raleigh	SBA Properties, LLC
1214816	Lattice tower	260 ft	2000	Zebulon	SBA Properties, LLC
1217726	Tower	260 ft	2000	Zebulon	SBA Towers, LLC
1272556	Lattice tower	260 ft	2010	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1008985	Lattice tower	259 ft	1988	Holly Springs	American Towers LLC
1290337	Lattice tower	258 ft	2014	Zebulon	American Towers LLC
1005118	Lattice tower	255 ft	1993	Wake Forest	American Towers LLC
1271148	Lattice tower	249 ft	2010	Zebulon	Cellco Partnership
1271149	Tower	247 ft	2009	New Hill	Cellco Partnership
1288667	Lattice tower	245 ft	2014	Wake Forest	American Towers LLC
1005972	Tower	240 ft	1996	Apex	Crown Castle South LLC
1033966	Monopole	240 ft	1998	Wendell	American Towers LLC
1299046	Lattice tower	240 ft	2016	Apex	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1247125	Pole	239 ft	2006	Knightdale	CCATT LLC
1252987	Pole	235 ft	2006	Apex	Alltel Corporation
1059839	On a building	233 ft	2016	Raleigh	North Carolina State University
1007172	Other or unspecified	225 ft	1979	Garner	Private owner (name withheld)
1004865	Lattice tower	218 ft	1999	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1003337	Tower	213 ft	1999	Zebulon	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1014582	Lattice tower	206 ft	2024	Raleigh	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1033728	Tower	205 ft	1996	Raleigh	Crown Castle South LLC
1266437	Tower	204 ft	2008	New Hill	Duke Energy Business Services, llc
1052823	Water tank	202 ft	1996	Durham	HEATER UTILITIES INC
1018845	Pole	200 ft	1997	Fuquay Varina	Crown Castle South LLC
1062900	Monopole	200 ft	1997	Raleigh	American Towers, LLC
1207071	Monopole	200 ft	1999	Apex	SBA Towers, LLC
1217563	Monopole	200 ft	2000	Apex	SBA Towers, LLC
1221460	Monopole	200 ft	2001	Apex	SBA Towers, LLC
1223464	Tower	200 ft	2000	Fuquay Varina	SBA Towers, LLC
1062902	Monopole	199 ft	1998	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1201921	Monopole	199 ft	1999	Cary	SBA Towers, LLC
1204122	Tower	199 ft	1999	Wendell	SBA Towers, LLC
1221817	Mast	199 ft	2004	Cary	American Towers LLC
1228758	Monopole	199 ft	2001	Zebulon	SBA Towers, LLC
1236334	Tower	199 ft	2004	Raleigh	STC Two LLC
1239100	Pole	199 ft	2003	Raleigh	SBA Structures, LLC
1249118	Tower	199 ft	2002	Raleigh	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1254405	Monopole	199 ft	2006	Fuquay Varina	American Towers LLC
1266040	Monopole	199 ft	2009	Holly Springs	Alltel Corporation
1267878	Monopole	199 ft	2009	Knightdale	SBA Towers II LLC
1267900	Monopole	199 ft	2009	Raleigh	SBA GC Towers, LLC
1275999	Tower	199 ft	2010	Apex	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1276375	Tower	199 ft	2010	Wendell	SBA Steel LLC
1280788	Pole	199 ft	2005	Knightdale	CCATT LLC
1281486	Lattice tower	199 ft	2012	Cary	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1284114	Monopole	199 ft	2001	Cary	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1286963	Monopole	199 ft	2013	Cary	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1288661	Monopole	199 ft	2014	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1288673	Monopole	199 ft	2015	Cary	American Towers LLC
1290825	Monopole	199 ft	2014	Holly Springs	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1299287	Monopole	199 ft	2017	Zebulon	TowerCom IV, LLC
1312609	Monopole	199 ft	2022	Apex	APC Towers, LLC
1314958	Monopole	199 ft	2020	Fuquay Varina	TowerCom IV, LLC
1316478	Monopole	199 ft	2023	Willow Spring	TowerCom IV-B, LLC
1317996	Monopole	199 ft	2015	Garner	Skyway Towers, LLC
