North Dakota / Walsh County
#25 of 53 ND counties · 16 structures
Cell towers in Walsh County, ND
The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Walsh County, 1% of North Dakota's 1,212. Ownership is spread across 14 registrants; the largest, Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc., has 2 (13%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 16
- 2Tallest 415 ft
- 3Largest owner Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.
- 4Median height (state 260 ft) 296 ft
Who owns the towers in Walsh County
14 different registrants own the 16 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name this site withholds. 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 296 feet, 36 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 Fordville at 415 feet, built in 2023. More than in any other decade, 31% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1325463 | Guyed tower | 415 ft | 2023 | Fordville | Municipal Communications |
| 1058375 | Tower | 406 ft | 1999 | Park River | VIKING ELECTRONICS, INC. |
| 1311720 | Guyed tower | 405 ft | 2020 | Forest River | Diamond Towers V LLC |
| 1313499 | Guyed tower | 405 ft | 2020 | Adams | CitySwitch II, LLC |
| 1280156 | Lattice tower | 360 ft | 2021 | Grafton | Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. |
| 1053011 | Guyed tower | 350 ft | 2021 | Adams | Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. |
| 1266371 | Tower | 318 ft | 2010 | Minto | CCATT LLC |
| 1049516 | Tower | 298 ft | 1958 | Lankin | Polar Communications |
| 1018171 | Guyed tower | 295 ft | 2010 | Grafton | Octagon Towers, LLC |
| 1043120 | Tower | 295 ft | 1988 | Park River | POLAR COMMUNICATIONS MUTUAL AID CORPORATION |
| 1294441 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2015 | Forest River | North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership |
| 1201531 | Tower | 155 ft | 1972 | Grafton | Montana-Dakota Utilities Co |
| 1286372 | Pole | 134 ft | 2013 | Grafton | North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership |
| 1296680 | Lattice tower | 120 ft | 2016 | Grafton | BNSF Railway Company |
| 1210244 | Tower | 118 ft | 2001 | Grafton | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1258032 | Tower | 30 ft | 2007 | Grafton | Grafton Municipal Airport Authority |
If you have a tower lease in Walsh 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: McHenry County (18), Bowman County (16), Divide County (16), Golden Valley County (15), Rolette County (15).
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.