#19 of 53 ND counties · 22 structures

Cell towers in Traill County, ND

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Traill County, 2% of North Dakota's 1,212. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 3 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 22
2Tallest 2060 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 260 ft) 304 ft

Structures

rank 19 of 53 in ND

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

77% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

36% built then

Who owns the towers in Traill County

15 different registrants own the 22 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.

Constructed structures in Traill County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 304 feet, 44 feet taller than the North Dakota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Galesburg at 2060 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2010s.

Structures in Traill County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Traill 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.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1038731	Tower	2060 ft	1998	Galesburg	Parker Broadcasting of Dakota, LLC
1046244	Guyed tower	1987 ft	2019	Blanchard	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1038723	Tower	735 ft	2000	Galesburg	Parker Broadcasting of Dakota, LLC
1026260	Guyed tower	495 ft	2013	Hillsboro	CCATT LLC
1038856	Lattice tower	380 ft	1958	Buxton	American Towers LLC
1053767	Tower	364 ft	2012	Mayville	KMSR, Inc.
1037965	Guyed tower	353 ft	2020	Cummings	K2 Towers III, LLC
1037852	Tower	349 ft	1990	Hillsboro	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1244731	Tower	324 ft	2010	Portland	CCATT LLC
1224533	Tower	320 ft	2001	Reynolds	SBA Structures, LLC
1227101	Lattice tower	306 ft	2001	Hillsboro	SBA Structures, LLC
1224531	Guyed tower	303 ft	2001	Hillsboro	SBA Structures, LLC
1215549	Tower	300 ft	2002	Buxton	Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.
1254688	Tower	300 ft	2010	Galesburg	CCATT LLC
1046470	Guyed tower	280 ft	2019	Roseville	BNSF Railway Co.
1056579	Tower	260 ft	1981	Hillsboro	MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE, INC.
1051568	Tower	250 ft	1955	Cummings	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1057509	Lattice tower	195 ft	1998	Hillsboro	PTI US TOWERS I, LLC
1299542	Lattice tower	180 ft	2017	Hillsboro	North Dakota State of
1285498	Pole	108 ft	1980	Mayville	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1040002	Tower	85 ft	1988	Mayville	NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF
1287576	Monopole	50 ft	2014	Hillsboro	BNSF Railway Co.

If you have a tower lease in Traill 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: Benson County (23), Cavalier County (23), Pembina County (23), Burke County (19), Bottineau County (18).

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.