North Dakota / Pembina County

#18 of 53 ND counties · 23 structures

Cell towers in Pembina County, ND

The FCC registry lists 23 constructed antenna structures in Pembina County, 2% of North Dakota's 1,212. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership, has 6 (26%). 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 1438 ft
  3. 3Largest owner North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
  4. 4Median height (state 260 ft) 215 ft
Structures
23
rank 18 of 53 in ND
Most common type
Tower
74% of structures
Over 200 feet
12
52% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
35% built then

Who owns the towers in Pembina County

16 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.

North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limit6Crown Castle3NexGen Communications Corpor1NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF1POLAR COMMUNICATIONS MUTUAL 1Hansons Auto & Implement Inc1K2 Towers1SWI Funds Tower Holdings, LL1
Constructed structures in Pembina County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 215 feet, 45 feet shorter than the North Dakota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Pembina at 1438 feet, built in 1987. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2000s.

Tower17Pole2Monopole2Guyed tower1Lattice tower1
Structures in Pembina County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21970s31980s51990s82000s42010s12020s
Structures in Pembina 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
1048882Tower1438 ft1987PembinaSWI Funds Tower Holdings, LLC
1038732Tower499 ft1984GlasstonNexGen Communications Corporation
1039705Lattice tower480 ft1990GlasstonNorth Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
1038881Guyed tower398 ft2013HamiltonCCATT LLC
1045826Tower352 ft1997WalhallaK2 Towers III, LLC
1245410Tower352 ft2010DraytonCCATT LLC
1043125Tower319 ft1993AkraHansons Auto & Implement Inc.
1263368Tower307 ft2008CrystalNorth Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
1203418Tower299 ft1999St. ThomasStones Mobile Radio, Inc
1244732Tower284 ft2010PembinaCCATT LLC
1043123Tower265 ft2004HenselPOLAR COMMUNICATIONS MUTUAL AID CORPORATION
1243546Tower215 ft2004CavalierNorth Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
1332088Monopole160 ft2026WalhallaHarmoni Towers, LLC
1031261Tower155 ft1979PembinaNorth Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
1289883Monopole107 ft2016PembinaNorth Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
1261747Tower87 ft2008WalhallaNorth Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
1244773Pole56 ft2004WalhallaJ. R. Simplot Company
1200957Tower55 ft1994CavalierNodak Electric Cooperative, inc.
1201072Pole52 ft2000WallhalaNorth Valley Water Association, Inc.
1040025Tower51 ft1976JolietteNORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF
1063368Tower43 ft1989WalhallaWALHALLA, CITY OF
1262819Tower35 ft2008WalhallaWalhalla Municipal Airport Authority
1258030Tower30 ft2007CavalierCavalier Municipal Airport Authorty

If you have a tower lease in Pembina 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: Richland County (25), Benson County (23), Cavalier County (23), Traill County (22), Burke County (19).

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.