North Dakota / Cavalier County

#17 of 53 ND counties · 23 structures

Cell towers in Cavalier County, ND

The FCC registry lists 23 constructed antenna structures in Cavalier County, 2% of North Dakota's 1,212. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, United Telephone Mutual Aid Corporation, has 5 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 23
  2. 2Tallest 694 ft
  3. 3Largest owner United Telephone Mutual Aid Corporation
  4. 4Median height (state 260 ft) 310 ft
Structures
23
rank 17 of 53 in ND
Most common type
Tower
43% of structures
Over 200 feet
17
74% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
17% built then

Who owns the towers in Cavalier County

17 different registrants own the 23 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.

United Telephone Mutual Aid 5CAVALIER RURAL ELECTRIC COOP2American Tower2Crown Castle1i3G Media, Inc.1Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.1NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF1UNITED TELEPHONE MUTUAL AID 1
Constructed structures in Cavalier County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

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 tower near Milton at 694 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 17% were built in the 2000s.

Tower10Guyed tower6Lattice tower6On a building1
Structures in Cavalier County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s31960s11970s31980s31990s42000s42010s42020s
Structures in Cavalier 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
1024666Tower694 ft1998Miltoni3G Media, Inc.
1038392Guyed tower410 ft1990MiltonUnited Telephone Mutual Aid Corporation
1312438Guyed tower405 ft2020MunichPI Tower Development LLC
1316491Guyed tower402 ft2020MunichUnited Telephone Mutual Aid Corporation
1029408Guyed tower397 ft2010LangdonCCATT LLC
1038389Guyed tower334 ft1989LangdonUnited Telephone Mutual Aid Corporation
1039999Tower322 ft1961MiltonNORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF
1039536Lattice tower320 ft1989OlgaMontana-Dakota Utilities Co.
1043124Tower319 ft1993NekomaPOLAR COMMUNICATIONS MUTUAL AID CORPORATION
1315775Lattice tower315 ft2021MunichAmerican Towers LLC
1250599Tower314 ft2006NekomaStones Mobile Radio, Inc
1285486Lattice tower310 ft2013LangdonAmerican Towers LLC
1038868Guyed tower284 ft1958LangdonUnited Telephone Mutual Aid Corporation
1316908Lattice tower259 ft2021NekomaNorth Central RSA 2 of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1234770Tower250 ft2004LangdonCAVALIER RURAL ELECTRIC COOP INC
1215971Tower223 ft1967LangdonKNDK INC
1053006Lattice tower205 ft1968LangdonMINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE, INC.
1040259Tower184 ft1989LangdonUNITED TELEPHONE MUTUAL AID CORP
1234769Tower140 ft2004LangdonCAVALIER RURAL ELECTRIC COOP INC
1058930Tower118 ft1976LangdonUnited Telephone Mutual Aid Corporation
1270645On a building79 ft2010LangdonLANGDON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT #23
1298140Lattice tower60 ft2016LangdonBNSF Railway CO.
1258034Tower30 ft2007LangdonLangdon Municipal Airport Authority

If you have a tower lease in Cavalier 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: McLean County (27), Richland County (25), Benson County (23), Pembina County (23), Traill County (22).

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.