Iowa / Cedar County
#20 of 99 IA counties · 39 structures
Cell towers in Cedar County, IA
The FCC registry lists 39 constructed antenna structures in Cedar County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 6 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 12 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 39
- 2Tallest 1456 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 259 ft) 250 ft
Who owns the towers in Cedar County
20 different registrants own the 39 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 250 feet, close to the Iowa median of 259 feet. The tallest is a structure near West Branch at 1456 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 44% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1062919 | Other or unspecified | 1456 ft | 1999 | West Branch | Faith Broadcasting Network, Inc. |
| 1026015 | Guyed tower | 1449 ft | 1997 | West Branch | IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD DBA, IOWA PUBLIC TELEVISION |
| 1051451 | Tower | 904 ft | 1991 | Wilton | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1052685 | Guyed tower | 371 ft | 1999 | Moscow | American Towers LLC |
| 1052684 | Guyed tower | 368 ft | 2001 | West Branch | American Towers LLC |
| 1014024 | Lattice tower | 345 ft | 1997 | Wilton | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1228062 | Guyed tower | 345 ft | 2001 | Mechanicsville | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1231904 | Lattice tower | 345 ft | 2002 | Stanwood | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1007913 | Tower | 307 ft | 1995 | Mechanicsville | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1008156 | Tower | 299 ft | 1994 | West Branch | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1008157 | Tower | 298 ft | 1994 | Lowden | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1008517 | Tower | 298 ft | 1991 | Wilton | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1228535 | Lattice tower | 295 ft | 2001 | Oasis | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1016829 | Other or unspecified | 285 ft | 1994 | Lowden | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1322769 | Lattice tower | 280 ft | 2022 | West Branch | Cedar County EMA |
| 1322768 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2022 | Tipton | Cedar County EMA |
| 1322808 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2022 | Mechanicsville | Cedar County EMA |
| 1322912 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2022 | Clarence | Cedar County EMA |
| 1289256 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2014 | Stanwood | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1201882 | Tower | 250 ft | 1975 | Rochester | MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY |
| 1017600 | Guyed tower | 232 ft | 2010 | Tipton | SWIF - Iowa, LLC |
| 1221079 | Tower | 220 ft | 2001 | Tipton | CEDAR COUNTY E911 SERVICE BOARD |
| 1017376 | Lattice tower | 210 ft | 2016 | Bennett | CENTRAL IOWA POWER COOPERATIVE |
| 1230665 | Tower | 200 ft | 2005 | Atalissa | Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC |
| 1230670 | Tower | 200 ft | 2005 | West Branch | Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC |
| 1307345 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 2005 | West Branch | CTI Towers Assets II, LLC |
| 1205094 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 1998 | West Branch | American Towers LLC |
| 1209981 | Tower | 199 ft | 2000 | Tipton | Cedar County PCS L.L.C. |
| 1209983 | Tower | 199 ft | 1999 | Mechanicsville | Cedar County PCS L.L.C. |
| 1209984 | Tower | 199 ft | 2000 | Clarence | Cedar County PCS L.L.C. |
| 1223546 | Tower | 199 ft | 2001 | Wilton | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1270978 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2009 | Tipton | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1266949 | Tower | 197 ft | 2009 | Lowden | Cedar County PCS |
| 1276548 | Tower | 197 ft | 2010 | Cedar Bluff | Cedar County PCS |
| 1063214 | Lattice tower | 196 ft | 1998 | Wilton | American Towers LLC |
| 1260269 | Tower | 190 ft | 2008 | Bennett | Cedar County PCS LLC |
| 1257135 | Tower | 187 ft | 2007 | Rochester | Cedar County PCS LLC |
| 1222606 | Tower | 160 ft | 2001 | Tipton | Cedar, County of |
| 1247530 | Tower | 160 ft | 2005 | West Branch | Cedar County PCS LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Cedar 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: Jasper County (44), Plymouth County (44), Poweshiek County (42), Boone County (38), Buchanan County (37).
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.