South Dakota / Lincoln County
#5 of 66 SD counties · 31 structures
Cell towers in Lincoln County, SD
The FCC registry lists 31 constructed antenna structures in Lincoln County, 3% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 18 registrants; the largest, Midwest Communications, Inc., has 5 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 31
- 2Tallest 459 ft
- 3Largest owner Midwest Communications, Inc.
- 4Median height (state 285 ft) 227 ft
Who owns the towers in Lincoln County
18 different registrants own the 31 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name this site withholds. 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 227 feet, 58 feet shorter than the South Dakota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Sioux Falls at 459 feet, built in 1990. More than in any other decade, 26% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1042148 | Tower | 459 ft | 1990 | Sioux Falls | RIBOB & ELJIM A SD PARTNERSHIP |
| 1028049 | Tower | 420 ft | 1998 | Sioux Falls | Midwest Communications, Inc. |
| 1212366 | Guyed tower | 391 ft | 2008 | Lennox | American Towers LLC |
| 1318659 | Guyed tower | 331 ft | 2022 | Hudson | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1249278 | Guyed tower | 308 ft | 2010 | Lennox | CCATT LLC |
| 1038387 | Tower | 306 ft | 1995 | Sioux Falls | VANTEK COMMUNICATIONS INC |
| 1331928 | Guyed tower | 267 ft | 2026 | Beresford | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1047117 | Other or unspecified | 260 ft | 1968 | Sioux Falls | Townsquare Media Sioux Falls, LLC |
| 1047116 | Other or unspecified | 257 ft | 1968 | Sioux Falls | Townsquare Media Sioux Falls, LLC |
| 1047115 | Other or unspecified | 254 ft | 1968 | Sioux Falls | Townsquare Media Sioux Falls, LLC |
| 1055371 | Tower | 254 ft | 1959 | Canton | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1222818 | Tower | 254 ft | 2001 | Worthing | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1216061 | Tower | 251 ft | 2001 | Worthing | American Towers LLC |
| 1263441 | Tower | 245 ft | 2008 | Canton | SBA Steel LLC |
| 1047112 | Other or unspecified | 228 ft | 1989 | Sioux Falls | Townsquare Media Sioux Falls, LLC |
| 1047113 | Other or unspecified | 227 ft | 1989 | Sioux Falls | Townsquare Media Sioux Falls, LLC |
| 1042072 | Other or unspecified | 224 ft | 1956 | Sioux Falls | Midwest Communications, Inc. |
| 1042073 | Other or unspecified | 224 ft | 1956 | Sioux Falls | Midwest Communications, Inc. |
| 1042074 | Other or unspecified | 224 ft | 1956 | Sioux Falls | Midwest Communications, Inc. |
| 1042075 | Other or unspecified | 224 ft | 1956 | Sioux Falls | Midwest Communications, Inc. |
| 1275764 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2010 | Sioux Falls | K2 Towers II, LLC |
| 1321221 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2022 | Lennox | Apex Towers, LLC |
| 1267289 | Other or unspecified | 190 ft | 2009 | Tea | Sioux Falls PCS, LLC |
| 1267290 | Other or unspecified | 190 ft | 2009 | Harrisburg | Sioux Falls PCS, LLC |
| 1255296 | Tower | 184 ft | 2006 | Canton | Heartland Tower Inc. |
| 1057325 | Pole | 180 ft | 1998 | Sioux Falls | BROOKINGS MUNICIPAL UTILITIES DBA = SWIFTEL COMMUNICATIONS |
| 1231106 | Other or unspecified | 165 ft | 2001 | Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls PCS, LLC |
| 1327287 | Monopole | 130 ft | 2024 | Sioux Falls | TowerCo V Holdings LLC |
| 1243438 | Pole | 109 ft | 2013 | Canton | CCATT LLC |
| 1295536 | Pole | 81 ft | 2015 | Sioux Falls | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1321810 | Monopole | 64 ft | 2022 | Canton | Apex Towers, LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Lincoln 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: Pennington County (52), Brown County (40), Brookings County (39), Codington County (29), Yankton County (23).
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.