Cell towers in Cherokee County, IA

The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Cherokee County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 3 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 19
2Tallest 403 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 259 ft) 247 ft

Structures

rank 74 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Tower

32% of structures

Over 200 feet

58% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

58% built then

Who owns the towers in Cherokee County

13 different registrants own the 19 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 Cherokee County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 247 feet, 12 feet shorter than the Iowa median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a lattice tower near Meridan at 403 feet, built in 2017. Most 58% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Cherokee 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
1303342	Lattice tower	403 ft	2017	Meridan	IOWA STATE OF
1047561	Tower	400 ft	1964	Cherokee	Alpha Wireless Communications Co.
1017702	Guyed tower	336 ft	1996	Cherokee	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1237146	Other or unspecified	325 ft	2003	Marcus	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1245298	Tower	310 ft	2004	Marcus	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1284298	Guyed tower	306 ft	2012	Quimby	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1238060	Tower	304 ft	2003	Cherokee	J&J Radio Corp.
1291822	Lattice tower	260 ft	2015	Quimby	NORTHWEST IOWA POWER COOPERATIVE
1311897	Lattice tower	260 ft	2022	Larrabee	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1250015	Tower	247 ft	2004	Cleghorn	SBA Towers VII, LLC
1250013	Guyed tower	245 ft	2004	Aurelia	SBA Towers VII, LLC
1018081	Guyed tower	199 ft	2002	Cherokee	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1204454	Other or unspecified	199 ft	2000	Cherokee	ELECTRONIC SPECIALTIES INC
1255773	Tower	199 ft	2007	Marcus	West Iowa Telephone Company
1258021	Lattice tower	175 ft	2006	Cherokee	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1245937	Monopole	135 ft	2004	Cherokee	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1209524	Tower	100 ft	1976	Cherokee	IOWA STATE OF
1311930	Mast	67 ft	2019	Cherokee	CHICAGO, CENTRAL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1243187	Mast	33 ft	2004	Cherokee	Cherokee Municipal Airport Authority

If you have a tower lease in Cherokee 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: Audubon County (20), Shelby County (20), Winnebago County (20), Floyd County (19), Grundy County (19).

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.