Cell towers in Audubon County, IA

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Audubon County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, RSA 7 Limited Partnership, has 4 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 20
2Tallest 449 ft
3Largest owner RSA 7 Limited Partnership
4Median height (state 259 ft) 200 ft

Structures

rank 71 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Tower

55% of structures

Over 200 feet

45% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in Audubon County

13 different registrants own the 20 structures. 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 Audubon County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 200 feet, 59 feet shorter than the Iowa median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Gray at 449 feet, built in 1985. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Audubon 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
1021973	Tower	449 ft	1985	Gray	MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
1017089	Other or unspecified	315 ft	1995	Audubon	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1231423	Guyed tower	306 ft	2002	Hamlin	American Towers, LLC
1315048	Monopole	292 ft	2019	Audubon	Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLC
1226670	Tower	264 ft	2005	Audubon	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1234669	Mast	260 ft	2002	Kimballton	RSA 7 Limited Partnership
1284346	Tower	259 ft	2012	Exira	RSA 7 Limited Partnership
1326219	Lattice tower	258 ft	2024	Hamlin	Audubon, County of
1266178	Tower	257 ft	2009	Audubon	RSA 7 Limited Partnership
1226668	Tower	200 ft	2005	Exira	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1226697	Tower	200 ft	2005	Brayton	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1016903	Tower	199 ft	1983	Audubon	Heartland Tower Inc.
1312671	Lattice tower	199 ft	2019	Audubon	Vertical Bridge Development, LLC
1327368	Lattice tower	185 ft	2024	Audubon	Audubon, County of
1248979	Lattice tower	167 ft	2005	Audobon	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1284195	Tower	140 ft	2013	Audubon	SPRING VALLEY WIRELESS
1238899	Tower	119 ft	2004	Audubon	IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1015417	Tower	113 ft	1993	Audubon	RSA 7 Limited Partnership
1322884	Monopole	103 ft	2019	Audobon	Windstream Iowa Communications, LLC
1205524	Tower	30 ft	1992	Audubon	IOWA, STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

If you have a tower lease in Audubon 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: Hancock County (21), Lucas County (21), Sac County (21), Shelby County (20), Winnebago County (20).

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.