Cell towers in Denton County, TX

The FCC registry lists 167 constructed antenna structures in Denton County, 1% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 67 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 29 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 60 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 167
2Tallest 1044 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 247 ft) 161 ft

Structures

167

rank 11 of 254 in TX

Most common type

Tower

30% of structures

Over 200 feet

26% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

39% built then

Who owns the towers in Denton County

67 different registrants own the 167 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 Denton County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 161 feet, 86 feet shorter than the Texas median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Aubrey at 1044 feet, built in 2002. More than in any other decade, 39% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Denton 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
1229545	Guyed tower	1044 ft	2002	Aubrey	SBA Towers XI, LLC
1042525	Tower	504 ft	1990	Lewisville	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1053099	Guyed tower	499 ft	2023	Denton	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
1001801	Guyed tower	498 ft	1996	Lewisville	American Towers LLC
1256650	Other or unspecified	470 ft	2006	Denton	Denton County
1051510	Tower	464 ft	1995	Denton	Crown Communication LLC
1053453	Guyed tower	461 ft	1999	Denton	SBA Towers V, LLC
1206318	Other or unspecified	420 ft	1990	Denton	Denton County
1001789	Guyed tower	408 ft	1996	Justin	American Towers LLC
1053986	Tower	343 ft	1983	Aubrey	CENTRAL STATES MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION CORP
1254453	Other or unspecified	340 ft	2017	Lewisville	City of Lewisville, Texas
1056266	Lattice tower	335 ft	2012	Southlake	American Towers LLC
1039914	Lattice tower	325 ft	2009	Fort Worth	American Towers LLC
1327610	Lattice tower	325 ft	2024	Sanger	Denton County
1327971	Lattice tower	325 ft	2025	Roanoke	Denton County
1052659	Tower	318 ft	1991	Grapevine	TEXAS, STATE OF (TPWD)
1264302	Tower	315 ft	2009	Little Elm	American Towers LLC
1214710	Tower	309 ft	2000	Sanger	American Towers, LLC
1209542	Lattice tower	308 ft	2000	Frisco	American Towers, LLC
1330777	Lattice tower	304 ft	2025	Justin	Skyway Towers, LLC
1050554	Tower	299 ft	1997	Justin	RADIO SYSTEMS, INC.
1230983	Other or unspecified	286 ft	2003	Little Elm	Chatham Hill Foundation, Inc.
1230985	Other or unspecified	286 ft	2003	Little Elm	Chatham Hill Foundation, Inc.
1201018	Tower	265 ft	1999	Pilot Point	STC Five LLC
1056269	Tower	264 ft	1983	Stony	Wireless Constructors Tower Leasing, L.P.
1000674	Tower	262 ft	1996	Sanger	STC Five LLC
1012383	Guyed tower	262 ft	2006	Corinth	BRAZOS ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE, INC.
1002628	Tower	261 ft	1997	Flower Mound	STC Five LLC
1001903	Tower	260 ft	1997	Aubrey	STC Five LLC
1212131	Tower	260 ft	2000	Decatur	STC Five LLC
1212224	Tower	260 ft	2000	Krum	STC Five LLC
1247480	Lattice tower	259 ft	2000	Sanger	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1212730	Tower	258 ft	2007	Argyle	American Towers, LLC
1217161	Tower	257 ft	2004	Pilot Point	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1056530	Lattice tower	250 ft	1986	Denton	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1209701	Tower	249 ft	2000	Aubrey	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1048205	Guyed tower	245 ft	1996	Denton	American Towers LLC
1320714	Water tank	242 ft	2021	Prosper	City of Frisco
1005893	Lattice tower	241 ft	1997	Plano	American Towers LLC
1224836	Lattice tower	230 ft	2001	Roanoke	American Towers LLC
1061226	Guyed tower	229 ft	2012	Krum	BNSF Railway Co.
1048967	Lattice tower	212 ft	1962	Denton	American Towers, LLC
1228298	Mast	206 ft	2002	Carrollton	City of Plano
1002629	Other or unspecified	204 ft	1997	Argyle	American Towers LLC
1024337	Tower	200 ft	1997	Mckinney	Cellco Partnership
1038273	Lattice tower	200 ft	2004	Justin	Cellco Partnership
