Cell towers in Clarke County, IA

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Clarke County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 3 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 650 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 259 ft) 310 ft

Structures

rank 84 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Lattice tower

47% of structures

Over 200 feet

94% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

41% built then

Who owns the towers in Clarke County

13 different registrants own the 17 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 Clarke County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 310 feet, 51 feet taller than the Iowa median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Osceola at 650 feet, built in 2017. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Clarke 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
1038446	Guyed tower	650 ft	2017	Osceola	UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - ST PAUL
1015415	Guyed tower	499 ft	1999	Osceola	Cellco Partnership
1208651	Tower	367 ft	2000	New Virginia	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1016831	Guyed tower	360 ft	1993	Osceola	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1016621	Lattice tower	355 ft	1990	Osceola	Blue Sky Towers IV, LLC
1228167	Guyed tower	350 ft	2001	Osceola	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1244894	Lattice tower	322 ft	2004	Osceola	Cellco Partnership
1016753	Lattice tower	315 ft	2017	Osceola	INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
1270744	Lattice tower	310 ft	2010	Murray	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1314242	Guyed tower	304 ft	2020	Murray	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1291269	Lattice tower	270 ft	2014	Murray	Grand River Communications, Inc.
1229382	Tower	259 ft	2001	Osceola	SBA Structures, LLC
1046441	Guyed tower	256 ft	2003	Osceola	BNSF Railway Co.
1216032	Tower	253 ft	2001	Osceola	SBA Structures, LLC
1320911	Lattice tower	249 ft	2022	Osceola	Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1331339	Lattice tower	235 ft	2025	Osceola	County of Clark
1313693	Lattice tower	43 ft	2003	Woodburn	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Clarke 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: Davis County (18), Guthrie County (18), Calhoun County (17), Decatur County (17), Fremont County (17).

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.