#84 of 100 NC counties · 13 structures

Cell towers in Washington County, NC

The FCC registry lists 13 constructed antenna structures in Washington County, 0% of North Carolina's 4,515. Array Digital Infrastructure owns 4 of them (31%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 13
2Tallest 400 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 255 ft) 283 ft

Structures

rank 84 of 100 in NC

Most common type

Guyed tower

46% of structures

Over 200 feet

85% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Washington County

8 different registrants own the 13 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 283 feet, 28 feet taller than the North Carolina median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Creswell at 400 feet, built in 2000. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Washington 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
1204469	Guyed tower	400 ft	2000	Creswell	American Towers LLC
1005115	Guyed tower	352 ft	1995	Plymouth	American Towers LLC
1056526	Tower	350 ft	1992	Creswell	Private owner (name withheld)
1225577	Guyed tower	350 ft	2004	Pleasant Grove	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1252454	Other or unspecified	319 ft	2006	Plymouth	North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1251153	Tower	304 ft	2006	Roper	CCATT LLC
1327274	Guyed tower	283 ft	2024	Plymouth	TowerCom IV-B, LLC
1233766	Lattice tower	268 ft	2002	Creswell	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1005005	Guyed tower	235 ft	1996	Plymouth	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1306670	Lattice tower	235 ft	2019	Roper	Virginia Electric and Power Company
1306649	Lattice tower	206 ft	2019	Plymouth	Virginia Electric and Power Company
1283954	Monopole	155 ft	2014	Plymouth	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1313332	Guyed tower	140 ft	1993	Plymouth	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Washington 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: Jackson County (14), Pamlico County (14), Ashe County (13), Madison County (12), Perquimans County (12).

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.