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.
- 1Constructed structures 58
- 2Tallest 499 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 255 ft) 260 ft
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.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1272417 | Guyed tower | 499 ft | 2018 | Bailey | North Carolina State Highway Patrol |
| 1033931 | Guyed tower | 480 ft | 2018 | Wilson | County of Wilson |
| 1003322 | Lattice tower | 450 ft | 1991 | Wilson | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1010779 | Other or unspecified | 413 ft | 1947 | Rock Ridge | SPIRIT BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| 1010780 | Other or unspecified | 413 ft | 1947 | Rock Ridge | SPIRIT BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| 1010781 | Other or unspecified | 413 ft | 1947 | Rock Ridge | SPIRIT BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| 1010782 | Other or unspecified | 413 ft | 1947 | Rock Ridge | SPIRIT BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| 1004115 | Other or unspecified | 370 ft | 1993 | Wilson | TR Communications |
| 1008676 | Other or unspecified | 370 ft | 1995 | Wilson | TR COMMUNICATIONS |
| 1016364 | Other or unspecified | 349 ft | 1997 | Lucuma | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1041449 | Tower | 345 ft | 1998 | Kenly | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1212013 | Lattice tower | 340 ft | 2000 | Saratoga | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1004833 | Tower | 337 ft | 1995 | Wilson | Alltel Corporation |
| 1005839 | Tower | 320 ft | 1985 | Wilson | WILSON, CITY OF |
| 1214231 | Tower | 320 ft | 2000 | Rockridge | American Towers LLC |
| 1004827 | Guyed tower | 315 ft | 1995 | Kenly | American Towers LLC |
| 1013856 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 1997 | Saratoga | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1002570 | Lattice tower | 313 ft | 1998 | Wilson | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1288662 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2014 | Stantonsburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1223009 | Guyed tower | 306 ft | 2001 | Wilson | American Towers LLC |
| 1253772 | Lattice tower | 304 ft | 2006 | Elm City | CCATT LLC |
| 1220353 | Tower | 300 ft | 2000 | Wilson | American Towers, LLC |
| 1011105 | Lattice tower | 292 ft | 1997 | Elm City | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1034348 | Lattice tower | 290 ft | 1997 | Wilson | American Towers LLC |
| 1015227 | Lattice tower | 288 ft | 1997 | Lucama | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1002571 | Lattice tower | 284 ft | 1997 | Lucama | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1035373 | Lattice tower | 270 ft | 1998 | Wilson | American Towers LLC |
| 1004929 | Guyed tower | 266 ft | 1995 | Wilson | American Towers LLC |
| 1062986 | Tower | 260 ft | 1999 | Wilson | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1213092 | Guyed tower | 260 ft | 2000 | Stantonsburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1221294 | Tower | 259 ft | 2001 | Kenly | American Towers LLC |
| 1258611 | Tower | 259 ft | 2007 | Elm City | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1258630 | Tower | 259 ft | 2007 | Lucma | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1250764 | Mast | 254 ft | 2006 | Elm City | CCATT LLC |
| 1063222 | Tower | 251 ft | 1999 | Wilson | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1007708 | Tower | 240 ft | 1978 | Wilson | AMERICAN TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION |
| 1011106 | Lattice tower | 235 ft | 1997 | Wilson | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1064627 | Lattice tower | 234 ft | 1999 | Elm City | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1214180 | Lattice tower | 227 ft | 2000 | Wilson | American Towers LLC |
| 1221675 | Tower | 215 ft | 1999 | Wilson | American Towers, LLC |
| 1245378 | Lattice tower | 214 ft | 2024 | Wilson | University of North Carolina |
| 1001562 | Tower | 209 ft | 1996 | Wilson | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1011231 | Tower | 207 ft | 1997 | Wilson | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1002614 | Other or unspecified | 206 ft | 1960 | Wilson | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1021364 | Monopole | 200 ft | 1997 | Wilson | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1297790 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Wilson | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1325936 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2023 | Stantonsburg | StratCap Wireless Group |
| 1288196 | Monopole | 181 ft | 2013 | Wilson | American Towers LLC |
| 1217992 | Lattice tower | 177 ft | 2000 | Wilson | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1314612 | Monopole | 169 ft | 2020 | Sims | TowerCom IV, LLC |
| 1212494 | Tower | 166 ft | 2005 | Wilson | American Towers LLC |
| 1251233 | Lattice tower | 166 ft | 2000 | Wilson | American Towers LLC |
| 1203543 | Tower | 160 ft | 1999 | Wilson | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1279295 | Tower | 155 ft | 2013 | Wilson | American Towers LLC |
| 1251404 | Lattice tower | 150 ft | 2006 | Wilson | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1332443 | Monopole | 139 ft | 2007 | Sims | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1267386 | Tower | 130 ft | 2009 | Wilson | Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed |
| 1235007 | Tower | 80 ft | 2002 | Sims | WRAY, 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.