Iowa / Carroll County
#31 of 99 IA counties · 33 structures
Cell towers in Carroll County, IA
The FCC registry lists 33 constructed antenna structures in Carroll County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 18 registrants; the largest, IOWA RSA NO. 9 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, has 6 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 33
- 2Tallest 443 ft
- 3Largest owner IOWA RSA NO. 9 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
- 4Median height (state 259 ft) 302 ft
Who owns the towers in Carroll County
18 different registrants own the 33 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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 302 feet, 43 feet taller than the Iowa median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a structure near Carroll at 443 feet, built in 1991. More than in any other decade, 36% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1017878 | Other or unspecified | 443 ft | 1991 | Carroll | IOWA RSA NO. 9 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| 1018058 | Tower | 415 ft | 2005 | Carroll | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1303700 | Lattice tower | 408 ft | 2017 | Templeton | IOWA STATE OF |
| 1302439 | Lattice tower | 399 ft | 2017 | Caroll | IOWA STATE OF |
| 1057515 | Guyed tower | 373 ft | 2013 | Carroll | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1017493 | Tower | 358 ft | 1997 | Lidderdale | Carroll Broadcasting Company = KIKD RADIO |
| 1233960 | Lattice tower | 350 ft | 2002 | Coon Rapids | IOWA RSA NO. 9 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| 1246073 | Other or unspecified | 320 ft | 2004 | Templeton | IOWA RSA NO. 9 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| 1293261 | Lattice tower | 320 ft | 2020 | Templeton | Corn Belt Power Cooperative |
| 1022053 | Tower | 315 ft | 1967 | Carroll | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1245791 | Tower | 315 ft | 2004 | Ralston | Communication Enhancement, LLC |
| 1265355 | Tower | 307 ft | 2009 | Manning | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1319945 | Lattice tower | 306 ft | 2023 | Dedham | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1308230 | Guyed tower | 305 ft | 2019 | Ralston | Vertical Bridge Development, LLC |
| 1310828 | Guyed tower | 305 ft | 2019 | Coon Rapids | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1328290 | Lattice tower | 304 ft | 2025 | Arcadia | TowerNorth Development, LLC |
| 1211518 | Tower | 302 ft | 2000 | Manning | Manning Municipal Communication and Television System Utility |
| 1238315 | Tower | 300 ft | 2003 | Glidden | Corn Belt Power Cooperative |
| 1226669 | Tower | 265 ft | 2005 | Carroll | Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC |
| 1016904 | Tower | 257 ft | 1995 | Carroll | Subcarrier Communications, Inc. |
| 1017901 | Tower | 200 ft | 2012 | Glidden | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1022054 | Tower | 200 ft | 1949 | Carroll | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1226675 | Tower | 200 ft | 2001 | Templeton | Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC |
| 1264852 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2008 | Glidden | IOWA RSA NO. 9 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| 1308853 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2019 | Glidden | Horvath Towers V, LLC |
| 1214600 | Tower | 198 ft | 1985 | Carroll | MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY |
| 1265398 | Tower | 195 ft | 2008 | Carroll | SBA Steel LLC |
| 1281442 | Other or unspecified | 190 ft | 2012 | Manning | IOWA RSA NO. 9 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| 1285601 | Monopole | 170 ft | 2012 | Carroll | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1244502 | Lattice tower | 165 ft | 1999 | Carroll | IOWA RSA NO. 9 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| 1309688 | Monopole | 165 ft | 2019 | Manning | Horvath Towers V, LLC |
| 1305154 | Monopole | 65 ft | 2018 | Carroll | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1285726 | Monopole | 45 ft | 2013 | Glidden | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
If you have a tower lease in Carroll 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: Page County (36), Winneshiek County (35), Washington County (34), Dallas County (33), Jones County (33).
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.