1317998	Monopole	199 ft	2015	Zebulon	Skyway Towers, LLC
1317999	Monopole	199 ft	2015	Raleigh	Skyway Towers, LLC
1318000	Monopole	199 ft	2015	Raleigh	Skyway Towers, LLC
1318007	Monopole	199 ft	2015	Raleigh	Skyway Towers, LLC
1319083	Monopole	199 ft	2016	Apex	Skyway Towers, LLC
1323052	Monopole	199 ft	2022	Wake Forest	Milestone Towers
1326533	Monopole	199 ft	2024	Raleigh	PeakNet LLC
1326939	Monopole	199 ft	2025	Wake Forest	Communications Tower Group I LLC
1331844	Monopole	199 ft	2026	Raleigh	PT Attachment Solutions LLC
1046857	Lattice tower	198 ft	1999	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1267544	Pole	198 ft	2009	Raleigh	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1280527	Tower	198 ft	2001	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1003328	Tower	196 ft	1992	Raleigh	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1062901	Tower	196 ft	1998	Raleigh	American Towers, LLC
1279083	Pole	196 ft	1996	Raleigh	Crown Castle South LLC
1006912	Pole	195 ft	1996	Morrisville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1044675	Tower	195 ft	1995	Wake Forest	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1290828	Monopole	195 ft	2017	Cary	P.T. Attachment Solutions, LLC
1292652	Monopole	195 ft	2015	Cary	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1298239	Monopole	195 ft	2017	Raleigh	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1058224	Tower	193 ft	1999	Cary	American Towers, LLC
1321664	Monopole	193 ft	2021	Raleigh	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1064516	Tower	192 ft	1998	Raleigh	American Towers, LLC
1003326	Pole	190 ft	1999	Weston	Cellco Partnership
1062903	Monopole	190 ft	1999	Apex	American Towers LLC
1003668	Pole	189 ft	1996	Morrisville	Crown Castle South LLC
1062896	Tower	189 ft	1998	Raleigh	American Towers, LLC
1062899	Monopole	189 ft	1998	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1004985	Mast	185 ft	1992	Raleigh	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1276128	Monopole	185 ft	2010	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1278555	Tower	185 ft	2011	Apex	American Towers LLC
1003333	Mast	184 ft	1999	Garner	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1318004	Monopole	184 ft	2016	Raleigh	Skyway Towers, LLC
1056942	Monopole	183 ft	1998	Morrisville	American Towers LLC
1295861	Monopole	183 ft	2015	Wendell	Skyway Towers, LLC
1295954	Monopole	180 ft	2015	Wendell	Skyway Towers, LLC
1036564	Monopole	179 ft	1998	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1304088	Monopole	179 ft	2018	Wendell	Private owner (name withheld)
1005856	Tower	178 ft	1994	Raleigh	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1002166	Pole	177 ft	1999	Raleigh	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1005971	Pole	175 ft	1997	Raleigh	Crown Castle South LLC
1282177	Monopole	175 ft	2011	Raleigh	Crown Castle South LLC
1298237	Monopole	175 ft	2017	Raleigh	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1290253	Monopole	174 ft	2000	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1295976	Pole	174 ft	2015	Wendell	CTI Towers Assets, II, LLC c/o Symphony Towers Infrastructure
1280828	Monopole	173 ft	1997	Cary	Crown Castle South LLC
1013499	Pole	169 ft	1997	Raleigh	Crown Castle South LLC
1279201	Pole	169 ft	1997	Raleigh	Crown Castle South LLC
1054419	Pole	167 ft	1998	Morrisville	Crown Castle South LLC
1003330	Mast	165 ft	1999	Raleigh	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1047558	Monopole	163 ft	1998	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1063435	Tower	163 ft	2007	Morrisville	American Towers, LLC
