#17 of 66 SD counties · 16 structures

Cell towers in Jackson County, SD

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Jackson County, 2% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 3 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 499 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 285 ft) 349 ft

Structures

rank 17 of 66 in SD

Most common type

Tower

63% of structures

Over 200 feet

88% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

50% built then

Who owns the towers in Jackson County

10 different registrants own the 16 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 Jackson County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 349 feet, 64 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 Interior at 499 feet, built in 2010. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Jackson 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
1219821	Guyed tower	499 ft	2010	Interior	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1035415	Tower	482 ft	1981	Philip	West Central Electric Cooperative, Inc
1249017	Guyed tower	481 ft	2010	Wanblee	CCATT LLC
1244166	Tower	425 ft	2004	Cactus Flats	Cellco Partnership
1050665	Guyed tower	414 ft	2010	Phillip	CCATT LLC
1219094	Tower	349 ft	2001	Murdo	American Towers LLC
1219097	Tower	349 ft	2001	Kadoka	DAKOTA LEASING FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS I LLC
1219099	Tower	349 ft	2001	Kadoka	DAKOTA LEASING FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS I LLC
1219102	Tower	349 ft	2001	Philip	DAKOTA LEASING FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS I LLC
1320168	Lattice tower	317 ft	2022	Midland	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1058969	Tower	307 ft	2000	Kadoka	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1275349	Tower	306 ft	2010	Belvidere	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1203740	Tower	278 ft	2000	Philip	Golden West Telecommunications
1210157	Guyed tower	251 ft	2000	Belvidere	Qwest Corporation
1263112	Tower	197 ft	2010	Kadoka	CCATT LLC
1219390	Guyed tower	195 ft	2012	Philip	American Towers LLC

If you have a tower lease in Jackson 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: Clay County (18), Beadle County (17), Clark County (17), Lake County (16), Union County (15).

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.