North Dakota / Dunn County

#11 of 53 ND counties · 32 structures

Cell towers in Dunn County, ND

The FCC registry lists 32 constructed antenna structures in Dunn County, 3% of North Dakota's 1,212. Ownership is spread across 18 registrants; the largest, Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership, has 8 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 32
  2. 2Tallest 494 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
  4. 4Median height (state 260 ft) 265 ft
Structures
32
rank 11 of 53 in ND
Most common type
Tower
34% of structures
Over 200 feet
27
84% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
59% built then

Who owns the towers in Dunn County

18 different registrants own the 32 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.

Badlands Cellular of North D8Lime Rock Resources Operatin4Crown Castle3SBA Communications3K2 Towers2BASIN ELECTRIC POWER COOPERA1NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF1TOWER AND ANTENNA SITES INC1
Constructed structures in Dunn County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 265 feet, close to the North Dakota median of 260 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Killdeer at 494 feet, built in 2013. Most 59% were built in the 2010s.

Tower11Lattice tower10Guyed tower9Pole1Monopole1
Structures in Dunn County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s11970s21980s11990s52000s192010s32020s
Structures in Dunn 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
1031570Guyed tower494 ft2013KilldeerCCATT LLC
1263524Guyed tower457 ft2008ManningBadlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1303818Guyed tower415 ft2018HallidayMunicipal Communications, LLC
1248883Tower410 ft2008KilldeerKOHLER COMMUNICATIONS INC.
1312496Guyed tower405 ft2020ManningDiamond Towers V LLC
1292020Guyed tower403 ft2015KilldeerSBA Towers IX, LLC
1055715Guyed tower348 ft2015KildeerPinnacle Towers LLC
1056380Tower322 ft1998KilldeerTOWER AND ANTENNA SITES INC
1291417Lattice tower305 ft2014DickinsonBadlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1254679Lattice tower296 ft2010DodgeCCATT LLC
1267380Tower266 ft2009HallidayBadlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1284546Tower266 ft2012ManningLime Rock Resources Operating Company, Inc.
1284547Tower266 ft2012ManningLime Rock Resources Operating Company, Inc.
1284548Tower266 ft2012ManningLime Rock Resources Operating Company, Inc.
1285522Guyed tower266 ft2012ManningLime Rock Resources Operating Company, Inc.
1310296Lattice tower265 ft2019Dunn CenterBadlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1310297Lattice tower265 ft2019KilldeerBadlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1327271Lattice tower260 ft2024HallidayVertical Bridge Development, LLC
1286249Lattice tower259 ft2013KilldeerBadlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1288852Lattice tower259 ft2013KilldeerBadlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1299264Lattice tower259 ft2019KilldeerBadlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership
1040008Tower230 ft1961KilldeerNORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF
1039838Guyed tower226 ft2014New HradecBASIN ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE
1206272Tower220 ft2001KilldeerWestern Area Power Administration
1057665Tower203 ft1988HallidayK2 Towers II, LLC
1057666Tower203 ft1987ManningK2 Towers II, LLC
1211660Tower201 ft2000KildeerPetro-Hunt LLC
1296144Guyed tower200 ft2015KilldeerSBA Towers IX, LLC
1291971Monopole199 ft2014Dunn CenterSBA Towers IX, LLC
1299622Lattice tower106 ft2016KilldeerBasin Electric Power Cooperative
1201521Pole69 ft1971KilldeerMontana-Dakota Utilities Co
1330576Lattice tower58 ft2024KildeerPrivate owner (name withheld)

If you have a tower lease in Dunn 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: McKenzie County (44), Barnes County (36), Grand Forks County (33), Mercer County (31), Stark County (30).

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.