Tower Landlord

Iowa / Cerro Gordo County

#16 of 99 IA counties · 45 structures

Cell towers in Cerro Gordo County, IA

The FCC registry lists 45 constructed antenna structures in Cerro Gordo County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 10 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 45
  2. 2Tallest 803 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
  4. 4Median height (state 259 ft) 260 ft
Structures
45
rank 16 of 99 in IA
Most common type
Tower
44% of structures
Over 200 feet
30
67% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
31% built then

Who owns the towers in Cerro Gordo County

21 different registrants own the 45 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.

Array Digital Infrastructure10Vertical Bridge7Alltel4SBA Communications4JAMES INGSTAD BROADCASTING O3Xcell Towers II, LLC3IOWA STATE OF2Blue Sky Towers IV, LLC2
Constructed structures in Cerro Gordo County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

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 Mason City at 803 feet, built in 1994. More than in any other decade, 31% were built in the 2000s.

Tower20Lattice tower8Guyed tower8Other or unspecified8Monopole1
Structures in Cerro Gordo County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s11960s31970s31980s101990s142000s92010s
Structures in Cerro Gordo 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1017931Guyed tower803 ft1994Mason CityVertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1016618Guyed tower450 ft1978Mason CityBlue Sky Towers IV, LLC
1015249Tower407 ft1978Mason CityVertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1017324Tower400 ft1984Mason CityIowa Public Radio, Inc.
1017360Guyed tower395 ft1996Clear LakeARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1023692Lattice tower382 ft1959Mason CityCTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1016619Lattice tower364 ft1989Mason CityBlue Sky Towers IV, LLC
1218102Tower360 ft2001SwaledaleSBA Structures, LLC
1232861Guyed tower350 ft2002ThorntonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1303696Lattice tower350 ft2017Mason CityIOWA STATE OF
1017740Guyed tower312 ft1991Mason CityARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1254909Guyed tower310 ft2006RockwellARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1015248Tower305 ft1949Mason CityVertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1311631Guyed tower305 ft2019RockwellVertical Bridge Development, LLC
1017934Other or unspecified300 ft1933Mason CityJAMES INGSTAD BROADCASTING OF IOWA INC
1059849Lattice tower300 ft1997ThorntonAlltel Corporation
1018197Guyed tower299 ft1979Mason CityELECTRONIC SPECIALTIES INC
1226912Tower284 ft2001Clear LakeAmerican Towers LLC
1057847Tower271 ft1992Mason CityCerro Gordo County CourtHouse
1243507Lattice tower265 ft2004Mason CityARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1261964Tower265 ft2008RockwellAlltel Corporation
1304162Lattice tower265 ft2018Mason CityALLTEL Corporation
1217917Tower260 ft2001Clear LakeSBA Structures, LLC
1220773Tower260 ft2001Clear LakeSBA Structures, LLC
1274201Other or unspecified259 ft2010PlymouthARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1230319Tower249 ft2002Clear LakeSBA Steel, LLC.
1015913Tower226 ft1964Mason CityRochester TV, LLC
1016267Tower220 ft1980Mason CityIOWA STATE OF
1017933Other or unspecified210 ft1947Mason CityJAMES INGSTAD BROADCASTING OF IOWA INC
1017935Other or unspecified210 ft1947Mason CityJAMES INGSTAD BROADCASTING OF IOWA INC
1286877Lattice tower199 ft2015Clear LakeARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1017928Other or unspecified194 ft1999BathVertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1017929Other or unspecified194 ft1999BathVertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1017930Other or unspecified194 ft1999BathVertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1253074Tower185 ft2006Mason CityAlltel Corporation
1224550Monopole175 ft1999Mason CityARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1234809Lattice tower175 ft2002Clear LakeARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1018165Tower174 ft1993Clear LakeXcell Towers III, LLC
1237206Tower150 ft2002Clear LakeGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1283607Tower139 ft2012Clear LakeClear Lake Independent Telephone Company
1270122Tower138 ft2010Mason CityXcell Towers II, LLC
1265865Tower128 ft2009DoughertyRockwell Coop. Telephone Assn.
1275820Tower128 ft2010Mason CityXcell Towers II, LLC
1270064Tower118 ft2010Mason CityXcell Towers II, LLC
1263258Other or unspecified110 ft2008VenturaARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.

If you have a tower lease in Cerro Gordo 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: Story County (53), Des Moines County (46), Tama County (46), Jasper County (44), Plymouth County (44).

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.