South Dakota / Union County
#19 of 66 SD counties · 15 structures
Cell towers in Union County, SD
The FCC registry lists 15 constructed antenna structures in Union County, 2% of South Dakota's 949. American Tower owns 6 of them (40%), 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 6 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 15
- 2Tallest 656 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 285 ft) 253 ft
Who owns the towers in Union County
9 different registrants own the 15 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 253 feet, 32 feet shorter than the South Dakota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Beresford at 656 feet, built in 2015. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1049725 | Guyed tower | 656 ft | 2015 | Beresford | SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DBA ,SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK |
| 1324365 | Guyed tower | 656 ft | 2023 | Beresford | SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DBA ,SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK |
| 1212371 | Guyed tower | 338 ft | 1999 | Beresford | American Towers LLC |
| 1212377 | Tower | 338 ft | 1999 | Elk Point | American Towers LLC |
| 1212368 | Tower | 334 ft | 1999 | Breresford | American Towers LLC |
| 1212374 | Guyed tower | 334 ft | 1999 | Burbank | American Towers LLC |
| 1297987 | Guyed tower | 308 ft | 2017 | Junction City | EAST RIVER ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC |
| 1221942 | Tower | 253 ft | 2001 | Alsen | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1050807 | Water tank | 216 ft | 1995 | North Sioux City | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1225717 | Lattice tower | 198 ft | 2001 | Dakota Dunes | American Towers LLC |
| 1207829 | Lattice tower | 194 ft | 1999 | Dakota Dunes | Sioux City MSA Limited Partnership |
| 1225715 | Lattice tower | 155 ft | 2001 | North Sioux City | American Towers LLC |
| 1289088 | Lattice tower | 140 ft | 2014 | North Sioux City | Union County Public Works Department |
| 1295788 | Lattice tower | 110 ft | 2015 | North Sioux City | BNSF Railway CO. |
| 1288083 | Monopole | 109 ft | 2013 | North Sioux City | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
If you have a tower lease in Union 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: Clark County (17), Jackson County (16), Lake County (16), Custer County (14), Grant County (14).
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.