South Dakota / Codington County
#6 of 66 SD counties · 29 structures
Cell towers in Codington County, SD
The FCC registry lists 29 constructed antenna structures in Codington County, 3% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 18 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 5 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 29
- 2Tallest 875 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 285 ft) 262 ft
Who owns the towers in Codington County
18 different registrants own the 29 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 262 feet, 23 feet shorter than the South Dakota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near South Shore at 875 feet, built in 2002. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1206577 | Tower | 875 ft | 2002 | South Shore | Prairie Winds Broadcasting, Inc. |
| 1254050 | Tower | 455 ft | 2006 | Kranzburg | RC Technologies Corporation |
| 1041654 | Tower | 420 ft | 1990 | Kranzburg | Rural Cellular Corporation |
| 1041653 | Other or unspecified | 410 ft | 1989 | Kranzburg | TowerCo 2013 LLC |
| 1042185 | Tower | 407 ft | 1968 | Watertown | Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC |
| 1318818 | Guyed tower | 333 ft | 2021 | Kranzburg | TowerCo V Holdings LLC |
| 1054975 | Tower | 327 ft | 1992 | Watertown | Cooper's Communications |
| 1214441 | Lattice tower | 325 ft | 2014 | South Shore | Rural Cellular Corporation |
| 1324874 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2023 | Waterstown | Vertical Bridge Development, LLC |
| 1261349 | Tower | 305 ft | 2010 | Florence | CCATT LLC |
| 1276061 | Other or unspecified | 302 ft | 2008 | Kranzburg | Rural Cellular Corporation |
| 1261260 | Tower | 301 ft | 2010 | Henry | CCATT LLC |
| 1057544 | Tower | 297 ft | 1998 | Watertown | Western Area Power Administration |
| 1315080 | Monopole | 265 ft | 2020 | Milban | Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC |
| 1052986 | Lattice tower | 262 ft | 1964 | Watertown | American Towers LLC |
| 1042187 | Other or unspecified | 260 ft | 1948 | Watertown | Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC |
| 1042186 | Other or unspecified | 259 ft | 1948 | Watertown | Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC |
| 1050365 | Tower | 249 ft | 2010 | Watertown | CCATT LLC |
| 1041770 | Lattice tower | 246 ft | 2014 | Watertown | BASIN ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE |
| 1331452 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 2026 | Watertown | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1259115 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2014 | Watertown | American Towers LLC |
| 1273313 | Tower | 190 ft | 2011 | Watertown | Watertown, City of |
| 1037198 | Tower | 170 ft | 1997 | Watertown | Northern Border Pipeline Company |
| 1250128 | Water tank | 160 ft | 2005 | Watertown | Codington County |
| 1205733 | On a building | 140 ft | 1999 | Watertown | Watertown, City of |
| 1205732 | Tower | 115 ft | 1999 | Watertown | Watertown, City of |
| 1237527 | Tower | 114 ft | 2010 | Watertown | CCATT LLC |
| 1265415 | Tower | 111 ft | 2010 | Watertown | CCATT LLC |
| 1232222 | Mast | 110 ft | 2008 | Watertown | BNSF Railway Co. |
If you have a tower lease in Codington 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 South Dakota with similar tower counts: Brown County (40), Brookings County (39), Lincoln County (31), Yankton County (23), Stanley County (22).
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.