Iowa / Appanoose County
#49 of 99 IA counties · 28 structures
Cell towers in Appanoose County, IA
The FCC registry lists 28 constructed antenna structures in Appanoose County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 19 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 6 (21%). None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.
- 1Constructed structures 28
- 2Tallest 603 ft
- 3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
- 4Median height (state 259 ft) 260 ft
Who owns the towers in Appanoose County
19 different registrants own the 28 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 260 feet, close to the Iowa median of 259 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Melrose at 603 feet, built in 2017. More than in any other decade, 43% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1258601 | Guyed tower | 603 ft | 2017 | Melrose | St. Gabriel Communications |
| 1018320 | Guyed tower | 508 ft | 2017 | Centerville | Honey Creek Broadcasting, LLC |
| 1018566 | Tower | 340 ft | 1999 | Seymour | ANR Pipeline Company |
| 1302438 | Lattice tower | 333 ft | 2017 | Centerville | IOWA STATE OF |
| 1017947 | Guyed tower | 320 ft | 1994 | Centerville | Alltel Corporation |
| 1323458 | Lattice tower | 317 ft | 2023 | Centerville | Appanoose, County of |
| 1235069 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2002 | Moravia | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1317386 | Guyed tower | 307 ft | 2021 | Plano | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1272398 | Tower | 305 ft | 2009 | Centerville | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| 1064007 | Tower | 299 ft | 1996 | Rathbun | RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOC INC |
| 1016993 | Lattice tower | 275 ft | 1994 | Centerville | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1262571 | Lattice tower | 270 ft | 2008 | Cincinnati | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1016909 | Tower | 268 ft | 1958 | Mystic | EIP Holdings II, LLC |
| 1250817 | Guyed tower | 260 ft | 2005 | Moulton | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1331977 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2026 | Unionville | The Towers, LLC |
| 1294981 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2019 | Moravia | Horvath Towers V, LLC |
| 1331503 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2026 | Cincinnati | The Towers, LLC |
| 1273728 | Guyed tower | 258 ft | 2010 | Plano | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1272614 | Lattice tower | 215 ft | 2010 | Moulton | INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY |
| 1272022 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2010 | Moravia | TowerCo V Holdings LLC |
| 1276600 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2011 | Mystic | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1272018 | Tower | 197 ft | 2010 | Moravia | TowerCo 2013 LLC |
| 1272019 | Tower | 197 ft | 2011 | Centerville | TowerCo 2013 LLC |
| 1272023 | Tower | 197 ft | 2011 | Moulton | TowerCo 2013 LLC |
| 1206670 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 2001 | Centerville | INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY |
| 1207585 | Tower | 98 ft | 1999 | Centerville | Iowa Department of Transportation |
| 1274255 | Tower | 92 ft | 2010 | Centerville | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1253652 | Other or unspecified | 30 ft | 2007 | Centerville | Centerville Municipal Airport |
If you have a tower lease in Appanoose 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: Harrison County (29), Henry County (29), Mahaska County (29), Bremer County (28), Madison County (28).
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.