South Dakota / Jones County
#27 of 66 SD counties · 12 structures
Cell towers in Jones County, SD
The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Jones County, 1% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 2 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 12
- 2Tallest 491 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 285 ft) 278 ft
Who owns the towers in Jones County
10 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 278 feet, close to the South Dakota median of 285 feet. The tallest is a tower near Okaton at 491 feet, built in 2010. Most 58% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1228556 | Tower | 491 ft | 2010 | Okaton | CCATT LLC |
| 1050668 | Tower | 365 ft | 1990 | Murdo | WEST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. |
| 1242290 | Other or unspecified | 360 ft | 1989 | Capa | Golden West Telecommunications, Inc. |
| 1219093 | Guyed tower | 334 ft | 2015 | Oakton | American Towers LLC |
| 1285206 | Lattice tower | 309 ft | 2012 | Murdo | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1260109 | Tower | 300 ft | 2010 | Draper | CCATT LLC |
| 1042411 | Guyed tower | 256 ft | 1983 | Murdo | Qwest Corporation |
| 1041363 | Tower | 200 ft | 1973 | Murdo | BIT/State Radio Communications Engineering |
| 1219389 | Guyed tower | 200 ft | 2016 | Murdo | American Towers LLC |
| 1202622 | Tower | 170 ft | 1983 | Murdo | Communications Center Inc |
| 1304364 | Pole | 122 ft | 2019 | Murdo | Boldyn Networks US LLC |
| 1278609 | Tower | 90 ft | 2012 | Murdo | West Central Electric Cooperative Inc |
If you have a tower lease in Jones 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: Kingsbury County (13), Deuel County (12), Dewey County (12), Walworth County (12), Bon Homme 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.