North Dakota / Burke County
#20 of 53 ND counties · 19 structures
Cell towers in Burke County, ND
The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Burke County, 2% of North Dakota's 1,212. Northwest Communications Cooperative owns 6 of them (32%), 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 2 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 19
- 2Tallest 440 ft
- 3Largest owner Northwest Communications Cooperative
- 4Median height (state 260 ft) 307 ft
Who owns the towers in Burke County
12 different registrants own the 19 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 307 feet, 47 feet taller than the North Dakota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Bowbells at 440 feet, built in 1990. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1038379 | Tower | 440 ft | 1990 | Bowbells | NORTHWEST COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE |
| 1309973 | Guyed tower | 415 ft | 2019 | Columbus | Municipal Shale V, LLC |
| 1032565 | Guyed tower | 392 ft | 2010 | Kenmare | CCATT LLC |
| 1262028 | Tower | 350 ft | 2008 | Flaxton | Northwest Communications Cooperative |
| 1262030 | Tower | 350 ft | 2008 | Powers Lake | Northwest Communications Cooperative |
| 1265269 | Tower | 340 ft | 2009 | Columbus | Northwest Communications Cooperative |
| 1039978 | Other or unspecified | 330 ft | 1961 | Columbus | NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF |
| 1038376 | Tower | 319 ft | 1976 | Columbus | NORTHWEST COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE |
| 1264256 | Tower | 308 ft | 2010 | Lignite | Octagon Towers, LLC |
| 1284939 | Lattice tower | 307 ft | 2012 | Powers Lake | American Towers LLC |
| 1285805 | Lattice tower | 296 ft | 2013 | Columbus | BASIN ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE |
| 1319475 | Monopole | 296 ft | 2021 | Columbus | Northern Divide Wind, LLC |
| 1275236 | Tower | 266 ft | 2010 | Powers Lake | Northwest Dakota Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership |
| 1261352 | Tower | 185 ft | 2008 | Bowbells | Northwest Communications Cooperative |
| 1261355 | Tower | 185 ft | 2008 | Lignite | Northwest Communications Cooperative |
| 1208371 | Tower | 171 ft | 2000 | Bowbells | Soo System Radio Communications Corporation |
| 1265319 | Tower | 160 ft | 2008 | Columbus Town | Northwest Communications Cooperative |
| 1298047 | Pole | 40 ft | 2015 | Bowbells | SOO System Radio Communications Corporation |
| 1298048 | Pole | 40 ft | 2015 | Bowbells | SOO System Radio Communications Corporation |
If you have a tower lease in Burke 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: Cavalier County (23), Pembina County (23), Traill County (22), Bottineau County (18), McHenry County (18).
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.