North Dakota / Barnes County
#9 of 53 ND counties · 36 structures
Cell towers in Barnes County, ND
The FCC registry lists 36 constructed antenna structures in Barnes County, 3% of North Dakota's 1,212. Ownership is spread across 25 registrants; the largest, North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership, has 6 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 36
- 2Tallest 689 ft
- 3Largest owner North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
- 4Median height (state 260 ft) 310 ft
Who owns the towers in Barnes County
25 different registrants own the 36 structures. 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 310 feet, 50 feet taller than the North Dakota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a structure near Eckleson at 689 feet, built in 2005. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1246608 | Other or unspecified | 689 ft | 2005 | Eckleson | i3G Media, Inc. |
| 1220580 | Guyed tower | 389 ft | 2001 | Tower City | Dakota Leasing for Telecommunications II, LLC |
| 1037232 | Lattice tower | 388 ft | 1990 | Valley City | North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership |
| 1204114 | Tower | 387 ft | 2010 | Valley City | CCATT LLC |
| 1245310 | Guyed tower | 370 ft | 2019 | Sanborn | North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership |
| 1239585 | Tower | 362 ft | 2010 | Oriska | CCATT LLC |
| 1228273 | Tower | 360 ft | 2001 | Potter | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1065688 | Tower | 349 ft | 2000 | Valley City | PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC |
| 1219401 | Tower | 349 ft | 2001 | Valley City | Dakota Leasing for Telecommunications II, LLC |
| 1219402 | Tower | 349 ft | 2001 | Valley City | Dakota Leasing for Telecommunications II, LLC |
| 1224844 | Guyed tower | 347 ft | 2001 | Tower City | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1038872 | Tower | 330 ft | 1958 | Valley City | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1040006 | Tower | 330 ft | 1961 | Valley City | NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF |
| 1230318 | Guyed tower | 324 ft | 2001 | Valley City | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1039537 | Tower | 320 ft | 1991 | Dazey | OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY |
| 1053358 | Guyed tower | 320 ft | 2014 | Valley City | CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC |
| 1056580 | Tower | 320 ft | 1968 | Valley City | MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE, INC. |
| 1277211 | Tower | 315 ft | 2011 | Litchville | Octagon Towers, LLC |
| 1266088 | Tower | 306 ft | 2009 | Dazey | North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership |
| 1266603 | Tower | 306 ft | 2009 | Kathryn | North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership |
| 1317704 | Lattice tower | 299 ft | 2021 | Fingal | North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership |
| 1038860 | Lattice tower | 293 ft | 1966 | Enderlin | American Towers LLC |
| 1286015 | Lattice tower | 257 ft | 2013 | Luverne | North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership |
| 1048881 | Other or unspecified | 255 ft | 1988 | Valley City | RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC |
| 1037964 | Tower | 250 ft | 1995 | Valley City | Subcarrier Communications Inc |
| 1038871 | Tower | 214 ft | 1958 | Spiritwood | North Dakota Sites, LLC |
| 1046465 | Guyed tower | 203 ft | 1967 | Oriska | BNSF Railway Co. |
| 1046245 | Tower | 202 ft | 1956 | Valley City | Gray Local Media, Inc. |
| 1228289 | Guyed tower | 200 ft | 2002 | Valley City | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1334108 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2026 | Valley City | CitySwitch II, LLC |
| 1208366 | Tower | 171 ft | 2000 | Valley City | Soo System Radio Communications Corporation |
| 1040900 | Tower | 143 ft | 1977 | Valley City | Cable Services, Inc |
| 1239570 | Water tank | 129 ft | 2003 | Valley City | City of, Valley City |
| 1286342 | Monopole | 50 ft | 2015 | Valley City | BNSF Railway CO. |
| 1279947 | Other or unspecified | 37 ft | 2009 | Valley City | BNSF Railway Co. |
| 1262817 | Tower | 35 ft | 2008 | Valley City | Barnes County Airport Authority |
If you have a tower lease in Barnes 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 Dakota with similar tower counts: Mountrail County (50), Morton County (46), McKenzie County (44), Grand Forks County (33), Dunn County (32).
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.