North Dakota / Stutsman County

#5 of 53 ND counties · 51 structures

Cell towers in Stutsman County, ND

The FCC registry lists 51 constructed antenna structures in Stutsman County, 4% of North Dakota's 1,212. Ownership is spread across 30 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 8 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 14 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 51
  2. 2Tallest 702 ft
  3. 3Largest owner SBA Communications
  4. 4Median height (state 260 ft) 300 ft
Structures
51
rank 5 of 53 in ND
Most common type
Tower
55% of structures
Over 200 feet
40
78% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
39% built then

Who owns the towers in Stutsman County

30 different registrants own the 51 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.

SBA Communications8North Dakota 5-Kidder Limite5Crown Castle3American Tower3Great Plains Tower Propertie3BNSF Railway2CHESTERMAN COMMUNICATIONS IN2Dakota Leasing for Telecommu2
Constructed structures in Stutsman County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 300 feet, 40 feet taller than the North Dakota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a structure near Pengree at 702 feet, built in 1996. More than in any other decade, 39% were built in the 2000s.

Tower28Guyed tower11Other or unspecified6Lattice tower3Pole2Monopole1
Structures in Stutsman County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21950s21960s31970s11980s81990s202000s72010s52020s
Structures in Stutsman 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
1011854Other or unspecified702 ft1996Pengreei3G Media, Inc.
1040656Tower499 ft1994JamestownCable Services, Inc
1264482Tower499 ft2009JamestownChesterman Communications of Jamestown, Inc.
1048883Guyed tower498 ft1989JamestownSWI Funds Tower Holdings, LLC
1040564Other or unspecified496 ft1990CarringtonDakota Central Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.
1028303Guyed tower493 ft2010MedinaOctagon Towers, LLC
1322451Guyed tower415 ft2022YpsilantiMunicipal Communications
1325465Guyed tower415 ft2023WoodworthMunicipal Communications
1037966Tower370 ft1993YpsilantiPRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC
1224825Tower360 ft2001EdmundsSBA Structures, LLC
1241449Tower350 ft2004PingreeNorth Dakota 5-Kidder Limited Partnership
1225720Tower347 ft2001SpiritwoodSBA Structures, LLC
1227100Tower346 ft2001JamestownSBA Structures, LLC
1227211Guyed tower346 ft2001PingreeSBA Structures, LLC
1225719Tower344 ft2001JamestownSBA Structures, LLC
1228271Tower344 ft2001JamestownSBA Structures, LLC
1229440Guyed tower342 ft2001MedinaSBA Structures, LLC
1219529Guyed tower335 ft2001MedinaAmerican Towers LLC
1219530Guyed tower335 ft2003ClevelandAmerican Towers LLC
1039534Tower320 ft1974JamestownOTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY
1053013Tower320 ft1972WoodworthMINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE, INC.
1219536Tower317 ft2001JamestownDakota Leasing for Telecommunications II, LLC
1059687Tower312 ft1990JamestownNorth Dakota 5-Kidder Limited Partnership
1050835Tower306 ft1956MedinaGray Local Media, Inc.
1024696Tower305 ft1997JamestownSBA Towers II LLC
1053397Other or unspecified300 ft1946JamestownCHESTERMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. DBA KSJB AM AND KJJZ FM
1053398Other or unspecified300 ft1946JamestownCHESTERMAN COMMUNICATIONS INC DBA = KSJB AM AND KJJZ FM
1053399Other or unspecified300 ft1946JamestownCHESTERMAN COMMUNICATIONS INC DBA = KSJB AM AND KJJZ FM
1250936Tower299 ft2010CourtenayCCATT LLC
1324292Lattice tower295 ft2023JamestownVertical Bridge Development, LLC
1038533Tower269 ft1970JamestownMONTANA DAKOTA UTILITIES CO
1272478Tower267 ft2010WoodworthNorth Dakota 5-Kidder Limited Partnership
1037963Tower260 ft1995MedinaPlusComm Towers, LLC
1266612Tower256 ft2009StreeterNorth Dakota 5-Kidder Limited Partnership
1046466Guyed tower250 ft2019SpiritwoodBNSF Railway Co.
1219534Lattice tower250 ft2003JamestownAmerican Towers LLC
1040563Other or unspecified245 ft1996CourtenayDAKOTA CENTRAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE
1038865Tower231 ft1958PingreeNorth Dakota Sites, LLC
1040007Tower230 ft1961ClevelandNORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF
1206988Guyed tower216 ft2010JamestownCCATT LLC
1231944Tower200 ft2002MedinaGreat Plains Tower Properties, LLP
1219533Guyed tower199 ft2021JamestownDakota Leasing for Telecommunications II, LLC
1231896Pole199 ft2002JamestownGreat Plains Tower Properties, LLP
1231938Tower180 ft2002WindsorGreat Plains Tower Properties, LLP
1049162Tower170 ft1969JamestownBNSF Railway Co.
1208390Tower170 ft2000CourtenaySoo System Radio Communications Corporation
1333622Lattice tower125 ft2026JamestownCitySwitch II, LLC
1226635Pole108 ft2010JamestownCCATT LLC
1236286Tower100 ft2003JamestownDaktel Communications
1236287Tower100 ft2003JamestownDaktel Communications
1291823Monopole99 ft2014JamestownNorth Dakota 5-Kidder Limited Partnership

If you have a tower lease in Stutsman 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: Cass County (89), Ward County (83), Burleigh County (66), Mountrail County (50), Morton County (46).

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.