Iowa / Crawford County
#55 of 99 IA counties · 26 structures
Cell towers in Crawford County, IA
The FCC registry lists 26 constructed antenna structures in Crawford County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, Crawford, County of, has 6 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 26
- 2Tallest 499 ft
- 3Largest owner Crawford, County of
- 4Median height (state 259 ft) 295 ft
Who owns the towers in Crawford County
15 different registrants own the 26 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 295 feet, 36 feet taller than the Iowa median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Dunlop at 499 feet, built in 2004. More than in any other decade, 35% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1244124 | Tower | 499 ft | 2004 | Dunlop | Iowa 8-Monona Limited Partnership |
| 1268423 | Tower | 356 ft | 2009 | Manilla | Iowa 8-Monona Limited Partnership |
| 1299557 | Guyed tower | 340 ft | 2016 | Denison | Crawford, County of |
| 1015210 | Tower | 332 ft | 2005 | Charter Oak | NORTHWEST IOWA POWER COOPERATIVE |
| 1053247 | Tower | 320 ft | 1987 | Denison | MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY |
| 1018072 | Tower | 317 ft | 2002 | Denison | Iowa 8-Monona Limited Partnership |
| 1021888 | Guyed tower | 310 ft | 2010 | Denison | CCATT LLC |
| 1301699 | Lattice tower | 308 ft | 2018 | Schleswig | Cellco Partnership |
| 1308972 | Guyed tower | 305 ft | 2019 | Defiance | Vertical Bridge Development, LLC |
| 1309653 | Guyed tower | 305 ft | 2019 | Westside | Vertical Bridge Development, LLC |
| 1310399 | Lattice tower | 299 ft | 2019 | Schleswig | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1310753 | Lattice tower | 299 ft | 2019 | Vail | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1323241 | Lattice tower | 295 ft | 2023 | Manila | Crawford, County of |
| 1323242 | Lattice tower | 295 ft | 2023 | Vail | Crawford, County of |
| 1323379 | Lattice tower | 285 ft | 2023 | Charter Oak | Crawford, County of |
| 1323240 | Lattice tower | 270 ft | 2023 | Dow City | Crawford, County of |
| 1282001 | Tower | 266 ft | 2012 | Schleswig | Iberdrola Renewables Inc. |
| 1227042 | Tower | 265 ft | 2001 | Vail | Communication Enhancement, LLC |
| 1264002 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2008 | Dow City | SBA Steel LLC |
| 1326255 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2024 | Denison | Horvath Towers VI, LLC |
| 1024386 | Tower | 246 ft | 1968 | Denison | Crawford County Broadcasting Corp. |
| 1247917 | Tower | 199 ft | 2005 | Dension | Iowa 8-Monona Limited Partnership |
| 1267447 | Pole | 199 ft | 2009 | Dension | Iowa 8-Monona Limited Partnership |
| 1282138 | Other or unspecified | 195 ft | 2012 | Charter Oak | CRAWFORD COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS ASSOC. |
| 1256779 | Other or unspecified | 180 ft | 1975 | Denison | Crawford, County of |
| 1206462 | Tower | 30 ft | 1989 | Denision | Iowa Department of Transportation |
If you have a tower lease in Crawford 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: Union County (28), Jefferson County (27), Wright County (27), O'Brien County (26), Adair County (25).
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.