Nevada / Humboldt County

#6 of 17 NV counties · 20 structures

Cell towers in Humboldt County, NV

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Humboldt County, 2% of Nevada's 924. Commnet of Nevada, LLC owns 7 of them (35%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 20
  2. 2Tallest 206 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Commnet of Nevada, LLC
  4. 4Median height (state 81 ft) 88 ft
Structures
20
rank 6 of 17 in NV
Most common type
Monopole
60% of structures
Over 200 feet
1
5% of structures
Peak build decade
2020s
35% built then

Who owns the towers in Humboldt County

8 different registrants own the 20 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.

Commnet of Nevada, LLC7Verizon3EIP Holdings IV, LLC3Union Pacific Railroad2TowerCo V Holdings LLC2Private owners1Alltel1PI Tower Development, LLC1
Constructed structures in Humboldt County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 88 feet, close to the Nevada median of 81 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Winnemucca at 206 feet, built in 1955. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2020s.

Monopole12Lattice tower3Pole2Tower2Guyed tower1
Structures in Humboldt County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s41990s22000s62010s72020s
Structures in Humboldt 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
1005854Guyed tower206 ft1955WinnemuccaPrivate owner (name withheld)
1323149Lattice tower190 ft2023McdermittEIP Holdings IV, LLC
1328908Lattice tower155 ft2025ValmyTowerCo V Holdings LLC
1329084Monopole130 ft2025WinnemuccaTowerCo V Holdings LLC
1032568Pole116 ft1997WinnemuccaCellco Partnership
1288957Monopole112 ft2014WinnemuccaCommnet of Nevada, LLC
1236669Monopole110 ft2002WimmemuccaEIP Holdings IV, LLC
1295741Monopole100 ft2015WinnemuccaAlltel Corporation
1296774Monopole100 ft2016WinnemuccaPI Tower Development, LLC
1278042Tower91 ft2011McdermittCellco Partnership
1267936Lattice tower85 ft2006WinnemuccaEIP Holdings IV, LLC
1267935Tower80 ft1993WinnemuccaCommnet of Nevada, LLC
1031574Pole76 ft1997OrovadaCellco Partnership
1281529Monopole70 ft2022GolcondaCommnet of Nevada, LLC
1267401Monopole65 ft2023WinnemuccaCommnet of Nevada, LLC
1267398Monopole64 ft2023OrovadaCommnet of Nevada, LLC
1268237Monopole63 ft2023DenioCommnet of Nevada, LLC
1299810Monopole60 ft2019WinnemuccaUNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1309141Monopole40 ft2019WinnemuccaUNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1267397Monopole39 ft1997WinnemuccaCommnet of Nevada, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Humboldt 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 Nevada with similar tower counts: Elko County (46), Nye County (37), Churchill County (24), White Pine County (18), Lyon County (16).

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.