North Carolina / Wilson County

#30 of 100 NC counties · 58 structures

Cell towers in Wilson County, NC

The FCC registry lists 58 constructed antenna structures in Wilson County, 1% of North Carolina's 4,515. Crown Castle owns 18 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 35 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1234
  1. 1Constructed structures 58
  2. 2Tallest 499 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 255 ft) 260 ft
Structures
58
rank 30 of 100 in NC
Most common type
Tower
33% of structures
Over 200 feet
44
76% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
41% built then

Who owns the towers in Wilson County

22 different registrants own the 58 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.

Crown Castle18American Tower16Array Digital Infrastructure6SPIRIT BROADCASTING CORPORAT4Private owners1TR Communications1Alltel1WILSON, CITY OF1
Constructed structures in Wilson County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 260 feet, close to the North Carolina median of 255 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Bailey at 499 feet, built in 2018. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 1990s.

Tower19Lattice tower18Other or unspecified8Guyed tower6Monopole6Mast1
Structures in Wilson County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s11970s11980s241990s182000s62010s32020s
Structures in Wilson 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
1272417Guyed tower499 ft2018BaileyNorth Carolina State Highway Patrol
1033931Guyed tower480 ft2018WilsonCounty of Wilson
1003322Lattice tower450 ft1991WilsonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1010779Other or unspecified413 ft1947Rock RidgeSPIRIT BROADCASTING CORPORATION
1010780Other or unspecified413 ft1947Rock RidgeSPIRIT BROADCASTING CORPORATION
1010781Other or unspecified413 ft1947Rock RidgeSPIRIT BROADCASTING CORPORATION
1010782Other or unspecified413 ft1947Rock RidgeSPIRIT BROADCASTING CORPORATION
1004115Other or unspecified370 ft1993WilsonTR Communications
1008676Other or unspecified370 ft1995WilsonTR COMMUNICATIONS
1016364Other or unspecified349 ft1997LucumaARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1041449Tower345 ft1998KenlyCrown Communication LLC
1212013Lattice tower340 ft2000SaratogaARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1004833Tower337 ft1995WilsonAlltel Corporation
1005839Tower320 ft1985WilsonWILSON, CITY OF
1214231Tower320 ft2000RockridgeAmerican Towers LLC
1004827Guyed tower315 ft1995KenlyAmerican Towers LLC
1013856Lattice tower315 ft1997SaratogaCrown Castle South LLC
1002570Lattice tower313 ft1998WilsonCrown Castle South LLC
1288662Lattice tower310 ft2014StantonsburgAmerican Towers LLC
1223009Guyed tower306 ft2001WilsonAmerican Towers LLC
1253772Lattice tower304 ft2006Elm CityCCATT LLC
1220353Tower300 ft2000WilsonAmerican Towers, LLC
1011105Lattice tower292 ft1997Elm CityCrown Castle South LLC
1034348Lattice tower290 ft1997WilsonAmerican Towers LLC
1015227Lattice tower288 ft1997LucamaCrown Castle South LLC
1002571Lattice tower284 ft1997LucamaCrown Castle South LLC
1035373Lattice tower270 ft1998WilsonAmerican Towers LLC
1004929Guyed tower266 ft1995WilsonAmerican Towers LLC
1062986Tower260 ft1999WilsonCrown Communication LLC
1213092Guyed tower260 ft2000StantonsburgAmerican Towers LLC
1221294Tower259 ft2001KenlyAmerican Towers LLC
1258611Tower259 ft2007Elm CityCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1258630Tower259 ft2007LucmaCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1250764Mast254 ft2006Elm CityCCATT LLC
1063222Tower251 ft1999WilsonCrown Communication LLC
1007708Tower240 ft1978WilsonAMERICAN TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
1011106Lattice tower235 ft1997WilsonCrown Castle South LLC
1064627Lattice tower234 ft1999Elm CityARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1214180Lattice tower227 ft2000WilsonAmerican Towers LLC
1221675Tower215 ft1999WilsonAmerican Towers, LLC
1245378Lattice tower214 ft2024WilsonUniversity of North Carolina
1001562Tower209 ft1996WilsonCrown Castle South LLC
1011231Tower207 ft1997WilsonCrown Castle South LLC
1002614Other or unspecified206 ft1960WilsonPrivate owner (name withheld)
1021364Monopole200 ft1997WilsonCrown Castle South LLC
1297790Monopole199 ft2016WilsonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1325936Monopole199 ft2023StantonsburgStratCap Wireless Group
1288196Monopole181 ft2013WilsonAmerican Towers LLC
1217992Lattice tower177 ft2000WilsonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1314612Monopole169 ft2020SimsTowerCom IV, LLC
1212494Tower166 ft2005WilsonAmerican Towers LLC
1251233Lattice tower166 ft2000WilsonAmerican Towers LLC
1203543Tower160 ft1999WilsonCrown Communication LLC
1279295Tower155 ft2013WilsonAmerican Towers LLC
1251404Lattice tower150 ft2006WilsonSBA Towers II LLC
1332443Monopole139 ft2007SimsCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1267386Tower130 ft2009WilsonConnect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed
1235007Tower80 ft2002SimsWRAY, Inc.

If you have a tower lease in Wilson 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: Durham County (61), Cleveland County (59), Rockingham County (59), Harnett County (57), Rowan County (57).

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.