South Dakota / Haakon County

#32 of 66 SD counties · 11 structures

Cell towers in Haakon County, SD

The FCC registry lists 11 constructed antenna structures in Haakon County, 1% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 8 registrants; the largest, CommNet Cellular Inc., has 3 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 11
  2. 2Tallest 490 ft
  3. 3Largest owner CommNet Cellular Inc.
  4. 4Median height (state 285 ft) 314 ft
Structures
11
rank 32 of 66 in SD
Most common type
Guyed tower
55% of structures
Over 200 feet
11
100% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
55% built then

Who owns the towers in Haakon County

8 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.

CommNet Cellular Inc.3Crown Castle2BIT/State Radio Communicatio1SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECT1Qwest Corporation1American Tower1Tillman Infrastructure1Skyway Towers1
Constructed structures in Haakon County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 314 feet, 29 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 Midland at 490 feet, built in 2010. Most 55% were built in the 2010s.

Guyed tower6Tower3Lattice tower2
Structures in Haakon County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11980s11990s12000s62010s22020s
Structures in Haakon 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
1242913Tower490 ft2010MidlandCCATT LLC
1317090Guyed tower460 ft2020MidlandSkyway Towers, LLC
1291031Guyed tower415 ft2014MilesvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1285209Guyed tower359 ft2012MidlandCommNet Cellular Inc.
1313757Guyed tower323 ft2020PhilipTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1267125Lattice tower314 ft2009PhillipCommNet Cellular Inc.
1042412Lattice tower307 ft1991PhilipQwest Corporation
1279772Tower305 ft2012MidlandCommNet Cellular Inc.
1041349Guyed tower300 ft2015BillsburgBIT/State Radio Communications Engineering
1263452Tower300 ft2010BillsburgCCATT LLC
1041357Guyed tower250 ft1988HayesSOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DBA ,SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK

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