1208717	Tower	200 ft	2001	Argyle	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1210644	Tower	200 ft	2005	Justin	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1033327	Tower	199 ft	1998	Ponder	Cellco Partnership
1227385	Tower	199 ft	2004	Frisco	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1237836	Guyed tower	199 ft	2003	Denton	American Towers, LLC
1237839	Lattice tower	199 ft	2003	Denton	American Towers LLC
1322861	Lattice tower	199 ft	2023	Pilot Point	Connected Infra Group I, LLC
1330917	Monopole	199 ft	2025	Little Elm	Hemphill Seminary LLC
1222875	Mast	198 ft	2001	Frisco	Cellco Partnership
1242629	Monopole	198 ft	2004	Argyle	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1278854	Monopole	198 ft	2011	Aubrey	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1022127	Lattice tower	196 ft	2008	Denton	American Towers LLC
1318639	Lattice tower	196 ft	2021	Sanger	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1328529	Lattice tower	196 ft	2025	Sanger	Cellco Partnership
1270915	Lattice tower	195 ft	2009	Celina	SBA Towers III LLC
1329124	Monopole	195 ft	2025	Aubrey	CitySwitch II, LLC
1243303	Other or unspecified	193 ft	2005	Lewsiville	Dallas Broadcasting, LLC
1243304	Other or unspecified	193 ft	2005	Lewisville	Dallas Broadcasting, LLC
1243307	Other or unspecified	193 ft	2005	Lewisville	Dallas Broadcasting, LLC
1243309	Other or unspecified	193 ft	2005	Lewisville	Dallas Broadcasting, LLC
1243311	Other or unspecified	193 ft	2005	Lewisville	Dallas Broadcasting, LLC
1243313	Other or unspecified	193 ft	2005	Lewisville	Dallas Broadcasting, LLC
1273010	Tower	193 ft	2004	Sanger	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1047192	Tower	192 ft	1993	Sanger	American Towers LLC
1330078	Lattice tower	190 ft	2026	Ponder	The Towers, LLC
1241603	Tower	188 ft	2003	Krum	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1296156	Lattice tower	187 ft	1993	Ponder	American Towers LLC
1275887	Tower	184 ft	1984	Krum	American Towers LLC
1214075	Lattice tower	181 ft	1999	Justin	American Towers LLC
1257975	Tower	180 ft	2006	Krum	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1286818	Lattice tower	180 ft	2014	Hickory Creek	City of Denton
1325140	Monopole	175 ft	2024	Justin	SQF, LLC
1049028	Monopole	165 ft	1997	Dalllas	Crown Communication LLC
1280157	Monopole	165 ft	1985	Denton	American Towers LLC
1325667	Monopole	165 ft	2024	Justin	Hemphill LLC
1300235	Water tank	163 ft	2017	Lewisville	Lewisville, City of
1210140	Lattice tower	162 ft	1999	Fort Worth	American Towers LLC
1013222	Tower	161 ft	1997	Denton	City of Denton
1060320	Tower	160 ft	2012	Roanoke	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1230590	Tower	160 ft	2002	Corinth	Oncor License Holdings Company, LLC
1281002	Pole	160 ft	2011	Argyle	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1328140	Monopole	160 ft	2025	Justin	Cellco Partnership
1285098	Monopole	159 ft	2012	Argyle	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1013226	Lattice tower	156 ft	1997	Justin	Cellco Partnership
1058741	Lattice tower	155 ft	2016	Argyle	DENTON, COUNTY OF
1039265	Pole	154 ft	2006	Krum	CCATT LLC
1050035	Tower	154 ft	2006	Hickory Creek	CCATT LLC
1276032	Tower	154 ft	2010	Denton	CCATT LLC
1013176	Tower	153 ft	1997	Justin	Cellco Partnership
1050275	Lattice tower	151 ft	1993	Denton	CCATT LLC
1257972	Tower	150 ft	2006	Little Elm	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1329978	Monopole	150 ft	2025	Denton	North Texas Tower, LLC
1300080	Water tank	143 ft	2017	Lewisville	Lewisville, City of
1258887	Monopole	138 ft	2006	Denton	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1277664	Tower	136 ft	2010	Ponder	Devon Energy Corporation
1273928	Monopole	135 ft	2002	Argyle	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1330895	Monopole	135 ft	2026	Lewisville	Hemphill, LLC
1012427	Pole	129 ft	2006	Dallas	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1319022	Monopole	129 ft	2021	Aubrey	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1279094	Pole	128 ft	2011	Lewisville	American Towers LLC
