South Dakota / Gregory County

#31 of 66 SD counties · 11 structures

Cell towers in Gregory County, SD

The FCC registry lists 11 constructed antenna structures in Gregory County, 1% of South Dakota's 949. Crown Castle owns 4 of them (36%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 11
  2. 2Tallest 603 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 285 ft) 304 ft
Structures
11
rank 31 of 66 in SD
Most common type
Tower
55% of structures
Over 200 feet
9
82% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
64% built then

Who owns the towers in Gregory County

7 different registrants own the 11 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.

Crown Castle4CommNet Cellular Inc.3VCY AMERICA INC1Golden West Telecommunicatio1ROSEBUD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE1Horvath Communications1
Constructed structures in Gregory County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 304 feet, 19 feet taller than the South Dakota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Gregory at 603 feet, built in 1974. Most 64% were built in the 2010s.

Tower6Guyed tower2Lattice tower1Other or unspecified1Pole1
Structures in Gregory County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11970s11990s12000s72010s12020s
Structures in Gregory 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
1042197Tower603 ft1974GregoryVCY AMERICA INC
1242772Guyed tower493 ft2010FairfaxCCATT LLC
1283831Tower489 ft2012GregoryCommNet Cellular Inc.
1271684Tower310 ft2010GregoryCommNet Cellular Inc.
1326254Guyed tower309 ft2024BonesteelHorvath Towers VI, LLC
1200628Lattice tower304 ft2017BurkeCrown Castle Towers 09
1263437Tower304 ft2010BurkeCCATT LLC
1241158Other or unspecified263 ft1997DixonGolden West Telecommunications
1275166Tower210 ft2010GregoryROSEBUD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
1243188Tower172 ft2010BurkeCCATT LLC
1242107Pole150 ft2004GregoryCommNet Cellular Inc.

If you have a tower lease in Gregory 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: Walworth County (12), Bon Homme County (11), Fall River County (11), Haakon County (11), Hyde County (11).

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.