North Dakota / Grand Forks County
#10 of 53 ND counties · 33 structures
Cell towers in Grand Forks County, ND
The FCC registry lists 33 constructed antenna structures in Grand Forks County, 3% of North Dakota's 1,212. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 8 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 16 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 33
- 2Tallest 512 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 260 ft) 206 ft
Who owns the towers in Grand Forks County
20 different registrants own the 33 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 206 feet, 54 feet shorter than the North Dakota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Niagra at 512 feet, built in 2010. More than in any other decade, 33% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1049849 | Guyed tower | 512 ft | 2010 | Niagra | CCATT LLC |
| 1060590 | Guyed tower | 402 ft | 2006 | Grand Forks | American Towers LLC |
| 1036957 | Guyed tower | 397 ft | 1991 | Arvilla | Cellco Partnership |
| 1040000 | Tower | 330 ft | 1961 | Grand Forks | NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF |
| 1047594 | Tower | 315 ft | 1994 | Grand Forks | NODAK ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC |
| 1224529 | Tower | 306 ft | 2001 | Larimore | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1224534 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 2001 | Thompson | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1053007 | Tower | 300 ft | 1987 | Grand Forks | MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE, INC. |
| 1213998 | Tower | 296 ft | 2010 | Grand Forks | CCATT LLC |
| 1230538 | Tower | 259 ft | 2001 | Emerado | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1055770 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 1998 | Reynolds | PTI US TOWERS I, LLC |
| 1038759 | Tower | 251 ft | 1990 | Kempton | FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY DBA = WDAY--TV |
| 1251781 | Tower | 238 ft | 2010 | Grand Forks | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1227099 | Guyed tower | 227 ft | 2001 | Grand Forks | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1235501 | Guyed tower | 223 ft | 2002 | Hatton | BNSF Railway Co. |
| 1046474 | Tower | 220 ft | 1973 | Hatton | BNSF Railway Co. |
| 1038863 | Tower | 206 ft | 1989 | Grand Forks Junction | Subcarrier Communications Inc |
| 1239279 | Tower | 200 ft | 1998 | Thompson | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC |
| 1293357 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2014 | Mekinock | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1231181 | Monopole | 197 ft | 2001 | Grand Forks | American Towers LLC |
| 1248458 | Tower | 185 ft | 2005 | Grand Forks | Real Presence Radio |
| 1327800 | Lattice tower | 180 ft | 2002 | Grand Forks | Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc. |
| 1288944 | Guyed tower | 178 ft | 1999 | Grand Forks | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1263851 | Water tank | 171 ft | 2008 | Larimore | City of Larimore |
| 1273881 | Tower | 169 ft | 2010 | Emerado | CCATT LLC |
| 1279874 | Pole | 161 ft | 2010 | Grand Forks | CCATT LLC |
| 1053022 | Tower | 155 ft | 1978 | Larimore | MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE, INC. |
| 1292577 | Monopole | 154 ft | 2014 | Grand Forks | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1049118 | Lattice tower | 145 ft | 2014 | Larimore | BNSF Railway Co. |
| 1250935 | Tower | 107 ft | 2010 | Northwood | CCATT LLC |
| 1281562 | Monopole | 107 ft | 2010 | Grand Forks | CCATT LLC |
| 1263805 | Tower | 105 ft | 2010 | Grand Forks | CCATT LLC |
| 1216153 | Tower | 75 ft | 1983 | Northwood | GRAND FORKS COUNTY OF |
If you have a tower lease in Grand Forks 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: Morton County (46), McKenzie County (44), Barnes County (36), Dunn County (32), Mercer County (31).
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.