1285099	Monopole	128 ft	2012	Carrollton	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1258889	Monopole	125 ft	2005	Denton	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1309635	Monopole	125 ft	2019	Flower Mound	American Towers LLC
1272368	Monopole	123 ft	2010	Denton	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1209177	Tower	122 ft	2001	Roanoke	Roanoke Fire Department
1205301	Tower	120 ft	1995	Lake Dallas	Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed
1288348	Pole	120 ft	2013	Dallas	Diamond Towers IV LLC
1328372	Lattice tower	120 ft	2026	Ft. Worth	BNSF Railway Co
1065711	Tower	119 ft	2002	Alliance	BNSF Railway Co.
1047231	Pole	112 ft	1992	Roanoke	American Towers LLC
1276524	Tower	112 ft	2010	Haslet	BNSF Railway Company
1310849	Monopole	112 ft	2017	Lewisville	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1211879	Monopole	110 ft	1999	Dallas	American Towers LLC
1280138	Pole	110 ft	2011	Denton	American Towers LLC
1279915	Monopole	108 ft	2011	Lewisville	SBA Towers III LLC
1251286	Pole	106 ft	2005	Denton	STC Five LLC
1280066	Pole	106 ft	1983	Carrollton	CCATT LLC
1051343	Tower	105 ft	1958	Denton	Texas, State of, Texas Dept. of Transportation
1309928	Monopole	105 ft	2019	Lewisville	VB BTS III, LLC
1319927	Monopole	105 ft	2022	Carrollton	Parallel Infrastructure III, LCC
1333873	Lattice tower	105 ft	2025	Frisco	Blue Sky Towers IV, LLC
1256304	Monopole	104 ft	2006	Flower Mound	Cellco Partnership
1282115	Monopole	104 ft	1997	Carrollton	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1290744	Monopole	104 ft	2014	Justin	American Towers LLC
1047196	Pole	103 ft	1995	Denton	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1282131	Monopole	103 ft	2012	Corinth	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1012316	Pole	102 ft	1997	Justin	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1275056	Pole	102 ft	2000	Plano	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1260420	Pole	100 ft	2007	Lake Dallas	City of Lake Dallas
1262067	Lattice tower	100 ft	2008	Haslet	BNSF Railway Co.
1262068	Lattice tower	100 ft	2008	Haslet	BNSF Railway Co.
1262070	Tower	100 ft	2008	Haslet	BNSF Railway Co.
1315379	Monopole	99 ft	2020	Lewisville	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1306584	Monopole	97 ft	2018	Little Elm	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1267739	Pole	89 ft	2009	Lewisville	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1060623	Pole	88 ft	1996	Carrollton	CCATT LLC
1282940	Pole	84 ft	2000	Flower Mound	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1273005	Monopole	83 ft	2003	Carrollton	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1270150	Tower	80 ft	2012	Haslet	Devon Energy
1305498	Monopole	80 ft	2018	Flower Mound	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1049991	Pole	79 ft	1993	The Colony	CCATT LLC
1283468	Pole	77 ft	2001	Dallas	CCATT LLC
1278168	On a building	65 ft	2011	The Colony	T-Mobile South LLC
1284694	Lattice tower	63 ft	2012	Haslet	BNSF Railway Co.
1262059	Tower	60 ft	2008	Haslet	BNSF Railway Co.
1262061	Tower	60 ft	2008	Haslet	BNSF Railway Co.
1262062	Tower	60 ft	2008	Haslet	BNSF Railway Co.
1262063	Tower	60 ft	2008	Haslet	BNSF Railway Co.
1262065	Tower	60 ft	2008	Haslet	BNSF Railway Co.
1262066	Tower	60 ft	2008	Haslet	BNSF Railway Co.
1262069	Tower	60 ft	2008	Haslet	BNSF Railway Co.
1317359	Lattice tower	60 ft	2021	Ponder	University of North Texas
1265571	Other or unspecified	50 ft	2012	Haslet	BNSF Railway Co
1292136	Monopole	50 ft	2014	Haslet	BNSF Railway Co.
1292137	Monopole	50 ft	2015	Haslet	BNSF Railway Co.
1303152	Lattice tower	50 ft	2019	Denton	Denton Commercial Internet Inc.
1303241	Monopole	50 ft	2018	Haslet	BNSF Railway CO.
1219822	Pole	46 ft	2000	Just In	BNSF Railway Co.
1284693	Tower	43 ft	2012	Haslet	BNSF Railway Co.
1327918	Monopole	37 ft	2024	Frisco	Boingo Wireless, Inc.
1318289	Pole	30 ft	2021	Flower Mound	Cellco Partnership

If you have a tower lease in Denton 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 Texas with similar tower counts: Hidalgo County (216), Brazoria County (199), Fort Bend County (174), Nueces County (164), Collin County (159).

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.