Tower Landlord

North Dakota / Kidder County

#31 of 53 ND counties · 13 structures

Cell towers in Kidder County, ND

The FCC registry lists 13 constructed antenna structures in Kidder County, 1% of North Dakota's 1,212. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, North Dakota 5-Kidder 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 405 ft
  3. 3Largest owner North Dakota 5-Kidder Limited Partnership
  4. 4Median height (state 260 ft) 302 ft
Structures
13
rank 31 of 53 in ND
Most common type
Tower
77% of structures
Over 200 feet
12
92% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
46% built then

Who owns the towers in Kidder 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 5-Kidder Limite3Crown Castle1BEK COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATI1NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF1BNSF Railway1Gray Local Media, Inc.1Western Area Power Administr1Dakota Leasing for Telecommu1
Constructed structures in Kidder County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 302 feet, 42 feet taller than the North Dakota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Robinson at 405 feet, built in 2020. More than in any other decade, 46% were built in the 2000s.

Tower10Guyed tower2Lattice tower1
Structures in Kidder County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
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Structures in Kidder 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
1313227Guyed tower405 ft2020RobinsonDiamond Towers V LLC
1028302Tower398 ft2008SteeleCCATT LLC
1225718Tower360 ft2001TappenSBA Structures, LLC
1243570Tower350 ft2005SteeleNorth Dakota 5-Kidder Limited Partnership
1219518Tower349 ft2003SteeleDakota Leasing for Telecommunications II, LLC
1037007Tower318 ft1990NapoleonBEK COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE
1050836Tower302 ft1956SteeleGray Local Media, Inc.
1046464Guyed tower267 ft1967TappenBNSF Railway Co.
1263299Tower267 ft2008RobinsonNorth Dakota 5-Kidder Limited Partnership
1306572Lattice tower265 ft2019DawsonNorth Dakota 5-Kidder Limited Partnership
1213680Tower245 ft2012TappenWestern Area Power Administration
1040015Tower230 ft1961DriscollNORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF
1231941Tower200 ft2002SteeleGreat Plains Tower Properties, LLP

If you have a tower lease in Kidder 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: Nelson County (14), Dickey County (13), Emmons County (13), Ramsey County (13), Wells 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.