North Dakota / Ransom County
#35 of 53 ND counties · 12 structures
Cell towers in Ransom County, ND
The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Ransom County, 1% of North Dakota's 1,212. North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership owns 4 of them (33%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 12
- 2Tallest 449 ft
- 3Largest owner North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
- 4Median height (state 260 ft) 291 ft
Who owns the towers in Ransom County
9 different registrants own the 12 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 291 feet, 31 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 Fort Ransom at 449 feet, built in 1992. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1038150 | Guyed tower | 449 ft | 1992 | Fort Ransom | North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership |
| 1301519 | On a building | 400 ft | 2017 | 58033 | Cass County Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
| 1258134 | Tower | 345 ft | 2007 | Verona | North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership |
| 1053359 | Tower | 320 ft | 1977 | Lisbon | WINNSTAR INC |
| 1252262 | Guyed tower | 297 ft | 2006 | Enderlin | North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership |
| 1024702 | Guyed tower | 292 ft | 2004 | Lisbon | American Towers LLC |
| 1053021 | Tower | 290 ft | 1984 | Lisbon | MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE, INC. |
| 1284938 | Lattice tower | 274 ft | 2012 | Fort Ransom | Skyway Towers, LLC |
| 1038678 | Tower | 259 ft | 1969 | Engelvale | DICKEY RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE |
| 1304430 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2018 | Mcleod | North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership |
| 1304205 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 2017 | Enderlin | SOO System Radio Communications Corporation |
| 1208391 | Tower | 171 ft | 2000 | Mcleod | Soo System Radio Communications Corporation |
If you have a tower lease in Ransom 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: Ramsey County (13), Wells County (13), Grant County (12), Sheridan County (12), McIntosh County (11).
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.