North Dakota cell towers at a glance
The FCC records list 1,197 cell towers and other antenna sites in North Dakota: every registered antenna structure that is built and still standing, plus the licensed cellular transmitter sites too short to need registration. That ranks North Dakota 34th of the 51 states and DC by number of registered sites. The most common structure is the tower, with 573 sites (48%). Williston has the most listed sites of any city, at 53.
To see the ones near you, tap Find towers near me above or type a North Dakota ZIP code. The list ranks sites by distance and shows the direction to each, its height and its owner.
Carriers on the record in North Dakota
AT&T is named on the most North Dakota sites, 113 of them (9.4%). A carrier is named only when it owns the structure or its cellular licence lists the site, so these counts are a floor, not a total. Most towers in North Dakota are owned by tower companies that rent space to several carriers without naming them.
| Carrier | Sites naming it | Share of North Dakota sites |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon | 10 | 0.8% |
| AT&T | 113 | 9.4% |
| T-Mobile | 3 | 0.3% |
Who owns the towers in North Dakota
The largest single owner name in North Dakota is CCATT LLC, with 96 sites (8.0%). Tower companies file under several subsidiary names, so one company can appear more than once below. Our guide to who owns cell towers explains which names belong together.
| Owner as filed | Sites | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CCATT LLC | 96 | 8.0% |
| Northwest Dakota Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership | 53 | 4.4% |
| American Towers LLC | 46 | 3.8% |
| Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership | 44 | 3.7% |
| NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF | 44 | 3.7% |
| North Dakota RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership | 38 | 3.2% |
| CTI Towers Assets II, LLC | 37 | 3.1% |
| BNSF Railway Co. | 34 | 2.8% |
Types of structure
| Structure | Sites | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tower | 573 | 48% |
| Guyed tower | 229 | 19% |
| Lattice tower | 210 | 18% |
| Monopole | 98 | 8.2% |
| Pole | 37 | 3.1% |
| Other structure | 23 | 1.9% |
See types of cell towers for how to recognise each one.
Cities with the most listed sites
By the city named on each FCC filing. Filings use the nearest town, so rural towers count toward it. Each link opens the tower finder at the middle of that city's sites.
| City | Sites | |
|---|---|---|
| Williston | 53 | Towers around Williston |
| Minot | 46 | Towers around Minot |
| Bismarck | 44 | Towers around Bismarck |
| Fargo | 38 | Towers around Fargo |
| Jamestown | 23 | Towers around Jamestown |
| Valley City | 21 | Towers around Valley City |
| Stanley | 20 | Towers around Stanley |
| Beulah | 18 | Towers around Beulah |
| Watford City | 16 | Towers around Watford City |
| Bowman | 15 | Towers around Bowman |
Tallest registered structures in North Dakota
The tallest is a tower near Galesburg at 2,060 feet (628 m) overall, owned by Parker Broadcasting of Dakota, LLC. Structures this tall are usually broadcast masts or buildings rather than cell sites, but many carry cell antennas partway up.
| Height | Type | City | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,060 ft | Tower | Galesburg | Parker Broadcasting of Dakota, LLC | 1038731 |
| 1,988 ft | Guyed tower | Blanchard | Gray Local Media, Inc. | 1046244 |
| 1,460 ft | Guyed tower | Dahlen | FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY DBA WDAY TV | 1038758 |
| 1,437 ft | Tower | Pembina | SWI Funds Tower Holdings, LLC | 1048882 |
| 1,204 ft | Guyed tower | Amenia | FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY DBA WDAY TV | 1038760 |
What is not counted
FCC registration is required only for structures over 200 feet or near airports, so shorter monopoles, rooftop antennas and small cells in North Dakota are mostly missing unless a cellular licence lists them. Why a tower is missing from the map explains the gap. The data is rebuilt monthly from the FCC's bulk files.