#25 of 66 SD counties · 12 structures

Cell towers in Deuel County, SD

The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Deuel County, 1% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 9 registrants; the largest, EAST RIVER ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC, has 2 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 12
2Tallest 424 ft
3Largest owner EAST RIVER ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC
4Median height (state 285 ft) 306 ft

Structures

rank 25 of 66 in SD

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

100% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

42% built then

Who owns the towers in Deuel County

9 different registrants own the 12 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 Deuel County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 306 feet, 21 feet taller than the South Dakota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Toronto at 424 feet, built in 2019. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Deuel 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
1306309	Guyed tower	424 ft	2019	Toronto	Alpha 3E Corporation
1042181	Tower	420 ft	1993	Toronto	OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY
1315442	Lattice tower	328 ft	2020	Toronto	Tatanka Ridge, LLC
1214443	Guyed tower	325 ft	2000	Tunerville	Rural Cellular Corporation
1040230	Tower	308 ft	1993	Bemis	EAST RIVER ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC
1040232	Tower	308 ft	1993	Gary	EAST RIVER ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC
1213429	Tower	303 ft	2010	Estelline	CCATT LLC
1042274	Guyed tower	300 ft	2017	Gary	OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY
1264797	Guyed tower	297 ft	2008	Estelline	American Towers LLC
1224030	Tower	296 ft	1999	Castlewood	VBT SUB 2 LLC
1249142	Guyed tower	265 ft	2005	Clear Lake	Rural Cellular Corporation
1200629	Tower	249 ft	1999	Clear Lake	Deuel County Highway

If you have a tower lease in Deuel 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: Turner County (14), Corson County (13), Kingsbury County (13), Dewey County (12), Jones County (12).

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.