1007411	Tower	160 ft	2005	Raleigh	Cellco Partnership
1201180	Monopole	160 ft	1999	Raleigh	SBA Towers, LLC
1205977	Pole	160 ft	1999	Morrisville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1317995	Monopole	160 ft	2015	Raleigh	Skyway Towers, LLC
1302593	Monopole	159 ft	2018	Apex	Towercom IV, LLC
1277272	Monopole	158 ft	2012	Cary	American Towers LLC
1002380	Water tank	157 ft	1992	Wendell	WAKE, COUNTY OF
1269903	Tower	157 ft	2006	Raleigh	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1318031	Monopole	155 ft	2020	Cary	Skyway Towers, LLC
1239354	Monopole	154 ft	2004	Cary	SBA Structures, LLC
1296193	Monopole	154 ft	2015	Raleigh	Skyway Towers, LLC
1315207	Monopole	154 ft	2021	Raleigh	Beacon Towers, LLC
1318008	Monopole	154 ft	2016	Cary	Skyway Towers, LLC
1003638	Tower	150 ft	1994	Raleigh	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1273238	Monopole	150 ft	2001	Raleigh	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1289720	Monopole	150 ft	2014	Holly Springs	P.T. Attachment Solutions, LLC
1298043	Monopole	150 ft	2017	Fuquay Varina	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1269904	Tower	148 ft	2001	Raleigh	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1228960	Monopole	145 ft	2019	Morrisville	STC Two LLC
1317997	Monopole	145 ft	2016	Cary	Skyway Towers, LLC
1021363	Tower	142 ft	2000	Raleigh	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1278520	Monopole	141 ft	2023	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1279562	Pole	140 ft	2006	Morrisville	Crown Castle South LLC
1280481	Pole	138 ft	1997	Morrisville	Crown Castle South LLC
1282051	Pole	138 ft	2009	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1006068	Guyed tower	130 ft	1995	Raleigh	American Tower Asset Sub, LLC
1278518	Monopole	130 ft	1998	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1006397	Tower	128 ft	1996	Cary	Crown Castle South LLC
1274366	Tower	125 ft	2001	Raleigh	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1283193	On a building	125 ft	1997	100 Hempstead Court	Crown Castle South LLC
1273046	Tower	124 ft	2010	Raleigh	American Towers LLC
1231549	Mast	122 ft	1995	Morrisville	American Towers LLC
1002378	Water tank	121 ft	1992	Zebulon	WAKE, COUNTY OF
1305528	Monopole	120 ft	2019	Raleigh	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1307222	Other or unspecified	115 ft	2018	Cary	ALLTEL Corporation
1280090	Lattice tower	113 ft	1996	Raleigh	Crown Castle South LLC
1284956	Monopole	112 ft	2013	Raleigh	Duke Energy Business Services, LLC
1244842	Pole	110 ft	1996	Raleigh	Alltel Corporation
1253454	Pole	110 ft	2000	Raleigh	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1006403	Pole	108 ft	1996	Raleigh	Crown Castle South LLC
1317223	Monopole	100 ft	2022	Raleigh	PT Attachment Solutions LLC
1271250	Monopole	95 ft	2001	Raleigh	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1006401	Pole	89 ft	1996	Bethesda	Crown Castle South LLC
1294764	Other or unspecified	55 ft	2019	Raleigh	Cellco Partnership
1299528	On a building	34 ft	2016	Garner	SLC Security Services LLC
1316996	Pole	33 ft	2021	Raleigh	Cellco Partnership
1317649	Pole	33 ft	2021	Raleigh	Cellco Partnership
1312508	Pole	30 ft	2020	Raleigh	Cellco Partnership

If you have a tower lease in Wake 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: Mecklenburg County (210), Guilford County (188), Cumberland County (147), Forsyth County (141).

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.