North Dakota / Richland County

#15 of 53 ND counties · 25 structures

Cell towers in Richland County, ND

The FCC registry lists 25 constructed antenna structures in Richland County, 2% of North Dakota's 1,212. Ownership is spread across 14 registrants; the largest, North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership, has 6 (24%). 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 25
  2. 2Tallest 494 ft
  3. 3Largest owner North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
  4. 4Median height (state 260 ft) 270 ft
Structures
25
rank 15 of 53 in ND
Most common type
Tower
64% of structures
Over 200 feet
17
68% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
44% built then

Who owns the towers in Richland County

14 different registrants own the 25 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 Limit6SBA Communications4Crown Castle2NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF2i3G Media, Inc.2North Dakota Sites, LLC1OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY1Otter Tail Power Company1
Constructed structures in Richland County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 270 feet, close to the North Dakota median of 260 feet. The tallest is a tower near Wyndmere at 494 feet, built in 2005. More than in any other decade, 44% were built in the 2000s.

Tower16Guyed tower3Mast2On a building2Monopole1Lattice tower1
Structures in Richland County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s41970s11980s31990s112000s42010s12020s
Structures in Richland 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
1248364Tower494 ft2005WyndmereNorth Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
1037231Tower484 ft1992WahpetonNorth Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
1241161Guyed tower380 ft2003ColfaxMinnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.
1013812Guyed tower373 ft2010WahpetonCCATT LLC
1039539Tower364 ft1972WahpetonOTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY
1223244Tower320 ft2001Great BendSBA Structures, LLC
1223246Tower320 ft2001MooretonSBA Structures, LLC
1223248Tower320 ft2001HankinsonSBA Structures, LLC
1223249Tower320 ft2001ChristineSBA Structures, LLC
1320329Guyed tower302 ft2022WahpetonHarmoni Towers, LLC
1255379Tower282 ft2007Kindredi3G Media, Inc.
1272717Tower272 ft2010WyndmereOctagon Towers, LLC
1041715Tower270 ft1978HankinsonOtter Tail Power Company
1242053Mast262 ft2004WalcottNorth Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
1065809On a building246 ft1990WahpetonMINN-KOTA COMMUNICATIONS
1252824Tower227 ft2006HankinsonNorth Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
1038873Mast210 ft1966WalcottNorth Dakota Sites, LLC
1049783Tower193 ft2010HankinsonCCATT LLC
1294482Lattice tower184 ft2016WahpetonNorth Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
1208367Tower171 ft2000HankinsonSoo System Radio Communications Corporation
1212930On a building151 ft2001LidgerwoodMinn-Kota Communications Inc
1040003Tower122 ft1973WahpetonNORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF
1037233Monopole120 ft1994WahpetonNorth Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership
1243841Tower70 ft1987Wahpetoni3G Media, Inc.
1040027Tower51 ft1976MooretonNORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF

If you have a tower lease in Richland 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: Mercer County (31), Stark County (30), McLean County (27), Benson County (23), Cavalier County (23).

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.