Cell towers in Box Elder, South Dakota
The FCC register lists 6 antenna structures in and around Box Elder. That is the 24th highest count of any place in South Dakota.
Overview
Box Elder, SD has 6 registered antenna structures on the FCC register — the 24th largest count among the 265 places in South Dakota that have any.
That works out to 43.1 structures per 100,000 residents, against a population of 13,936.
Half the registered structures here are taller than 45 m (147 ft) and half are shorter.
The mix here is 2 monopoles, 2 guyed masts, 1 lattice tower — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.
The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1988.
Structure types
| Monopole | 2 | 33% |
| Guyed tower | 2 | 33% |
| Tower | 1 | 17% |
| Lattice tower | 1 | 17% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 2 | 33% |
| Crown Castle Towers 09 Tower company | 1 | 17% |
| Commnet Cellular INC. Other | 1 | 17% |
| Cityswitch II, LLC Tower company | 1 | 17% |
| Ccatt LLC Tower company | 1 | 17% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 m (334 ft) | Guyed tower | 2013 | American Towers LLC | 2616689 |
| 49 m (160 ft) | Tower | 2010 | Ccatt LLC | 2632811 |
| 47 m (155 ft) | Monopole | 2021 | Cityswitch II, LLC | 2716247 |
| 42 m (138 ft) | Guyed tower | 2009 | Crown Castle Towers 09 | 2665801 |
| 34 m (110 ft) | Monopole | 2006 | Commnet Cellular INC. | 2700388 |
| 19 m (62 ft) | Lattice tower | 1988 | American Towers LLC | 2605891 |
When they were registered
| 1980s | 1 | 17% |
| 2000s | 2 | 33% |
| 2010s | 2 | 33% |
| 2020s | 1 | 17% |
Nearby places
- Rapid City 37
- Sturgis 6
- Custer 9
- Lead 6
- Wall 5
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.