Tower Landlord

North Dakota / Dickey County

#29 of 53 ND counties · 13 structures

Cell towers in Dickey County, ND

The FCC registry lists 13 constructed antenna structures in Dickey County, 1% of North Dakota's 1,212. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership, has 3 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 13
  2. 2Tallest 388 ft
  3. 3Largest owner North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
  4. 4Median height (state 260 ft) 240 ft
Structures
13
rank 29 of 53 in ND
Most common type
Tower
77% of structures
Over 200 feet
7
54% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
38% built then

Who owns the towers in Dickey County

11 different registrants own the 13 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.

North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limit3BASIN ELECTRIC POWER COOPERA1Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.1OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY1NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF1NORTH DAKO, STATE OF1Octagon Towers1SBA Communications1
Constructed structures in Dickey County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 240 feet, 20 feet shorter than the North Dakota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Oakes at 388 feet, built in 2010. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2010s.

Tower10Guyed tower2Lattice tower1
Structures in Dickey County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21960s11970s11990s42000s52010s
Structures in Dickey 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
1214000Tower388 ft2010OakesOctagon Towers, LLC
1224845Tower344 ft2001MonangoSBA Structures, LLC
1039840Guyed tower336 ft2014ForbesBASIN ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE
1040005Tower330 ft1961MerricourtNORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF
1299185Lattice tower249 ft2016MonangoNorth Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
1038534Guyed tower246 ft2012EllendaleMontana-Dakota Utilities Co., A Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc.
1039535Tower240 ft1965OakesOTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY
1249401Tower200 ft2010EllendaleCCATT LLC
1247686Tower195 ft2005EllendaleNorth Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
1063600Tower133 ft1999OakesNorth Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
1241325Tower106 ft2004EllendaleDickey County
1040022Tower51 ft1976EllendaleNORTH DAKO, STATE OF
1258212Tower30 ft2007OakesOakes Municipal Airport Authority

If you have a tower lease in Dickey 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: Golden Valley County (15), Rolette County (15), Nelson County (14), Emmons County (13), Kidder County (13).

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.