Cell towers in Murphy, North Carolina
The FCC register lists 9 antenna structures in and around Murphy. That is the 120th highest count of any place in North Carolina.
Overview
Murphy, NC has 9 registered structures, the tallest standing 151 m (495 ft) above ground.
Per head that is 497.8 structures for every 100,000 people; per unit of area it is 3.50 per square mile.
Heights are uneven: the median is 65 m (214 ft) but the tallest is 151 m (495 ft), roughly 2.3 times that — usually the signature of a broadcast mast among shorter mobile sites.
Monopoles account for 33.3% of the registrations here — a single tubular shaft, cheaper to permit in built-up areas because it takes little ground space.
Registrations here span 1997 to 2021.
Structure types
| Tower | 3 | 33% |
| Monopole | 3 | 33% |
| Lattice tower | 2 | 22% |
| Pole | 1 | 11% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Cellco Partnership Carrier | 2 | 22% |
| Towercom IV, LLC Other | 1 | 11% |
| North Carolina State Highway Patrol Other | 1 | 11% |
| Stratcap Wireless Group Other | 1 | 11% |
| Sba Towers Vi, LLC Tower company | 1 | 11% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 m (495 ft) | Tower | 2012 | North Carolina State Highway Patrol | 2674027 |
| 102 m (335 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Cellco Partnership | 2686679 |
| 93 m (306 ft) | Tower | 2007 | Cellco Partnership | 2656840 |
| 70 m (230 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC | 97034 |
| 65 m (214 ft) | Lattice tower | 2021 | Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC | 2718576 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Monopole | 2019 | Towercom IV, LLC | 2713716 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Monopole | 2021 | Stratcap Wireless Group | 2721446 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Monopole | 2014 | Sba Towers Vi, LLC | 2688409 |
| 35 m (114 ft) | Pole | 2009 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2666750 |
When they were registered
| 1990s | 1 | 11% |
| 2000s | 2 | 22% |
| 2010s | 4 | 44% |
| 2020s | 2 | 22% |
Nearby places
- Franklin 14
- Bryson City 6
- Sylva 6
- Waynesville 7
- Clyde 5
About this data
All figures on this page are aggregated from the federal antenna structure register of 2026-08-23, not from carrier coverage data. The two answer different questions.
The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 feet or near airports. Many small cells, rooftop antennas and short towers are not registered and will not appear here.
"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.