Cell towers in Adams County, IA

The FCC registry lists 15 constructed antenna structures in Adams County, 0% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, Massena Telephone Company, Inc., has 3 (20%). None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 15
2Tallest 425 ft
3Largest owner Massena Telephone Company, Inc.
4Median height (state 259 ft) 283 ft

Structures

rank 93 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Tower

40% of structures

Over 200 feet

80% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Adams County

10 different registrants own the 15 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name this site withholds. 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 Adams County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 283 feet, 24 feet taller than the Iowa median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Corning at 425 feet, built in 1995. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Adams 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
1017730	Guyed tower	425 ft	1995	Corning	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1326016	Guyed tower	415 ft	2023	Brooks	CitySwitch DevCo 1, LLC
1302437	Lattice tower	349 ft	2017	Corning	IOWA STATE OF
1249745	Tower	310 ft	2005	Lenox	Massena Telephone Company, Inc.
1250305	Tower	310 ft	2005	Corning	Massena Telephone Company, Inc.
1314239	Guyed tower	304 ft	2020	Creston	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1272564	Tower	299 ft	2010	Mt. Etna	Massena Telephone Company, Inc.
1016745	Tower	283 ft	2002	Grant	KN Telecommunications Inc.
1316687	Guyed tower	264 ft	2021	Corning	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1317798	Lattice tower	257 ft	2021	Corning	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1016905	Tower	243 ft	1958	Corning	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1214488	Guyed tower	228 ft	2003	Corning	BNSF Railway Co.
1285124	Pole	199 ft	2012	Corning	CitySwitch DevCo 1, LLC
1240740	Water tank	170 ft	2003	Corning	Private owner (name withheld)
1202741	Tower	140 ft	1988	Corning	CENTRAL IOWA POWER COOPERATIVE

If you have a tower lease in Adams 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 Iowa with similar tower counts: Mitchell County (17), Monroe County (17), Ringgold County (16), Taylor County (15), Humboldt County (14).

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.