North Carolina / Wayne County

#11 of 100 NC counties · 77 structures

Cell towers in Wayne County, NC

The FCC registry lists 77 constructed antenna structures in Wayne County, 2% of North Carolina's 4,515. Ownership is spread across 28 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 16 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 34 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 77
  2. 2Tallest 1056 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 255 ft) 255 ft
Structures
77
rank 11 of 100 in NC
Most common type
Lattice tower
40% of structures
Over 200 feet
49
64% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
30% built then

Who owns the towers in Wayne County

28 different registrants own the 77 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.

Crown Castle16American Tower15Array Digital Infrastructure14County of Wayne7Duke Energy Business Service4SBA Communications3Private owners2EIP Holdings II, LLC2
Constructed structures in Wayne County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 255 feet, close to the North Carolina median of 255 feet. The tallest is a tower near Princeton at 1056 feet, built in 1986. More than in any other decade, 30% were built in the 1990s.

Lattice tower31Tower20Guyed tower9Monopole8Pole4Other or unspecified3Mast1Water tank1
Structures in Wayne County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s51980s231990s232000s132010s122020s
Structures in Wayne 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1007842Tower1056 ft1986PrincetonNEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD - DBA = 96.9
1019370Guyed tower470 ft1994GoldsboroFREE LIFE MINISTRIES INC DBA: HORIZON COMMUNICATIONS
1064924Guyed tower420 ft1987PrincetonPinnacle Towers LLC
1004851Guyed tower415 ft1995La GrangeAmerican Towers LLC
1004949Guyed tower415 ft1995GoldsboroAmerican Towers LLC
1329183Lattice tower380 ft2025GoldsboroDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1027606Tower358 ft2008GoldsboroDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1003554Guyed tower350 ft1996Walnut CreekARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1026231Guyed tower335 ft1997FremontARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1007841Other or unspecified327 ft2002GoldsboroNEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. DBA = 730
1248479Lattice tower325 ft2005Seven SpringsARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1008315Guyed tower323 ft2015GoldsboroEIP Holdings II, LLC
1249809Tower318 ft2005GoldsboroCounty of Wayne
1315460Lattice tower318 ft2021PikevilleTowerCo 2013 LLC
1004823Guyed tower316 ft1996GoldsboroAmerican Towers LLC
1287667Lattice tower315 ft2013Seven SpringsAmerican Towers LLC
1003563Tower313 ft1996GoldsboroCrown Castle South LLC
1235015Tower310 ft2003Wayne CountyCCATT LLC
1284413Lattice tower310 ft2012Mount OliveARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1311641Lattice tower310 ft2019Mt. OliveVERTICAL BRIDGE TOWERS V, LLC
1050057Guyed tower309 ft1998FremontAmerican Towers LLC
1226202Tower309 ft2001GoldsboroAmerican Towers LLC
1223010Lattice tower308 ft2001Mount OliveAmerican Towers LLC
1225214Other or unspecified304 ft2002GoldsboroNew Age Communications Ltd - DBA 1150
1288432Lattice tower303 ft2013FremontAmerican Towers LLC
1253486Pole302 ft2006GoldsboroCCATT LLC
1259265Tower300 ft2010Mt. OliveCounty of Wayne
1267677Tower300 ft2010GranthamCounty of Wayne
1261394Lattice tower288 ft2008GoldsboroARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1004852Lattice tower265 ft1995GoldsboroAmerican Towers LLC
1202263Lattice tower265 ft1999GoldsboroARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1289312Lattice tower260 ft2013La GrangeAmerican Towers LLC
1293471Lattice tower260 ft2014Seven SpringsARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1224230Tower256 ft2001Newton GroveCrown Communication LLC
1224271Lattice tower256 ft2001GoldboroCrown Communication LLC
1289668Lattice tower256 ft2014GoldsboroAmerican Towers LLC
1064626Lattice tower255 ft1999HarperARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1288316Lattice tower255 ft2013PikevilleSBA Towers III, LLC
1314786Lattice tower255 ft2020PikevilleCounty of Wayne
1314787Lattice tower255 ft2020EurekaCounty of Wayne
1314788Lattice tower255 ft2020Seven SpringsCounty of Wayne
1317285Lattice tower255 ft2020Seven SpringsCounty of Wayne
1321520Lattice tower254 ft2022Mount OliveEIP Holdings II, LLC
1062656Tower250 ft1999GoldsboroCrown Communication LLC
1294938Lattice tower250 ft2015Mar-MacARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1062430Tower235 ft1999GoldsboroCrown Communication LLC
1001748Tower220 ft1984DudleyTri-County Electric Membership Corporation
1055107Lattice tower210 ft1998DudleyAmerican Towers LLC
1290951Lattice tower206 ft1955GoldsboroEastern Airwaves, LLC
1243700Monopole200 ft2004PikevilleSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1238640Tower199 ft1997GoldsboroAlltel Corporation
1267391Pole199 ft2010BelfastARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1333060Lattice tower199 ft2026PikevillePrivate owner (name withheld)
1010090Pole196 ft1996GoldsboroCrown Castle South LLC
1241013Other or unspecified196 ft2003Mount OliveMount Olive Broadcasting Company, L.L.C.
1241144Monopole196 ft2004GoldsboroAmerican Towers LLC
1249255Monopole195 ft2005GoldsboroARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1008168Mast193 ft1996GoldsboroCrown Castle South LLC
1200010Tower190 ft1999GoldsboroCrown Communication LLC
1260188Tower190 ft2007DudleyCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1251383Lattice tower185 ft2005GoldsboroBELLSOUTH TELECOMUNICATIONS, INC.
1200320Lattice tower184 ft1999BrogdenARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1047778Lattice tower183 ft2003GoldsboroAmerican Towers LLC
1243646Tower180 ft1989GoldsboroRobert's Communications & Electronics Inc.
1007952Tower166 ft1981GoldsboroPrivate owner (name withheld)
1047421Monopole165 ft1998GoldsboroARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1256595Tower163 ft2007GoldsboroCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1260360Water tank160 ft2008Mount OliveTown of Mount Olive
1245203Tower156 ft2005GoldsboroSBA Towers II LLC
1259761Tower151 ft2007Brodgen TownshipCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1056639Lattice tower143 ft1998PikevilleAmerican Towers LLC
1319443Monopole138 ft2021Mount OliveARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1330177Monopole124 ft2026GoldsboroDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1330707Monopole124 ft2025GoldsboroDuke Energy Business Services, LLC
1016493Pole123 ft1997GoldsboroCrown Castle South LLC
1065506Monopole118 ft1999GoldsboroCrown Communication LLC
1319726Lattice tower33 ft2022Mount OliveTown of Mount Olive

If you have a tower lease in Wayne 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: Onslow County (91), Iredell County (78), Johnston County (77), Robeson County (74), New Hanover County (70).

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.