Cell towers in Bismarck, North Dakota
The FCC register lists 47 antenna structures in and around Bismarck. That is the 3rd highest count of any place in North Dakota.
Overview
Bismarck, ND has 47 registered antenna structures on the FCC register — the 3rd largest count among the 292 places in North Dakota that have any.
The 47 structures here sit at 1.31 per square mile of land.
Half the registered structures here are taller than 39 m (127 ft) and half are shorter.
By structure type the register shows 12 monopoles and 4 lattice towers.
The oldest structure on file here was registered in 1958, the newest in 2026 — 68 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Tower | 20 | 43% |
| Monopole | 12 | 26% |
| Pole | 8 | 17% |
| Lattice tower | 4 | 9% |
| Building | 2 | 4% |
| Not specified | 1 | 2% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Bismarck Msa Limited Partnership Other | 13 | 28% |
| Bismarck, City Of Government | 4 | 9% |
| Ccatt LLC Tower company | 4 | 9% |
| Dcn, LLC Other | 2 | 4% |
| North Dakota, State Of Government | 2 | 4% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 47| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 m (450 ft) | Not specified | 2008 | Triumph Investments, LLC | 2654186 |
| 113 m (370 ft) | Tower | 2001 | Minnkota Power Cooperative, INC. | 2616341 |
| 91 m (300 ft) | Tower | 1988 | Tower Communications LLC | 104767 |
| 91 m (299 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Basin Electric Power Cooperative | 603544 |
| 88 m (289 ft) | Tower | 2010 | Octagon Towers, LLC | 2666054 |
| 83 m (272 ft) | Building | 1961 | North Dakota, State Of | 603656 |
| 80 m (262 ft) | Tower | 1998 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 616428 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Lattice tower | 2021 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 2718447 |
| 67 m (220 ft) | Tower | 2012 | Western Area Power Administration | 2652593 |
| 63 m (206 ft) | Tower | 2006 | Vertical Bridge Cc AM, LLC | 619685 |
| 59 m (195 ft) | Tower | 2002 | Bismarck, City Of | 2632069 |
| 59 m (194 ft) | Tower | 2003 | Nexstar Media INC. | 2640196 |
| 59 m (192 ft) | Lattice tower | 2002 | Sba Towers II LLC | 2626271 |
| 58 m (190 ft) | Tower | 2002 | Bismarck, City Of | 2632903 |
| 49 m (160 ft) | Tower | 1982 | Prairie Public Broadcasting INC | 602300 |
| 48 m (158 ft) | Pole | 2010 | Ccatt LLC | 2614303 |
| 47 m (154 ft) | Monopole | 2023 | Vb Bts, Ll, LLC | 2725545 |
| 47 m (153 ft) | Pole | 2011 | Octagon Towers, LLC | 2674175 |
| 43 m (140 ft) | Pole | 2002 | Bismarck Msa Limited Partnership | 2633096 |
| 41 m (136 ft) | Monopole | 2016 | Bismarck Msa Limited Partnership | 2694270 |
| 41 m (135 ft) | Monopole | 2010 | Ccatt LLC | 2665788 |
| 40 m (130 ft) | Monopole | 2026 | Towerco Vi, LLC | 2732306 |
| 40 m (130 ft) | Pole | 2003 | Tower Assets Newco Ix, LLC | 2639076 |
| 39 m (127 ft) | Tower | 2006 | Bismarck Msa Limited Partnership | 2652204 |
| 37 m (121 ft) | Tower | 1983 | North Dakota State Penitentiary | 2604611 |
When they were registered
| 1950s | 1 | 2% |
| 1960s | 1 | 2% |
| 1970s | 1 | 2% |
| 1980s | 3 | 6% |
| 1990s | 3 | 6% |
| 2000s | 16 | 34% |
| 2010s | 18 | 38% |
| 2020s | 4 | 9% |
Nearby places
About this data
Counts here are computed from the FCC's registered structure file, dated 2026-08-23. If a mast near you is missing, the usual reason is that it sits below the 200-foot registration threshold.
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.